The Bean Blossom Jamboree Foundation plans to make its presence known this week during the Uncle Pen Days festival at the Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Music Park & Campground in Bean Blossom, Ind.

The festival opens Wednesday and runs through Saturday….

The 35th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Uncle Pen Days festival will be held at the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park and Campground in Bean Blossom, Ind., Sept. 23-26.

The highlight of this year’s festival is the official Bluegrass Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony that takes place Saturday, Sept., 26 when the event celebrates the contributions…

Two presidents have honored him and one described him as “a national treasure.”

Before 2009 is put to bed, Arthel “Doc” Watson will find his rightful place in another small corner of the nation. He will be inducted this fall into Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Hall of Fame in Bean Blossom, Ind.

The induction will take place on Sept. 26, the final day of Uncle Pen Days, one of several music festivals held on the campgrounds and festival grounds once owned by Bill Monroe….

With the 2008 Uncle Pen Days Bluegrass Festival at Bean Blossom now just a memory, our good friends and faithful readers, Steve and Sue Mobley sent us some images they took during the 2008 festival.

In the near future we’ll also have the lineup for the 43rd annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival that is scheduled for June 13-20, 2009. Bluegrass acts currently booked for the festival include: The Dan Tyminski Band, The Dixie Bee-liners, Steep Canyon Rangers, Longview and many more.

Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen after their performance at Uncle Pen Days during it’s 2007 run in Bean Blossom, IN. Photo by Rickey Lamb.
I remember the first time I attended a festival at Bean Blossom, back in the early 80s. It was an absolutely thrilling experience. Bill Monroe was still alive, Mac Wiseman [...]