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    Embassy of The United States
    Yerevan, Armenia
    16 June 2005

    U.S. Embassy Brings Bluegrass Mountain Music to Armenia
    "Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band" performed several concerts in
    Gyumri, Dilijan, Lake Sevan, Vayots Dzor, and Yerevan, at the invitation of
    the U.S. Embassy in Armenia.

    http://www.usa.am/news/2005/june/news061505.html

    U.S. Embassy Brings Bluegrass Mountain Music to Armenia

    "Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band" performed several
    concerts in Gyumri, Dilijan, Lake Sevan, Vayots Dzor, and Yerevan,
    at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia. Bluegrass, a
    uniquely American form of music, is vibrant, fast and fun. Known for
    the distinctive sound of the banjo, four-part harmonies, and raucous
    fiddle playing, the bluegrass sound originated among 18th century
    settlers in the Blueridge Mountains (which run along the America's
    east coast, from Georgia to Virginia.)

    "Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band" is a five-member
    bluegrass band based in Washington, DC, which performs bluegrass,
    country, folk and original material and boasts over 100 years of
    combined musical experience.

    The band's instrumentation includes: guitar, fiddle, upright bass,
    banjo and mandolin. The group has appeared several times at the Kennedy
    Center, is performer-in-residence at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
    and performs regularly in Washington, DC area music clubs.

    The band completed its tour of the Caucuses in Armenia, after
    performing in both Georgia and Azerbaijan.
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