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Carolina Chocolate Drops come to Owensboro for ROMP

Carolina Chocolate Drops (left to right: Dom Flemons, Hubby Jenkins, Rhiannon Giddens, Adam Matta)
Julie Roberts, Nonesuch Records
Carolina Chocolate Drops (left to right: Dom Flemons, Hubby Jenkins, Rhiannon Giddens, Adam Matta)

By Rose Krzton-Presson

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Murray, KY – Owensboro, Kentucky's annual bluegrass festival River of Music Party, or "ROMP," begins Thursday. The festival wraps up Saturday night with performances by Emmylou Harris and the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Rose Krzton-Presson spoke with Dom Flemons of the Carolina Chocolate Drops about the band's unique old time style.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops perform on ROMP's main stage in Yellow Creek Park in Owensboro, Kentucky at 7PM on Saturday, June 25th. For tickets and a full schedule, visit the International Bluegrass Music Museum's website at www.bluegrassmusuem.org .