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We are gearing up for the 34th Festival with lots of new activies and celebrities coming to LeMars, Iowa, Aug 31-Sept 6, 2009. Go to "Articles" and punch up 34th National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival for more information.

According to John McEuen, the latest celebrity to join forces with the NTCMA, "it's going to be a fun time for me at your place in Fremont."

LeMars, Iowa.....LeMars, Iowa, is the home of Blue Bunny Ice Cream, the largest manufacturer of ice cream in the world. It's also a north-east Iowa rural area surrounded by corn fields. According to Sheila Everhart, Director of the upcoming 33rd Annual old-time rural roots music festival, "We're expecting the largest influx of foreign performers,and guests, from foreign countries at record breaking numbers this year. We're definitely not the Olympics, but we are just as concerned with our traditions and our cultural heritage as the Chinese are, and we have several gold medalists coming from Iowa in Bejing to prove the athletic side of Iowa. Now we begin the process of proving the validity of Iowa's traditional music.

We announced on June 10, that the NTCMA and the Oak Tree Opry will provide talent for a promotion at the Crackerbarrel Restaurant in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on July 12, 10am-7pm. We hope to be able to get a foot in the door, by providing local and regional recording artists an opportunity to have their product for sale in the Crackerbarrel Store. This is a first-time attempt, and if it works for us on July 12, we hope it will not only work well at other locations, but that good local acts will be able to get their product in the store as well.

Started in 1976, get complete details on this incredible event by clicking up 34th National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival under 'articles.'