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May 8-11
Parkfield
Bluegrass Festival (Parkfield, California)
- The 10th year for the Mother?s Day Weekend Bluegrass
Festival in Parkfield California. Enjoy the same beautiful
festival setting with great tent and RV camping facilities.
With convenient access from Hwy 101 or I-5 / US 99, good
roads lead to Parkfield and are easy travel for RV rigs. |
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May 9-11 Bluegrass From The Forest (Shelton, Washington) - Held at the fantastic High School auditorium and campus with camping, indoor and outdoor events, jamming, band scramble, several regional bands and headliner. Host band - Runaway Train. http://www.sheltonchamber.org/bluegrass, 360 -898-4581. Headliner - Cedar Hill (Missouri), Runaway Train (Puget Sound area), Cascade Mtn Boys (Duvall, WA), Deadwood Revival (Sequim, WA), Dewgrass (Gig Harbor, WA), Black River (Winlock, WA), Noparta Nothin (Seattle, WA), Molly Adkins/Martin Stevens (Salem-Portland, OR), Chick Rose Focus on Youth_ workshop (Portland, OR) Website - www.runawaytrainbluegrass.com/bluegrass/bluegrass.htm Visit the website for details and updates: 4th annual Bluegrass from the Forest Festival. Contact: Greg Linder, 360-898-4581. |
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May 18 Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival (Agoura, California) - Since 1961, Southern California's Favorite Old Time & Bluegrass Music Festival in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area on Western film sets and mountain locations. Featuring over 100 contestants and 3 professional bands. International dancing, folk arts booths, jamming musicians and children?s music and crafts! Tickets sold only at the gate: $12 ages 18-64, $7 for young ?uns 10-17 and seniors 65 and up. Kids under 10 get in free! Parking and shuttle bus free! Bring a picnic, bring your instruments, bring your mother-in-law! Location: Paramount Movie Ranch, Cornell Road, Agoura, CA, City: Agoura, Californa, County: Los Angeles, Contact: Warren Garfield, Telephone: 818-382-4819, E-mail: info@topangabanjofiddle.org , Website: www.topangabanjofiddle.org |
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May 27 ? June 1 Fiddlin Around the Stars Bluegrass Camp N Jam (Goldendale, Washington) - Tuesday, May 27th following Memorial Day through Sunday, June 1st. Performances by: Chickweed, Fiddlegrass, Hardshell Harmony, Ida Viper, Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising, Lee Highway, Prairie Flyer, and Whiskey Puppy. On stage entertainment will begin Friday, May 30th at 1 p.m. through Sunday, June 1st with a Gospel Show from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.Also enjoy an Art, Wine and Bluegrass Event at the festival - It doesn't get any better than this! Saturday, May 31st enjoy the Guys and Gals Truck & Tractor Pull. And, The Goldendale Observatory will host "Star Gazing" every night during the festival. Also: Open Mic & Band Scramble. The City of Goldendale is offering FREE DRY CAMPING at E'Kone Park for the first 100 Bluegrassers to register. For information visit www.fiddlinaroundthestarsbluegrass.com or call 509-773-0567 or email Lorraine Reynolds with Golden Event Planning, LLC at goldeneventplanning@gorge.net or visit www.cityofgoldendale.com for more information |
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June 6-8 Winlock Pickers Fest (Winlock, Washington) - Held at the Winolequa Park in Winlock, Washington on June 6-8, 2008. The admission is going to be $5 per day and camping is $10 per night. Bands to be announced after our February meeting. For more information visit Marv?s Music. |
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June 8-11 California Bluegrass Association?s Bluegrass Music Camp (Grass Valley, California) - Details: Small group instruction for musicians on various instruments and vocals. See website for registration and cost. Too many instructors to list. This year?s camp will be held from June 8th to 11th, 2008 (Sun.-Wed.) We will begin staffing in the fall, and registration will open around February 1st. We are leaving the 2007 information on the website for now, so you can get a general impression of the camp. We will update to 2008 information in January, 2008. If you?d like to receive an e-mail notification when we open registration, contact us at info@cbamusiccamp.org and we?ll put you on our list. Website: www.cbamusiccamp.org. |
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June 12-15 California Bluegrass Association?s Father?s Day Bluegrass Festival (Grass Valley, California) - Lineup includes: Blue Highway, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Crooked Still, Bradley Walker, Grasstowne, The Wilders, Goldwing Express, The Doefel Family, and CBA's Kids on Bluegrass and many more to be added. Camping, Jamming, Workshops, Children's Program and much more. 4-Full days of family fun and great music. Early bird tickets will be on sale November 1st 2007. Fore more information visit www.cbaontheweb.org. |
