Bluegrass Ambassadors to Russia – Donna Ulisse and The Poor Mountain Boys!

Bluegrass singer songwriter Donna Ulisse is taking her music and band The Poor Mountain Boys on their first international trip as they departed for Russia on Sunday, July 10, 2011 for four bluegrass festival dates in a country where bluegrass is seldom heard.

Ulisse and her band will be playing the Second Annual Russian Bluegrass Festival at the Kremlin in the city of Vologda on July 12th and in the folk village of Semenkovo on July 13th.

They will then travel to the city of Yekaterinburg in the Urals Region to perform in The Literature Quarters and Historic Square for two festival dates on the 15th and 16th for the first introduction of bluegrass to locals ever in this region.


Vologda is considered the cultural capital of Russia while Yekaterinburg is considered an industrial center of the country. The invitation to perform was sent from the U.S. Embassy in Russia while actual organizers of the event are the U.S. Consulates General in Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg.

The festivals will feature several Russian bluegrass bands. However, Ulisse and her band will be the only American act performing.

Donna Ulisse is a signed staff writer at Uncle Hadley Music and balances her time between writing songs, recording her own projects and touring with her band The Poor Mountain Boys. She is fast becoming a favorite on the festival circuit and there are plans for a European tour in the works for 2012.

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