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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Dave Evans retires from the road!

Mrs. BLUEgrass here with stunning news:
Dave Evans announced he's retiring from regular touring schedule, and sticking closer to home. He made this announcement on my weekly, live radio program, "The First Generation BlueGrass Show" on Community Radio, WMMT, 88.7fm, via telephone last Wednesday, Oct.13.

Arthritis and Diabetes are the two main reasons he gave for his decision, plus, he's the owner of "The Bluegrass Palace", in Watts, KY [close to Jackson, Hazard], a small but lively venue where his band, Riverbend, are the host band. You can't miss it, it's in the Watts Fire House, right along KY 15.

His shows are monthly, with plans for a special New Year's Eve celebration, complete with New Years Day Breakfast, cooked by Dave himself!

This is sad news to hear. I remember seeing Dave perform at the Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival in the 1970's, and as for north as Brunswick, ME....at the Thomas Point Bluegrass Festival....as well as points in between.

Great memories will last forever.......
Becky Johnson

Thanks Bobby for this scoop! 

2 comments:

Jim said...

Interesting his agent called 10/27 wanting to know if we would book him.

Jim said...

Nov. 2010

Dave Evans has announced although he has had plans of retiring that he has changed his mind and is ready to hit the road running. He has announced 2011 as his Comeback Tour for Dave Evans and River Bend.