WMMT's Premiere Performance Series kicks off its fall season with everybody’s favorite super group, Blue Highway Advance and season tickets are now on sale. Make plans now, this is going to be an incredible year for WMMT’s Bluegrass Express Live - call (606)633-0108 or email bluegrasslive@appalshop.org for reservations.

WMMT’s Bluegrass Express Live is proud to present, once again, Blue Highway to the Appalshop Theatre in downtown Whitesburg, on Thursday September 17, 2009. Doors will open at 7:00 pm, and the performance will start at 7:30 pm. The theatre is located at 91 Madison Avenue in Whitesburg. Tickets are $15 each and may be reserved on-site at the Appalshop, by calling 606-633-0108, or via email at info@appalshop.org.

At the 15-year mark, Blue Highway is indisputably one of the most esteemed and influential groups in contemporary bluegrass. The band's eight exceptional albums and compelling live performances give proof to the stellar reviews, Grammy nominations, and numerous awards earned by the band since it first took the stage on December 31, 1994.
With a deep bench of virtuosic songwriters, vocalists and instrumentalists, Blue Highway's hallmark is an unwavering commitment to the ensemble, the “democracy of the band” that makes Blue Highway a powerhouse.

Individually, Jason Burleson (banjo, guitar, mandolin), Rob Ickes (Dobro), Shawn Lane (mandolin, fiddle, vocals), Tim Stafford (guitar, vocals), and Wayne Taylor (bass, vocals) are masters of their respective roles. Together, in Stafford's words, they are “a democracy in the best sense of the word”: five gifted artists selflessly merging their talents into a seamlessly brilliant group sound. As a result, the band moves from strength to strength, more mature and impressive with each new album. Blue Highway has five gifted writers in its ranks. Rob and Jason turn out the heart-pounding instrumentals, while Shawn, Tim and Wayne give Blue Highway a depth of songwriting talent unprecedented in sixty years of bluegrass bands.

With eight highly-acclaimed albums to its credit, Blue Highway has garnered two Grammy nominations, a Dove Award, topped the Bluegrass Unlimited radio charts, and won numerous International Bluegrass Music Association awards. Refusing to coast on past glories, Blue Highway continues to push its music to new levels of accomplishment. Artfully balanced between tradition and innovation, it remains in the forefront of contemporary bluegrass music.
More information on Blue Highway can be found at www.bluehighwayband.com.

Spring 2010 Bluegrass Express Live Concerts:
February 4: Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
April 8: New Found Road
May 6: IIIrd Tyme Out

For questions, please contact Dave Fields at 606-633-0108 or email wmmtfm@appalshop.org.

Season Tickets: NOTE:Season Tickets for the Fall 2009 BGX LIVE season will be on sale at this show for $50.00.
For questions, please contact Dave Fields at 606-633-0108 or email wmmtfm@appalshop.org.


WMMT-FM, 88.7 is a listener-supported community radio station, broadcasting to southwestern Virginia, southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, as well as parts of Tennessee and western North Carolina and worldwide on the internet. It is a part of Appalshop, a non-profit multidisciplinary media, arts, and education center based in Whitesburg, Kentucky.