Owensboro, Kentucky is the Bluegrass Music Capital of the World and this week the city will be showing off its passion for bluegrass in its most popular and revered way. ROMP, our annual bluegrass music festival, one of the most popular such festivals in the world, is taking place at Yellow Creek Park just outside the city limits.

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OWENSBORO- THE BLUEGRASS MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

In addition to ROMP, Owensboro is also home to the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum. Just up the street you'll find Kentucky Guitar Works. Grammy-winning bluegrass artist Rick Faris serves as the Master Luthier for the store, which features his impeccable, hand-crafted guitars.

As it turns out, Rick's wife Nicole is also a pro at handmade crafts. She's teamed up with Owensboro's Jamie Ford for an exciting new project for ROMP 2025.

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Jamie and her husband Robert own KnotHeads Custom Engraving, a very popular vendor booth at ROMP.  Nicole and Jamie have teamed up to make ROMP-inspired earrings.

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THE LIMITED EDITION ROMP EARRINGS

The earrings are made from 'tonewood leftovers' from the wood Rick uses to make guitars. The ladies are turning them in to amazing and fashionable ROMP accessories.

As you can see from the photo above, the earrings bear the beloved ROMP logo.

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Here's Jamie talking about the project.

If you'd like to own a pair of these exclusive, limited edition earrings, you will likely have to act quickly at the festival. There are just 100 pairs available and they can be purchased on site at the KnotHeads Custom Engraving booth at ROMP. In addition to earrings, Jamie was also involved with the design of the official ROMP Christmas ornaments that will be available at the ROMP merchandise booth.

ROMP runs June 25th through the 28th at Yellow Creek Park in Daviess County, Kentucky.

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