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TOMORROW'S BLUEGR ASS STARS
FESTIVAL GUIDE
BGS: Tell me about your experience with Tomorrow’s Bluegrass Stars. What made you join and how has Mr. John Colburn and other TBS leaders helped you with your career in bluegrass? CG: A family-friend nominated me and introduced Mr. John Colburn to me and my family. I was so thankful I got to join, and I hope I make him proud. I’ve now gotten to know Mr. Larry Smith and his wife. They have done so much for me and are always encouraging me on my fiddling. I always look forward to hanging out with their granddaughter Ashlynn and jamming with her. We are both playing at IBMA this year for kids in bluegrass. If it wasn’t for TBS I wouldn’t have had near as many opportunities like that. I’m so glad for all that they do for young players like me! BGS: What are your dreams for your future in music – specifically bluegrass? CG: It would be cool if I was the first female to be in Kentucky Thunder. But if that doesn’t work out, I definitely want to play in one of the big bluegrass bands or have one of my own.
THE BLUEGRASS STANDARD
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