The Sky Over Gettysburg
Our first festival after we cross the Mason - Dixon Line heading home is Gettysburg. The festival held here twice a year is one of the fabled bluegrass festivals tracing it's history back to the early eighties. The lineup is always strong, featuring a combination of tried-and-true headliners with new bands or ones we haven't run across too often. A few years ago, promoter Rich Winkleman built a lovely new stage, increasing the quality of the musical experience exponentially. The Granite Hill Campground is a lovely setting with a natural amphitheater and a swimming pool set where you can spend part of the day in the water listening to the music.
R.B. Powell
Bridget Powell
R.B. and Bridget Powell are bluegrass afficianodos, jammers, and lovers who attend festivals, help bluegrass newbies and old-timers in many ways, and are a joy to be with as friends and all-around good guys.
Pete Wernick's Gettysburg Jam Camp
Nora Jane Strothers - Nora Jane Strothers & the Party Line
Jesse Cobb - Subbing with the Gibson Brothers
Amanda Smith
Kenny Smith
Eric & Leigh Gibson - Song Writer's Workshop
Mike Munford - 2013 IBMA Banjo Player of the Year
Ronnie Bowman, Jason Moore, Aaron Ramsey - Backstage
Scott Vestal with the Ramblin' Rooks
Linda Lay - Springfield Exit
David Lay - Springfield Exit
Jimmy Rea - The Hillbenders
Nolan Lawrence - The Hillbenders
Seth Taylor & Aaron Ramsey
Rhonda Vincent
Blogging is Hard Work
Pete Wernick - Hot Rize
Slade - Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers
Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers
Ira Gitlin
Bryan Sutton - 2013 IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
Jamie Dailey
Trent Wagler & Jay Lapp - The Steel Wheels
Jamie Dailey - Dailey & Vincent
Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival - Preston, CT
Strawberry Park, held the last weekend in May each year at the Strawberry Park Camping Resort in Preston, CT operated last year after been in receivership for the two years previous. Attendance was down and the future of the festival remains in jeopardy, but good, imaginative management providing a first rate experience can still rescue it. Here's a look at last year.
Dale Ann Bradley
Steve Gulley - Dale Ann Bradley
Adam Haynes - Grasstowne
Alan Bibey - Grasstowne
Bruce Stockwell - Hot Mustard
Kelly Stockwell - Hot Mustard
Dave "Tex" Orlomoski & Robin Orlomoski
Amy Gallatin - Amy Gallatin & Stillwater
Roger Williams
Chad Graves - The Hillbenders
Kathy & James Ward
Kym Warner - the Greencards
subbing for the Gibson Brothers
Eric Gibson - The Gibson Brothers
Carol Young - The Greencards
Josh Richards - Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Danny Russell - Dry Branch Fire Squad
Kym Warner, Roger Moss (Podunk Music Festival) & Carol Young
Michael Cleveland - Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Ben Eldridge - Seldom Scene
Gary Nichols - The Steeldrivers
Kim Cyr (now Ford) & Barry Ford
Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival - Tunbridge, VT
Through careful, planned growth, a widened selection of bands, and thoughtful development through innovation, Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass Festival has moved from being a small, local festival to a regional powerhouse that was nominated for IBMA Event of the Year in 2013. By moving to the Tunbridge World's Fair Grounds, promoters Candi and Seth Sawyer have clearly shown that they know how to run a festival.
Pre-Festival Pot Luck & Barn Dance
Eric Gibson - Clem Hawkins Revival Band
Junior Barber - Clem Hawkins Revival Barn
Michelle Canning & Aaron Foster
Julie Hogan - Clem Hawkins Revival Band
Joe Mullins - Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers
Russell Moore - Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
Tony Holt - Tony Holt & the Wildwood Valley Boys
Audie Blaylock - Audie Blaylock & Redline
Barry Reid - Lonesome River Band
Jesse Brock - The Gibson Brothers
The End of the Search
Erica Brown & Steve Roy - Erica Brown & the Bluegrass Connection
James King - The James King Band
Ronnie Simpkins - The Seldom Scene
Smokey Greene
Musicians Against Childhood Cancer - Columbus, OH
A four day all-star extravaganza in steamy Columbus, OH late in July, Musicians Against Childhood Cancer is a benefit event for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. Famous for its "Only at the MACC" assemblages of musicians, many of whom have never appeared together on the stage before, The MACC is one of those events that bluegrass fans need to attend and support.
Kristin Scott Benson - The Grascals
Hunter Berry - Rhonda Vincent & the Rage
Barry Crabtree
Chris Hill - Feller & Hill
Justen Haines - Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
Josh Williams - Rhonda Vincent & the Rage
Marty Raybon - Marty Raybon & Full Circle
Rhonda Vincent - Rhonda Vincent & the Rage
Sierra Hull
Colby Laney - The Larry Stephenson Band
Larry Stephenson - The Larry Stephenson Band
Lauren & Leanna Price
Jamie Johnson & Terry Smith - The Grascals
Tami Rogers - The SteelDrivers
Singer/Songwriter Mark "Brink" Brinkman
Tom Feller - Feller & Hill
Feller & Hill
Jim Hurst
Christie Reid - Lou Reid & Carolina
Larry Sparks
The Centerville Ohio Acoustic Strings
Doyle Lawson & Larry Sparks
50 Years in the Business - First Time Together
Irl Hees
Terry Baucom
Larry Cordle - Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
Singer/Songwriter Jerry Salley
Don Rigsby
J.D. Crowe
Kim Cyr & Barry Ford
Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival
For years we have been unable to attend the marvelous Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival because of a schedule conflict. This year the conflict disappeared, and we were introduced to this wonderful event in a near perfect venue in eastern New Hampshire. The lineup included a very strong representation of regional bands and enough national bands to give it increased strength. We were only able, to our loss, to attend for one day, but this year we're going for the whole week. We're already scheduled to attend this very fine event in 2014.
Russ Carson - Audie Blaylock & Redline
Mike Barber & Jesse Brock - The Gibson Brothers
Andrea Norcross (now Barber) Dancing
Leigh Gibson wearing Moth Memorial Badge
Michelle Canning's Debut as an Emcee
It was a busy and productive summer, which for us means fewer festivals, less music, and more home and family. We left early to attend our friend Bob Cook's 80th birthday party in Wilmington, NC followed by a busy fall schedule. More coming.....
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