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IBMA Fan Fest Underway in Nashville Fri. September 29.2006 5:57 PM EDT   The International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) Fan Fest began Friday morning (Sept. 29) in downtown Nashville following the organization's annual award show the previous night. Scheduled through Sunday (Oct. 1), this year's Fan Fest lineup features Blue Highway, Ronnie Bowman and the Committee, Dale Ann Bradley, Cherryholmes, Michael Cleveland, J.D. Crowe & the New South, the Grascals, Hot Rize, the Isaacs, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, the Claire Lynch Band, the Del McCoury Band, Mountain Heart, Alecia Nugent, Larry Sparks, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, among many others.   New Jersey Hosts Farm Aid This Weekend Fri. September 29.2006 5:57 PM EDT   The annual Farm Aid concert will take place at the Tweeter Center in Camden, N.J., near Philadelphia, on Saturday (Sept. 30). Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews will return as headliners to raise money and awareness for the organization. Additional guests include Jerry Lee Lewis, Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, Shelby Lynne, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Los Lonely Boys, Arlo Guthrie & Family, Gov't Mule, Steel Pulse, Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra, Pauline Reese and Danielle Evin. The mission of Farm Aid is to keep family farmers producing food on their   Oxford American Publishes Music Issue Fri. September 29.2006 5:57 PM EDT   The Southern literary magazine The Oxford American has published its 2006 music issue with an accompanying sampler CD. The cover story of Sam Cooke was written by his biographer, Peter Guralnick. Other subjects include Jeannie C. Riley (written by CMT's Chet Flippo), Uncle Dave Macon, Gary Stewart and Townes Van Zandt. The CD sampler also includes music from these artists, as well as recordings by Andy Griffith and Muhammad Ali. CMT sponsored the annual music issue, the eighth published by the magazine.   Heartland, Big & Rich to Perform National Anthem Fri. September 29.2006 5:57 PM EDT   Heartland will sing the national anthem Sunday (Oct. 1) prior to the NASCAR Banquet 400 in Kansas City, Kan. The performance will air on NBC at 1:30 ET. Heartland's single, "I Loved Her First," is currently No. 3 on Billboard's country singles chart. ... Meanwhile, Big & Rich will perform the anthem before the Dallas Cowboys-Tennessee Titans football game Sunday. The game will air regionally on Fox at 1 p.m. ET from LP Field in Nashville. Kay     --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---