Posts Tagged ‘ Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival ’

Two festivals in two states in two weekends

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
November 18, 2008

What’s it like to be a bluegrass festival bum, roaming the country to soak in your favorite music?

I got a taste of that the first two weekends in November, catching Florida’s Withlacoochee Bluegrass Jamboree, near Dunellon, Fla., and then the following weekend, for a real change in landscape (and temperature), the Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival, held inside (thankfully) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Ill.

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Advance pricing to close soon on Springfield, Ill., bluegrass festival

Category: Festival News

By Dan Tackett
October 14, 2008

Oct. 25 is the final day to order advance weekend passes for the 22nd annual Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Ill., generally regarded as one of the Prairie State’s premier bluegrass events.

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Festival brings top fiddlers to Illinois

Category: Festival News

By Dan Tackett
November 11, 2007

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Give Terry and Jan Lease some credit. They really know how to throw a bash — a bluegrass bash, that is.
Sunday marked the finale of the 21st annual Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival, which has been promoted since its inception by the Leases and their organization, Midwest Bluegrass Festivals.
The promise of [...]

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Welcome Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival attendees

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
November 10, 2007

Welcome to the site and thanks for stopping by. Hope everyone enjoyed the festival and had a great time. If you picked up a flyer or heard about us at the Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival in Springfield, IL. recently please let us know by participating in our poll below. We hope you enjoy the [...]

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