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June 13-15 Huck Finn Jubilee (Victorville, California) - Advanced Sale Tickets and space reservations open January 2008. Please call (951) 341-8080 and leave your name and phone number. We will call you back in the order the call is received. We lowered the cost of RV electrical hook-ups behind Main Stage and in the Entertainer's Campground by $40.00. Thanks for your help in finding a new power supplier! Like last year, RV non-hook-up sites can also be reserved for a small fee. To Rent an RV call Range RV at (760) 949-5152. Located 10 miles from the Jubilee. Featured on "A World of Festivals" television program. "One of Eight Great American Festivals" - "Newsweek" Winner of IBMA's 2001 "Bluegrass Event of the Year"! For more info on 2008 bands visit www.huckfinn.com. |
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June 13-15 Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival and Dutch Oven Rendezvous (Pasco, Washington) - We invite you, once again, to join us where the Snake and Columbia rivers join at Sacajawea State Park on June 13-14-15, 2008 for the Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival and Dutch Oven Rendezvous. Sacajawea State Park is located near the Tri-Cities (Richland, Kennewick and Pasco, WA) just off Highway 12 east of Pasco. Venue: Sacajawea State Park/Lewis & Clark, Location: On the confluence ot the great Snake and mighty Columbia rivers at Sacajawea State Park, plenty of shade tree camping, workshops, band scramble, free fishing weekend. City: Pasco, Washington, Contact Phones: Reade at (509)492-1555 or Nancy at (509)492-6427, Website: http://www.sacajaweabluegrass.org/. |
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June 13-15 5th Annual North Fork Bluegrass & Roots Music Festival (Hotchkiss, Colorado) - The 2008 festival will be our fifth year at this beautiful concert park setting near the Gunnison River in Western Colorado. The easy-going, garden party atmosphere provides a relaxing and mellow music festival enjoyed by families and musicians alike. Festival features a shady concert park with kids playground, Friday & Saturday Night Barn Dances and plenty of on-site camping & jam sessions. There are Saturday & Sunday morning workshops for guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, vocals, songwriting & clogging. Concert park vendors feature wine, micro-brew, food, and more. "A bluegrass & roots music festival for the listening audience with discerning taste". http://www.northforkbluegrass.com/ |
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June 13-15 Huck Finn Jubilee, Victorville, CA Mojave Narrows Regional Park, 18000 Yates Rd., Victorville, CA. Run away with Huck Finn to this national award winning event as it celebrates its 32nd season. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, California ?Reunion?, and Chris Stuart and Backcountry perform on Sunday, Father?s Day, John McEuen also joins his son Nathan in a special Father-Son songwriters workshop that afternoon. Saturday features The Dan Tyminski Band, Blue Highway, Gibson Brothers, Berline Crary & Hickman and Randy Waller and The Counry Gentlemen. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Dry Branch Fire Squad and Mark Twain Live open the Jubilee on Friday. Other weekend entertainment includes Wayne Rice, Julie Wingfield, The Riley?s Mountaineers, KC Douglas and Bon Family Cloggers. Copper River Band Showcases the National Bluegrass Playoffs with Sawmill Road and The Brombies. All night pickin? parties, music workshops, clogging, line dancing, river raft building and a Kid ?Pickers? Jam Camp are only some of the activities that make this a great Father?s Day weekend getaway in Southern California this summer! Check our website www.huckfinn.com for complete schedule, camping, lodging and ticket information. This is a Great American Family Event.
Contact: Don Tucker, Huck Finn Jubilee, PO Box 56419, Riverside CA 92517, (951) 341-8080 www.huckfinn.com |
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June 16-21 National Old Time Fiddlers Contest (Weiser, Idaho) - Folks have been jamming on fiddles since Weiser was formed way back in the 1860s and this Music Week is celebrating its 52nd anniversary this year. This week-long contest draws the most prestigious old-time fiddlers in the country and features non-stop contests, jam sessions and tributes to preservers of old-time music. Contact Info: National Fiddlers Hall of Fame, 115 West Idaho, Weiser, ID 83672. Website: www.fiddlecontest.com. |
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June 19-22
Amboy
Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival Amboy, Washington
- The second annual Amboy Bluegrass and Old Time Music
Festival will take place June 19-22, 2008 at Amboy
Territorial Park in Amboy, WA. 21400 NE 399th St Amboy, WA.
