Bluegrass Express will be playing a Bluegrass Gospel Concert at 7 p.m. at the Gratiot Park on Saturday, June 13 at 7 p.m. The concert is free and everyone is invited to attend. The Evangelical Free Church of Gratiot is sponsoring this event.

Bluegrass Express was formed in 1980 by the father-son team of Gary and Greg Underwood and has performed extensively ever since, from Michigan to Mississippi and all points in between. Featuring tight harmony that can only be found in a family band along with superbly proficient instrumentation, A live performance is certain to delight audiences of all ages. Collectively, they have over a dozen studio recordings to their credit. In 2024, the band’s single “Don’t Say Goodbye If You Love Me” from their “Tribute to Jim & Jesse” project reached #8 on the Mountain Bluegrass top 12 and #13 on the Hooked on Bluegrass top 50. A new 2026 recording project is in the works with all original songs penned by members of the band.

Special guest Andy Hatfield (guitar/banjo/mandolin) will be appearing with the band and is a creative musician and teacher from Peoria, Ill. and is well-regarded both as a teacher and player. He plays and teaches both acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, and bass. Nationally, Andy is known for winning three National Championships: The 2011 and the 2017 National Flatpicking Guitar Championship, and the 2013 National Mandolin Championship. He is one of only four people to win both those contests in the 45-plus year history of the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, where the national contests are held each fall.