2020 is the 'year of music' in Kentucky

Shelburne chosen for visitors guide cover

KY Dept of Tourism declares 2020 as a year of music

The Kentucky Department of Tourism has declared 2020 as the 'Year of Music' in the Bluegrass State. The department gave a presentation of its' visitors guide at the Capitol this week, complete with music from Kentucky musicians. Tourism officials say there's a lot of music history in Kentucky and they're inviting the world to discover the Commonwealth's music heritage by printing 400-thousand copies of the guide. Area musician and friend to WIKI, JD Shelburne was chosen for the cover of this year's guide

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