November 8, 2025
Bluegrass and Beyond
Bluegrass and Beyond is an annual Museum celebration, supported by Rick and Kit Crump in honor of George A. and Marjorie S. Crump.
Bluegrass and Beyond: Pitney Meyer
Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Ford Theater
Pitney Meyer is a collaboration between guitarist Mo Pitney and banjo player John Meyer. Over three days, Pitney Meyer produced and recorded their debut album, 2025’s Cherokee Pioneer, which features Nate Burie on mandolin, five-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year Jenee Fleenor and Ivy Phillips on fiddle, and Blake Pitney on bass.
Bluegrass and Beyond: Jim Hurst Band
Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM | Ford Theater
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Jim Hurst’s distinctive guitar style combines flatpicking and fingerstyle techniques. He is a two-time International Bluegrass Music Association Guitar Player of the Year and has played with Holly Dunn, Sara Evans, Claire Lynch, and Trisha Yearwood
Bluegrass and Beyond: High Fidelity
Saturday, November 9, 2025 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Ford Theater
Formed in early 2014, High Fidelity is a bluegrass ensemble featuring multi-instrumentalist Daniel Amick, fiddler Corrina Rose Logston Stephens, guitarist and lead vocalist Jeremy Stephens, and banjo player Kurt Stephenson. The group draws much of their inspiration from classic bluegrass acts of the 1950s and ’60s, including Jim & Jesse, the Louvin Brothers, Don Reno & Red Smiley, and the Stanley Brothers.
