SMF 2017 kicks off with midday bluegrass! Fronted by five-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Male Vocalist of the Year Russell Moore, IIIrd Tyme Out is celebrating their 25th year of recording and performing bluegrass music. Also featuring Wayne Benson on mandolin, Justen Haynes on fiddle, Keith McKinnon on banjo and Jerry Cole on bass, the acclaimed North Georgia bluegrass ensemble returns to Savannah following their SMF debut in 2012. Music journalist Jon Weisberger recently wrote that “it’s more than just longevity that gets Russell Moore’s name out front. The man is, to put it simply, one of the finest singers you’ll ever hear, and he makes it seem positively effortless.”