The festival will feature over ten regional Oregon and
Washington bands, two stages, instrument contests, kids
activities, instrument workshops, an art show and sale, food
vendors, dry camping for both RVs and tents, jamming and
lots more. There are limited hookups reserved for vendors
and for those with disabilities that require medical
equipment. The park is finishing work on a new bathroom
building that includes showers. |
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June 19-22
Telluride
Bluegrass Festival Telluride, Colorado - Nestled in the rugged San Juan Mountains and surrounded on
three sides by the natural architecture of the Telluride Box
Canyon, Telluride is arguably the most spectacular town in
the American West. Founded in 1875, the Victorian charm of
the town is protected as a National Historic Landmark
District. The town of Telluride (elevation 8,750') is
connected to the modern resort community of Mountain Village
(elevation 9,450') via a free commuter gondola. |
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June 20-22 Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival (Cashmere, Washington) - Chelan County Expo Center (aka Fairgrounds). Contact: Marie Vecchio, 509 548-1230 or Contact: Chuck Egner, 509 548-8663. Headliners for our 6th year: The Infamous Stringdusters and Cadillac Sky. Camping Available starting Thursday June 19th.http://www.cashmerecoffeehouse.com/wrbfest.htm |
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July 11-13 Big Horn Mountain Bluegrass Festival (Buffalo, Wyoming) - All right folks, we?re good to go for the 4th Annual Big Horn Mountain Festival! Last year was a hoot and it?s looking like another home run is in the works. Plan on seeing the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Don Edwards, Kenny and Amanda Smith, The Byron Berline Band with Barry ?Bones? Patton, Clumsy Lovers, The Sibleys, Jalan Crossland, Jeff Troxel, and more. There are plenty of ways to have fun, including the Wyoming Mandolin and Banjo Championships with the winners guaranteed slots at the Walnut Valley Festival contests in Winfield, Kansas. Guitar pickers and fiddlers can join in the contest fun too (but won?t earn slots at Winfield), and there is always a good time with the Band Scramble. A variety of workshops are planned where you can pick up some tips from your favorite performers. Put it all together and it?s time to mark your calendars for July 11, 12, and 13, 2008 at the 4th Annual Big Horn Mountain Festival.
The beautiful Big Horn Mountains frame the festival at the Johnson County Fairgrounds where you will enjoy the true festival experience. Bring your tent, camper, or RV and spend the entire weekend with us and enjoy some of the best parkin' lot pickin' in the Rocky Mountains. The Buffalo Wild Bunch will be back cooking up a storm and there will be many other food vendors on the festival grounds. http://www.bighornmountainfestival.com/ |
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July 11-13 Prospect Bluegrass Festival will be held on July 11th, 12th and 13th. The 13th Annual Festival, hosted by the Prospect Lion?s Club, will be more fun than ever with some of the best bluegrass bands in Oregon, an old-fashioned barn dance and wonderful park?n lot pick?n all weekend. Festival headliners include True North from Salem, Oregon, Green Mountain Bluegrass Band from Eugene, Siskiyou Summit from the Rogue Valley, The Mighty Lonesomes from Ashland, Oregon, Gold River from Grants Pass and local favorites, the Goldman Family Band from Eagle Point, Oregon along with the Rogue Valley?s Old-Time Fiddlers and more. Also, returning to the festival will be Leon Flick, the entertaining and award-winning Cowboy Poet with his humourous take on life. Plus, this year?s festival will feature an Old-Fashioned Barn Dance on Saturday night with wellknown caller Woody Lane from Roseburg and the Generic String Band from Ashland.
