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The courthouse square in Springfield will become the de facto Bluegrass Capital of Middle Tennessee for a weekend after the Robertson County Historical Society announced two music-themed events later this month. On Friday, April 26, the Robertson County History Museum will host the TriState Ramblers, a teenage bluegrass band with members from multiple states. The group will perform from 7-9 at the museum while recording a live album. The following day, Saturday, April 27, the first-ever TriState Bluegrass Music Jamboree will occur on Springfield’s downtown square from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The free event will feature several of the best bluegrass bands from Tennessee and neighboring states such as Alabama and Kentucky, playing their music on the steps of the historic Robertson County Courthouse.
Some of the strongest athletes from around the country competed this weekend in Nashville in a nationally-sanctioned powerlifting meet. Relentless Nashville competitors at the Fairgrounds event on Saturday were bench-pressing, deadlifting, and squatting hundreds of pounds, all for a good cause. The weightlifting event raises money for HopeKids, a Middle Tennessee non-profit that helps families with a child facing a life-threatening medical condition. The event has raised more than $21.5 million nationwide over the last dozen years.
The top 24 “American Idol” contestants are taking their talents to Hawaii and Middle Tennessee is represented. Franklin’s own Quintavious Johnson brought the judges to their feet in his first audition on the competition show and he hasn’t stopped singing since. Johnson’s audition song of choice was “Alabaster Box” by CeCe Winans, paying homage to his early start in music by singing at Limestone Missionary Baptist Church when he was just two years old.