Red, White, and Bluegrass

The City of Hollywood held its sixth annual Bluegrass Music Festival this weekend at the beach. Besides the bandshell, they also had a large stage set up on the beach. It actually ran for the whole weekend. The headliner was Ricky Scaggs, 13-time Grammy award winner and member of the Grand Ole Opry. Ricky performed on the stage on the beach. Several thousand people were spread out from the broadwalk to the ocean. The setting and the weather were perfect. Of course, I didn't think to bring my camera, but here's a picture of Ricky anyway.



Ricky played a bunch of his hits. He also did some tribute songs to the originals of Bluegrass music like Flatt and Scruggs, and Bill Monroe. Bluegrass music is very popular in South Florida. The South Florida Bluegrass Association is very active with monthly concerts. Though not to everyone's taste, Bluegrass is an original American art form.

There were local groups playing in the bandshell all day long. There were also many vendors along the broadwalk, including one that sold Philly Cheesesteaks that tasted like the ones I used to get in South Philly. They even got the cheese right, which no one seems to do.

It was a great night. There are many neat things to do in the City of Hollywood.