Highmount, NY – The Belleayre Music Festival will color Independence Weekend “Red, White and Bluegrass” at the ski resort in New York’s Catskill Mountains, when Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder showcase their repertoire on Saturday, July 3 at 8 p.m., followed by fireworks.nFourteen-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Skaggs returns to Belleayre for a holiday weekend showcase.
Known affectionately as bluegrass music’s official ambassador, Skaggs blurs the lines between bluegrass, country, pop and rock. His show at Belleayre eight years ago was a sell-out. The fireworks on stage will be followed by a mountaintop display to cap off the Independence weekend concert.

Belleayre Music Festival concerts are held on the grounds of Belleayre Mountain in Highmount. Upcoming shows include: Saturday, July 10, Broadway Superstar, Patti LuPone; Friday, July 16 Joseph Arthur and Meghan Wolf; Saturday, July 17 Belleayre Festival Orchestra – John Covelli, conductor and soloist; Saturday, July 24 Country Legend Charlie Daniels Band; Friday, July 30 Javon Jackson; Saturday, July 31 Regina Carter’s “Reverse Thread.” August shows will be: Friday, August 6 John Scofield/Joe Lovano Quartet; Saturday, August 7 Patti Austin – “For Ella”; Saturday, August 14 America the 40th Anniversary Tour; Saturday, August 21 ’50s Dance Party “The Day the Music Died” – The music of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens; Saturday, August 28 Belleayre Festival Opera – Rossini’s Cinderella (“La Cenerentola”); Sunday, August 29; Children’s Opera Theater “Three Little Pigs”; and Saturday, September 4 Aaron Neville Quintet featuring Charles Neville.

Ticket for all shows in the 2010 summer concert season at the Belleayre Music Festival, are on sale via Ticketmaster. For additional information, call (800)942-6904, ext. 1344, or visit www.belleayremusic.org.