Bluegrass Festival and Event Calendar - June 18
Category: Bluegrass News
By Travis Tackett
June 18, 2008
Colorado
June 19-22 — Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO. One of the biggest festivals of the summer that always puts together a lineup that is sure to please. This year plan on seeing: Del McCoury Band, Béla Fleck, Peter Rowan and the Free Mexican Airforce, Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder, Steep Canyon Rangers, the Jerry Douglas Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sam Bush, The Duhks, Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thili, John Cowan and Darrell Scott Band, Hot Rize with Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers and a whole lot more.
North Carolina
June 19-21 — North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival - Cherokee, NC. Bluegrass artists set to perform include: Charlie Sizemore Band, Dailey & Vincent, Cherryholmes, IIIrd Tyme Out, The Grascals, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Goldwing Express, Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press, Bradley Walker, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, Dale Ann Bradley, Mountain Heart, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys along with others. Tickets are $35 a day or $85 for a weekend pass with kids 6-13 $15 a day or $45 for a weekend pass.
Maine
June 19-22 Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival - Sidney, ME. The lineup for the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival includes: The Lewis Family, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, The Moron Brothers, White Mountain Bluegrass, Bluegrass Diamonds, The Muellers and more. A Festival pass at the gate will run $60 with single day tickets ranging from $10 - $25 depending on day and time.
• Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival • NC State Bluegrass Festival • Telluride Bluegrass Festival
