AS I SEE IT: Mourning the Loss of My JITH Traditions Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 21, 2019 Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In The Hills for a lot of local country music fans. But for the first time in over 40 years, Jamboree...
Those Were the Days: Veteran Broadcaster Shares Jamboree Memories Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 20, 2019 Editor's note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In The Hills for a lot of local country music fans. But for the first time in over 40 years, Jamboree...
Unexpected to Unbelievable: A Jamboree Love Story Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 19, 2019 Editor's note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In The Hills for a lot of local country music fans. But for the first time in over 40 years, Jamboree...
The ‘Hills’ Hold His Heart Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 18, 2019 Editor's note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In The Hills for a lot of local country music fans. But for the first time in over 40 years, Jamboree...
Blame My Roots: Show Up in Your Boots Ready for a Good Time Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 12, 2019 "Change your leaves; keep your roots intact." — Victor Hugo It's been said that everything has roots in the past, and that is certainly true of the new Blame My Roots country music festival set for Thursday,...
New Shindig Coming to the Valley Kelly Strautmann May 17, 2019 Four days of riding and three nights of music. If you are looking for something new to do over Memorial Day weekend, Dean Barath of Ideal Provisions has you covered. Barath will host his first-ever music fes...
AS I SEE IT: Farewell, Red D — Jamboree In The Hills ‘Hiatus’ Marks the End of an Era Ellen Brafford McCroskey December 22, 2018 For the first time in many years, Santa will not be leaving four-day passes to Jamboree In The Hills in my family's stockings, and for this reason, I feel certain that LiveNation is near the top of Santa’s Naug...
Joe Zelek Ready to Return To JITH Stage Steve Novotney July 12, 2017 1 Plateaus. That’s how he views his career, and on Thursday, Joe Zelek will reach another after taking some time off, a few years anyway, from pushing performances so he could work on his music. In his head...
1996 MixTape: Jamboree in the Hills LeeRoy July 11, 2017 Let’s travel back to a time when the music was good and the not-so-delicate scent of body odor filled the air: Morristown, Ohio 1996. Place the tape in the deck and press play. Disclaimer: It's been 21 year...
In The Bigs – Sprinkling The New With Traditions Steve Novotney July 19, 2016 Capture your first Pokemon yet? People of all ages have taken to the streets of the Upper Ohio Valley and across the country to play a new smartphone-based game called Pokemon Go, created by Niantic and base...