Bluegrass-Music

PRESS-EYE_BELFAST_NORTHERN-IRELAND-_-14th-August-2006.-Pic-Darren-Kidd.-NORTHERN-Irelands-most-popular-event-is-about-to-kick-off-with-full-details-of-this-summers-festival-being-launched-today-Monday-August14.-Pictured-is-Richard-Hurst-Visitor-Services-Manager.-The-15th-annual-Appalachian-and-Bluegrass-Music-Festival-is-expected-to-attract-its-3-millionth-visitor-when-it-is-staged-at-the-Ulster-American-Folk-Park-in-September.-The-highly-popular-music-festival-which-annually-attracts-7000-people-from-across-the-world-was-recently-named-Event-of-the-Year-at-the-Northern-Ireland-Tourism-Awards.-This-years-event-is-being-staged-from-Friday-September-1-Sunday-September-3-in-the-unique-setting-of-the-outdoor-museum-at-Omagh.-As-always-the-festival-will-offer-a-lively-and-diverse-mix-of-contemporary-and-traditional-bluegrass-music.-Visitors-will-be-treated-to-one-of-the-strongest-line-ups-in-the-festivalÕs-15-year-history-with-Grammy-award-nominees-Doyle-Lawson-Quicksilver-the-current-European-Bluegrass-Band-of-the-Year-Mideando-String-Quartet-and-up-and-coming-acts-such-as-Bearfoot-Bluegrass-and-Beansprouts.-The-2006-programme-includes-ÔBluegrass-in-the-ParkÕ-afternoon-sessions-Bluegrass-Camp-for-Kids-the-Sunday-ÔSpirit-of-BluegrassÕ-evening-gospel-concert-music-workshops-and-lectures-with-Professor-Jack-Bernhardt-from-the-USA.-A-standard-weekend-festival-pass-for-the-2006-event-will-cost-£33-while-a-full-festival-weekend-pass-is-£39.-Evening-concert-tickets-can-be-bought-individually-at-£16-or-£10-in-the-case-of-the-Sunday-Gospel-Concert.-For-anyone-without-tickets-general-admission-to-the-Bluegrass-in-the-Park-afternoon-sessions-will-be-£6-for-an-adult-and-£4-for-a-concession.-Richard-Hurst-Visitor-Services-Manager-is-anticipating-a-Ôsell-outÕ-scenario-for-the-packed-programme.-ÔThe-2006-festival-is-going-to-be-something-really-special-due-to-the-superb-quality-of-acts-on-show.-We-are-the-largest-and-most-prestigious-bluegra