Here's the lowdown on a new bluegrass festival that's going to go on in Douglas, Wyoming, on Labor Day weekend this year, the Laramie Peak Bluegrass Festival. I know the organizer, Steve Weih, and it ought to be a really nice event. This is being held a great time of year to be in Wyoming, too.

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############################################## Festival will be held , Labor Day weekend, September 1, 2 and 3, 2000 at the Wyoming State Fairgrounds in Douglas.

The festival will feature three regional Bluegrass bands, "Homestyle Bluegrass" from Montana, "Wing and A Prayer" from Grand Junction, Colorado, "Turtle Creek" from Nebraska and Wyoming, in addition to two nationally known bands, "The Grasshoppers" and " The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show".

The Grasshoppers have won the highly competitive 1999 Pizza Hut Bluegrass International Showdown. The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show was nominated as one of the International Bluegrass Music Association's Emerging Artists of the year.

Their traditional style of Bluegrass is reminiscent of the early pioneers of Bluegrass from the 1940s.

The festival will offer three days of the best in bluegrass and entertainment for the entire family including food concessions and arts and crafts booths. The Fairgrounds has over 500 Recreational Vehicle spaces in addition to rough camping with permanent comfort and shower facilities.

The Wyoming State Fairgrounds offers a convenient and relaxed environment to enjoy and listen to America's fastest growing form of music. Organizer Steve Weih has been the host of "Bluegrass Plus" on KVOC in Casper for several years and currently airs his weekly Bluegrass show on KKTY in Douglas and has been an avid Bluegrass fan for the past 25 years.

For more information about the festival visit their website at www.laramiepeakbluegrass.com or call 1-307-358-3909.