Louisville Orchestra
Thursday night’s performance by the Louisville Orchestra at The Center for Rural Development will be free of charge, and is not part of the weekend pass. Tickets will be available on MMF’s website on a first-come, first-serve basis beginning Feb. 1 at 10am. SOLD OUT RIVETING. UPLIFTING. BOLD. Under Music Director Teddy Abrams, the new […]
Ian Noe
“Like the creeks that run and tributaries that trickle throughout singer-songwriter Ian Noe’s homelands in Eastern Kentucky, water flows throughout his new LP. Thoughtfully and intentionally named, River Fools & Mountain Saints highlights Noe’s storytelling prowess through 12 country rockers and Appalachian ballads, depicting contemporary and historical life in the region. Water’s in the name, […]
Wynonna Judd
Once dubbed by Rolling Stone as “the greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline,” Country Music Hall of Fame member Wynonna Judd is one of the most celebrated artists in Country Music history. Wynonna first rose to fame as part of one of the most successful music duos of all time, “The Judds,” becoming music […]
2022 Master Musicians Festival Announcements
Master Musicians Festival Announces Featured Artist, Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, and Featured Photographer for 2022 Grace Potter, The Wood Brothers, Marty Stuart, and more to perform; July 15 and 16 in Somerset, KY Nate Micheals (Featured Artist), Larry Roberts (Lifetime Achievement), Meredith Frye (Featured Photographer) Honored June 17, 2022 – Somerset, KY – In advance […]
Master Musicians Festival to Bring Grace Potter to Somerset, KY
Longrunning Kentucky festival highlights the greats and those who learned from them; Tickets available here. March 7, 2022 – Somerset, KY – When festival organizers dreamed up the Master Musicians Festival nearly three decades ago, their idea was simple: to honor those whose contributions have had a significant effect on their respective genres and to […]
Beyond Sight – MMF 2021 Featured Photographers
By Jed Keith It started with a podcast. “It all goes back to Penny Royal,” said Kevin Newsome, co-owner of Nicholasville-based Beyond Sight Studios, when asked when his love for photography and videography began. After hearing this podcast — an exploration of tales in Somerset and Pulaski County that skew toward the unusual and off-beaten path […]
2021 Festival Artist Marko Coomer
By Jed Keith “I try to keep it happy,” artist and Somerset native Marko Coomer says of his approach. “There’s always a wink in my work. I am inspired by anything that’s going to bring a smile to someone’s face.” Spend just a few minutes with Coomer and it’s more than evident he’s passionate about […]
The Master Musicians Festival Will Go On
Board of directors votes to host the 28th festival at a reduced capacity Blues Traveler will return as the headliner after last year’s festival canceled SOMERSET, Kentucky (March 15, 2021) — The Master Musicians Festival Board of Directors announced today that the 28th festival will happen as planned July 16-17 at Somerset Community College Festival […]
MMF Hires Full-Time Executive Director
The Master Musicians Festival board of directors has hired Tiffany Finley as its full-time executive director. Finley, who has led this two-day summer music event on Lake Cumberland for the last 11 years as a volunteer, will begin her new role on July 7. She will step down as president of the board of directors […]
Pauline House – MMF Lifetime Achievement Award Winner 2019
By Tara Kaprowy Step into Pauline House’s piano studio, and, framed on the wall, you’ll immediately see this mouthful of a word: misodoctakleidist. It means someone who hates practicing the piano or, alternatively, someone who isn’t very good at playing the instrument. It serves as a small glimpse into House’s personality, hinting at her dry […]
