Singer-songwriter John Prine is set to play the International Bluegrass Music Museum’s ROMP festival in 2015.
Museum Promotions Director Chris Langdon says Prine has been on their list for several years but was unable to play at ROMP due to scheduling issues.
Prine has connections to western Kentucky. His family lived in Muhlenberg County before moving to Chicago, and his song “Paradise” is about the town they are from where there is now a coal-fired power plant.
Langdon says ROMP aims to continue the traditions of bluegrass but also highlight progressive artists in the genre. The festival’s full line up is not yet available but the dates are set for June 24-27 in Owensboro.
The 2014 festival featured Old Crow Medicine Show, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Sam Bush Band, Del McCoury Band, and many others.
