Mountain Heart set for 2009 festival

American stars Mountain Heart are set to headline the 2009 Didmarton Bluegrass Festival (subject to contract) which will take place from 4th - 6th September.

The band are one of the most popular bands on the US circuit and feature some of the genre's best musicians in Barry Abernathy on banjo, Jim Van Cleve on fiddle, Clay Hess on guitar, Jason Moore on bass and Aaron Ramsey on mandolin. The line-up is completed by recent recruit Josh Shilling on vocals.

"Mountain Heart is the band that has been fearlessly revolutionizing the way acoustic music can be presented and played. The band's name has been synonymous with cutting-edge excellence in acoustic music circles since the group's creation in 1999. Widely known throughout the music industry for continually redefining the cutting edge, the band has gained legions of fans both as a result of their superlative musicianship, and more notably, their incomparably exciting live performances."

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