Gangstagrass
Hip-hop/bluegrass fusion group Gangstagrass will headline the bluegrass lineup of the 2015 Mayfair Festival of the Arts in Allentown.
(Michael Bush Photo)
Emmy Award-nominated bluegrass/hip-hop group Gangstagrass will headline the bluegrass portion of the Mayfair Festival of the Arts in Allentown, officials announced Thursday.
Other scheduled bluegrass acts are Tom & Betty Druckenmiller, Lyons Fiddle Festival house band, Amber Waves Band and The Derelict Franchise. Performances will take place noon to 9:30 p.m. May 23 on the west end of the Allentown Fairgrounds.
Gangstagrass is best known for the theme song to the former FX television series "Justified." The group's music can also be heard in commercials for History's "Appalachian Outlaws" series.
Officials in April announced the addition of seven mini festivals for this year's event, each of which will run simultaneously during Mayfair -- including evenings dedicated to bluegrass, folk, classic rock, jazz, country and Celtic music.
Here is the bluegrass schedule:
- 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Tom & Betty Druckenmiller
- 2-4 p.m.: "Lyons Fiddle Festival at Mayfair"
- 4:30-5:30 p.m.: Amber Waves Band
- 6-7:30 p.m.: The Derelict Franchise
- 8-9:30 p.m.: Gangstagrass
Mayfair is May 22-25. Festival hours are 4 to 9:30 p.m. May 22; noon to 9:30 p.m. May 23-24; and noon to 6 p.m. May 25.
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