Colorado

July 25-27 — Rockygrass - Lyons CO.
Bluegrass artists scheduled to play include: Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, and Edgar Meyer, Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile, JD Crowe & The New South, Dan Tyminski Band, Peter Rowan, Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Béla Fleck, Infamous Stringdusters, Chatham County Line, Bearfoot, The Steeldrivers and more. Tickets are sold-out.

Maine

July 25-27 — Fort Fairfield County Bluegrass Festival, Fort Fairfield, ME.
Bluegrass artist scheduled to appear include: The Gibson Brothers, Blistered Fingers, White Mountain Bluegrass, The Muellers, The Adrians and more. A weekend festival pass at the gate will be $50 with rough camping included. Single day tickets at the gate run from $10 - $20.

July 24-27 — Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival - Cornish, ME.
Bluegrass artists currently scheduled to appear include: Nashville Bluegrass Band, Dailey & Vincent, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, New Found Road, Donna Hughes, John Jorgenson Quintet, The Bagboys and more. Weekend festival passes at the gate are $60 and single day tickets run from $22 - $30 depending on the day. Rough Camping is $12.

Michigan

July 24-26 — Salt River Bluegrass Festival - Oil City, MI.
Bluegrass artist slated for the bill include: Mark Newton Band, Wildwood Valley Boys, Buck & Company, Dixieland Bluegrass Express, Hardline Drive, All American Bluegrass Band, Steep Canyon Rangers and more. Weekend festival pass at the gate runs $55 and single day tickets are $25 (Thur) and $30 (Fri and Sat).

Pennsylvania

July 25-26 — Crows Nest Bluegrass Festival - Patton, PA.
Bluegrass artists scheduled to appear include: South wind Bluegrass, Remington Ryde, Nine Mile Run, Allegheny Drifters, Blue Shades, Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers, Mountain Therapy and more. Tickets are $5 day or $8 for the weekend. For More info call (814) 327-5662.

Tennessee

July 24 at 7:30 P.M. — Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, with special guest The Whites. - Nashville, TN.
For ticket availability and information visit the Ryman Auditorium online.

Virginia

July 25 (7:30 P.M.) — Braddock Nights Concert Series with Williams & Clark Expedition - Royal Lake Park in Fairfax, VA.

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The Kruger Brothers will perform at the Kingfield POPS Festival in Kingfield, Maine June 28, 2008.  photo by Gian Vaitl

The Kruger Brothers will headline the sixth annual Kingfield POPS Festival in Kingfield, Maine, on June 28.

It’s a return engagement for the North Carolina-based act, which performed at the 2006 celebration.

The festival is billed as an “annual, family-friendly outdoor concert,” historically draws about 2,000 attendees.

The Krugers — Swiss-born brothers Jens (on banjo) and guitarist Ewe Kruger and bassist Joel Landsberg — are well known and well liked in these parts, not only for their talents, but also for supporting music programs at two local school districts since their first festival appearance.

The music portion of the festival is held at Kennedy Farm near Kingfield. Gates open there at 4 p.m. The downtown portion of the festival features booths and exhibits from more than 30 artists and artisans. Music acts for the area will perform in the downtown area from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, The Bangor Symphony Orchestra is furnishing two of its ensembles to perform during the day.

The Krugers, incidentally, have a strong link to the Bangor Symphnoy. The trio performed and recorded Jens Kruger’s composition, “Music from the Spring: A Romantic Serenade for Banjo, Guitar, Bass & Orchestra,” with the symphony a year ago.

Details of that project, which was selected for a National Endowment for the Arts award for artistic excellence, can be obtained at www.krugerbrothers.com

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In Ohio
The Acoustic Roots Bluegrass Festival at Spicer’s Lake™, a two-day Bluegrass and Gospel event, takes place Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22.
The lineup includes Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass, the Moron Brothers, New Grass Boys, The Friends in Bluegrass, Herchel Haddix and Mount High, Tim Strong and Kentucky Ridge, Pine Ridge and the Haddix Family.
The festival grounds are in the heart of South Lebanon, Ohio, near I-71 and SR 48, and less than five miles from Kings Island.
Festival and camping information is available at http://www.acousticrootsbluegrass.com/index1.html

In Maine
The fifth annual County Bluegrass Festival will be held July 27-29 at Farm Park, in Fort Fairfield, Maine.
Headliners are The Lonesome River Band, White Mountain Bluegrass and Blistered Fingers.
Other performers include The Mueller Family, Eddy Poirier & Friends, Borderline Bluegrass, The Adrians, James Delnero and Lost Mountain and The LaClaires.
Camping is available on site with limited electrical hookups.
Details are available at www.countybluegrass.com

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