News: Profits from Loudoun Bluegrass Festival to Provide Scholarships for Local Students

Leesburg (April 4, 2012) - On May 12, 2012 the third annual Loudoun Bluegrass Festival will come to the Loudoun County 4H Fairgrounds, just outside Leesburg, VA, featuring great music, BBQ, open jam sessions, kids’ shows, workshops, and pickin’ contests with cash prizes.

The Loudoun Bluegrass Festival is presented by Rotary Club of Dulles International Airport. All profits help pay tuition for deserving local students who otherwise could not afford college.

Headlining the event will be Lonesome River Band. Band member Sammy Shelor was inducted into the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame, was the Bluegrass Music Association Banjo Player of the Year, and most recently won the Steve Martin Award for Excellence which was presented on the David Letterman Show.