Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: Music at the Fair

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Music at the Fair

Music by The Grasshopper Stringband added a bit of bluegrass to the Central Alabama Fair Monday night. The new group is already making a name for itself in the Black Belt region and is also scheduled to play at the Kenan's Mill Festival in November.

Photograph by guest photographer Jacque Johnson

3 comments:

Halcyon said...: Looks like a fun group!; October 6, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Lois said...: What a cute name for a band!; October 6, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Rose said...: Oh, you've gone and done it! I loved Wagon Wheel by Old Crowe Medicine Show, but man, that sample of their version of it...now I have got to get it too!

I am so glad you posted this and the link to their sight!; October 6, 2010 at 2:35 PM

WELCOME!

Selma is among the oldest cities in Alabama and has the largest contiguous historic district. It is known for its Civil War and Civil Rights history. The Battle of Selma was one of the last fought in the War Between the States, and the town was a center for the Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s. Today, with a population of about 20,000, Selma is the largest town in the western Black Belt region. The Black Belt, named for the color of its soil, stretches across Central Alabama from Mississippi to Georgia.