The family oriented dance, held at the Prospect Community Hall, will feature squares, rounds, contras, waltzes and kid?s dances. All ages and abilities are welcome; instruction will be given. Other activities at the festival will include a Bluegrass Band Scramble on Saturday morning, a Gospel Open-Mic on Sunday morning, Kid?s Jam on Sunday afternoon, craft booths by regional artisans, a Lion?s Club Pancake Breakfast on Sunday morning and Barbecue Dinner on Saturday evening plus lots Parkin? Lot Pickin? all weekend. The festival will begin on Friday, July 11th at 6p.m. with the Dale Albee Memorial Bonfire Jam and hot dog roast. Along with great music, hot dogs and buns, the festival?s Friday night activities will be free to the public. Prospect, Oregon is located on Highway 62, 40 miles northeast of Medford and just 35 minutes from Crater Lake National Park. For more information about the 2008 Prospect Bluegrass Festival go to www.prospectcommunity.org or call Jeff Jones, Festival Coordinator at 541-488-0178. |
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July 12 Troutdale Bite and Bluegrass Festival (Troutdale, Oregon) - Presented by Gresham Toyota. July 12th, 2008. For more information visit www.troutdalebiteandbluegrass.com. |
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July 18-20 Darrington Bluegrass and Country Music Makers Association Festival (Darrington, Washington) - 32nd annual 3-day outdoor in amphitheater in 40-acre park. Featured Headliners: Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-press Blue Highway Cedar Hill Contact Info: Bluegrass & Country Music Makers Assn., P. O. Box 519, Darrington, WA 98241, Phone: 360-436-1179 or 360-436-1006. http://www.glacierview.net/bluegrass/. Camping is first come first serve, no saving spots or roping off areas (Dry Camping). |
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July 19-20 Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival (Etna, California) - Reserve your tickets, RV or camping space now by calling 503-467-4144. This small intimate festival in the Northern California mountains that everyone is talking about. 2008 Lineup includes, Mark Phillips & IIIrd Generation Bluegrass Band, Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain, Lost Highway, Alhambra Valley Bluegrass Band, Piney Creek Weasles, and more. Visit http://www.scottvalleybluegrass.org/ for more information. |
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July 25-27
RockyGrass
Bluegrass Festival (Lyons, Colorado)
- A Day at RockyGrass |
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July 26 Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival (Bainbridge Island, Washington) - Location: Battle Point Park, 11299 Arrow Point Drive NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. 12:00 Noon - 8:00 p.m. http://www.bainbridgebluegrassfestival.com/ |
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August 1-3 Clatskanie Bluegrass Festival (Clatskanie, Oregon) - An annual event that has become a picker?s favorite. Awesome grassy area for camping, free, hot showers, great vendors and wonderful music. Bill Bogan really makes folks feel like a part of the family on this one. http://www.traditionalbluegrass.us/clatskanie/ |
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August 8-10 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival (Medical Lake, Washington) - Performances by: Coming Soon! $25 weekend pass. Visit http://www.bluewatersbluegrass.org/. Blue Waters offers two camping areas: Lower camping - Tent and limited small camper/van space. Upper camping - RVs (no hookups). Additional camping (with hookups) is available just a short walk down the road at West Medical Lake Resort, (509) 299-3921. |
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August 8-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival (Location: Bolado Park on the San Benito County Fairgrounds, 8 miles south of Hollister, CA, City: Hollister, County: San Benito, Contact: NCBS, Telephone: 831-479-4634, E-mail: hallmw@juno.com. The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is ?friends and family making music for friends and family.? It is designed to be a high quality showcase of bluegrass talent from the Golden State. The GOF has led to the revival of the Northern California bluegrass scene, with new local bands, new local venues and new local bluegrass fans springing up as bands and fans meet at the festival. Since bands play only a single set on either the main or ?tweener stages, musicians have plenty of time to relax and jam with each other and with fans. With over 50 stage acts in attendance and none having to catch a plane for their out-of-state gig the next day, quality jamming runs all day and night.
