If you’re into the hot Pickin’ side of bluegrass, the lineup at this years Pend Oreille Valley Bluegrass Festival, at the County Fairgrounds in Cusick, Washington, September 6-9^th, featuring 3 giants of the acoustic instrumental world, should keep you on the edge of your seat.

Three-time national flatpicking champion Steve Kaufman will perform Saturday night with the only three-time national banjo champion Gary Davis. As if that wouldn’t be enough for a night of memorable music, Friday nights headliner Dan Crary will join Kaufman and Davis for a jam to close the night out.

Other bluegrass acts scheduled to perform during the festival are Prairie Flyer, The Engell Family Band, Too Hot To Handle, and many more.

Steve Kaufman and Gary Davis will also present Workshops during the festival. Space for the workshops will be limited and no obligation reservations are recommended. Check out the festival web site for time and fees.

The Festival ground will be open to RV and Tent campers on September 3rd with picker’s welcome to get the weeks festivities underway. Limited space is available so call today to get your site reserved. Ticket prices will run $15.00 per day or a three day pass for $40.00. Children under 12 admitted free with adult.

Additional information on what looks to be a great festival can be found at the Pend Oreille Valley Bluegrass Festival web site.

Share This

Bluegrass Luminary’s Toni Rice and Peter Rowan will headline the 2007 edition of Hickory Fest at the Stoney Fork Creek Campground near Wellsboro, PA.

The Bluegrass Festival, running from Aug 17-19, will also feature sets by The Claire Lynch Band, The Hillbilly Gypsies, Laurie Shea and Paradise Ranch and Grass Stained Genes along with others.

In addition to the main stage entertainment on Saturday, the “Back Woods Experiment Stage” will feature workshops on guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo and clogging.

Weekend ticket are available for $60.00 and Daily Passes can be purchased for $30.00, (Fri.) $40.00 (Sat.) and $15.00 (Sun.). Children 15 and under will be admitted free with parent.

Limited Camping is available at $10.00 per person and $7.00 for those 15 and under. Festival tickets must be purchased prior to campground registration. To secure a camp site and get your advanced festival tickets you can call the campground at 570-724-3096.

The complete lineup, schedule and more information can be found at the Hickory Fest web site or by calling 570-439-1549.

Share This

The Colonel Bill Williams Greenup Heritage Music Festival, held Aug 17-19 at the Greenbo Lake State Resort Park in Kentucky, will feature bluegrass and country music on Saturday Aug 18th.

Festivities will get under way around 2:00 PM on Saturday with the “Just a Fiddlin’ ” fiddle contest that is scheduled to run until 5:00 PM.

After a quick dinner break the show will start at 6:00 with Stephen Salyers. Don Rigsby, Larry Cordle, Joe Isaccs, and America’s Bluegrass Band will round out the nights lineup of entertainment.

Tickets for the day are $15.00 (children under 10 free) or you can purchase a three day pass for $25.00 that includes blues music on Friday Night from 6:00 - 10:15 PM and a gospel show on Sunday afternoon from 2:00 - 5:00 PM. Lawn chairs and/or blankets are recommend.

For more information contact Greenbo Lake State Resort Park, Jesse Stuart Lodge at 606-473-7324. You can view a flyer for the festival here.

Share This

Great American Country (GAC) will present the premier of “Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More” August 11^th at 9:00 PM ET.

The one-hour music special features Krauss in performances with members of her acclaimed band, Union Station, and special guest musicians. It also features memorable duets with country superstar Brad Paisley, legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor, and British rocker John Waite and an infectious take on “Sawing on the Strings” with one of Krauss’s long time idols, Tony Rice and musicians Sam Bush and Stuart Duncan joining Union Station.

“I revere the Louvin Brothers, but working with Alison on this project was the main attraction. That she would put our duet on her album is really a feather in my cap.”James Taylor

The GAC program is set in a recording studio environment to re-create the making of many of the songs featured on Krauss’ new solo album, A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection (Rounder).

Additional Airtimes

• August 12, 2007 1:00 AM ET
• August 19, 2007 8:00 PM ET
• August 20, 2007 12:00 AM ET
• August 20, 2007 3:00 PM ET

Share This