The Tribute to Grandpa Jones weekend at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas will be August 29 and 30, 2008 and includes feature performers Doc Watson and David Holt and the Tennessee Gentlemen, along with Ramona Jones and the Jones Family Band.  

The Tennessee Gentlemen have been entertaining bluegrass fans at festivals for over 25 years. Best known for high tenor vocals and tight harmony, they offer a variety of contemporary, traditional, and gospel selections.  The Tennessee Gentlemen will be performing on Friday, August 29 and tickets for this show are $12.50. 

On, Saturday, August 30, Grammy winners Doc Watson and David Holt will perform.  Recipient of the National Medal of Arts, National Heritage Fellowship, and five Grammy Awards, Doc Watson is one of our nation’s musical treasures. Blending traditional Appalachian music with blues, country, gospel and bluegrass, Doc’s unique style has awed listeners for almost fifty years. A powerful singer and influential picker, Doc virtually invented the art of playing mountain fiddle tunes on the flattop guitar. A master of clawhammer banjo, David Holt has been collecting and performing the songs and stories of the Blue Ridge Mountains for over thirty years. In 2002, Doc Watson and David won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording for Legacy, a three CD collection of songs and stories reflecting Doc Watson's inspiring life story.  Tickets for this performance are $37.50. 

Ramona Jones and The Jones Family Band will open the show both nights. 

The evening concerts will be at 7:30pm on Friday and Saturday with doors open at 6:00pm.   

For tickets, call the Ozark Folk Center at 870-269-3851 or visit www.ozarkfolkcenter.com.