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Thread #167566   Message #4043802
Posted By: cnd
03-Apr-20 - 11:31 AM
Thread Name: Info: Grand Ole Opry England?
Subject: Info: Grand Ole Opry England?
I have a book called The Big Book of Bluegrass (ed. Marilyn Kochman) that I've been reading recently. In the first section, about Bill Monroe, it contains a picture with the context "Bill Monroe leads the final jam session at the Grand Ole Opry England during a tour of Great Britain." In the photo is also noted British performers Pete Sayers (the only British singer to ever appear on the [US] Grand Ole Opry regularly), noted guitar player Bill Clifton (who lived in England for quite some time in the 60s), plus two names I don't really recognize: Ann Barraclough and John Holder.

All I've really found is that it was started in 1972 by Sayers and run out of Kingsway Cinema in Newmarket. But I haven't found much besides the same blurb copied and pasted in a few different places.

So, does anyone know much of anything about the Grand Ole Opry England? Personal experiences, pictures, recordings, books, etc. Just looking for some more information about it.