Highway Home nominated for seven bluegrass awards

Local bluegrass band Highway Home will be heading south to find out if they are among the winners at the 34th annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards Show. Highway Home is nominated for seven individual and band awards, including Lonnie Fults for Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year (Traditional) and Entertainer of the Year; John Purk for Mandolin Performer of the Year; Kathy Fults for Female Vocalist of the Year (Traditional); and the band is nominated for Bluegrass Band of the Year (Traditional) and Entertaining Group of the Year. Highway Home will be among bands from Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin converging on Jefferson City, Mo., today and Saturday to attend the convention and a