Uncle Pen Cabin Opening 3-21-13
Channel: Ohio County Monitor
Date: 2013-03-26

James Monroe opens and dedicates the newly restored Uncle Pen's cabin on Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Rosine, Ky. Pendleton Vandiver was the uncle of James' father, Bill Monroe the father of Bluegrass music. Bill credited Uncle Pen with inspiring him to play music. The opening celebration featured barbeque and hours of bluegrass music by James Monroe and many other musicians despite temperatures in the upper 30-degree range. Gabrielle Gray with the International Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro spoke as well as Ohio County Judge Executive David Johnston and former judge executive Dudley Cooper. Michael Cleveland, a nine-time fiddle player of the year, played Blue Moon of Kentucky on Uncle Pen's fiddle which is displayed in Owensboro at the International Bluegrass Museum. The cabin will be open to the public on a regular basis.