The GOF is a small festival with the amenities of a much larger event. Its size makes attendance a no-hassle, laid-back experience with no lines for anything. It?s sophistication means this small festival experience comes with two stages, a shaded audience area, a low-power FM radio station, 100% permanent (flushy!) restrooms, hot water showers, top-quality sound, a collectible fine art poster, quality t-shirts, and professional children?s activities. http://www.scbs.org/GOF2008/GOF08Home.htm |
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August 8-10 Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival (Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming) - The grandfather of Bluegrass Festivals in the northern Rockies, in 2008 our 21st Annual Bluegrass Festival, August 8-10, will likely be one of the most memorable music festivals of the summer season. Headliners for 2008 include: Tim O'Brien, Spring Creek, the Stringdusters, 2008 Grammy Nominee Tony Trischka, as well as Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck with Casey Driessen & Ben Solle . Great food, arts & crafts, games and on-site activities are all a part of our summer music festivals and this Targhee Institute event. Tent camping at Grand Targhee in our beautiful national forest is available during the Bluegrass Music Festival weekend. The Bluegrass Festival continues to attract the country's greatest bluegrass talent to our outdoor stage. Music jams and contests round out this weekend of toe tapping fun and entertainment. Take advantage of our FREE shuttle service and leave your vehicle in Victor or Driggs. http://www.grandtarghee.com/summer/music-festivals/bluegrass-fest.php |
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August 8-10 Mt. St. Helens Bluegrass Festival (Toledo, Washington) - Near the gateway to Mount St. Helens, this festival features workshops, concerts, Sunday gospel show, children's activities, food concessions, beginners' jams and rough camping, open mic, band scramble, rain or shine - 2 stages, FREE Hot Showers. Located at the Toledo High School (Exit 63 off I-5). Contact Info: Willie Hall, 1032 Kaiser Road SW, Olympia, WA 98512, Phone: 360-866-2601. Camping: $20 Weekend (Dry Camping). Discounts for WBA & OBA members, kids under 16 free with parent. Visit the WBA site for more info: http://www.washingtonbluegrassassociation.org/index.php |
August 9-17
We're easy to find. We're located half-way between Portland and Seattle on I-5 in Centralia, Washington at exit 82. If you live in Portland or Seattle or even California and want to take the train here, I'll shuttle you to and from the station.The weather is usually warm and dry this time of year. Gather up your friends and family and come on down for a week of relaxation, fun and music!
If you need more information, email me. This is a 'by donation' event. The suggested donation for the week is $50.00 per person and kids (12 and under) are free! I gratefully accept donations in an attempt to recover my expenses such as pasture rent, insurance, flush toilets!, garbage collection, extension of city water to the site, a shower house, maintenance to the shower house and toilets, tractor work to mow the field, dance floor, etc...If you can't afford to donate (i.e. you just lost your job, you just got your car out of the shop, or you just filled your gas tank!, etc.), come on down anyway! You can help Ray by contributing a bit of your time to help keep things running smoothly. This campout is about having a good time with friends and the love of the music. If you can afford more than $50, of course, that would be welcomed too! Your generous support is greatly appreciated and is what enables us to do this year after year. Drinking water is available in the camping area as are hot showers that are available 24 hours a day (These showers never run out of hot water!!) I installed new flush toilets to make your stay with us just a little more comfortable.....No more 'honey buckets'! There is ample room for your tent or RV. And for you non-camping types, there are a few motels and B&B's in town. For directions to the camp, click here and print them out. To register, print this registration form, fill it out, attach your check made payable to Ray Leach, and snail-mail it to:
Ray Leach |
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August 15-17
Bower?s Mansion Bluegrass Festival (Reno/Carson City, Nevada)
- The festival is held at the Bower's Mansion Regional Park.
It is is centrally located in Washoe Valley, between Rano
and Carson City and close to many communities in both
Northern Nevada and Northern California. For more
information go to
http://www.bowersbluegrassfestival.org/. |
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August 22-24
Bower?s Mansion Bluegrass (Pocatello, Idaho) -
Come and join us for a three day bluegrass music event
featuring daily concerts with 9 fantastic bluegrass bands
from Idaho and surrounding states. Also we will have free
music workshops, a beginners jam and an advanced jam. Must
play bluegrass instruments. |
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August 22-24 SumerGrass (San Diego, California) - Join us for a great family-friendly weekend of live bluegrass bands (national, international, regional & local), music workshops, impromptu jam sessions, vendors, special kid's activities, tasty food, plenty of onsite dry camping, all at the fascinating 40-acre outdoor Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in San Diego's North County. Please browse our website for info on the bands, camping and ticket information, photos and video of past festivals, sponsorship opportunities and much more. Featuring : BLUEGRASS, ETC. Don Rigsby & Midnight Call The Infamous Stringdusters Chris Stuart & Backcountry Burnett Family More great bands to be added. Please visit http://www.summergrass.net/ or call 858-679-4854. |
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August 29-31
Chilliwack Bluegrass Festival (Chilliwack, BC) - August 29, 30,
31 2008. RV camping is $17.50 per night or $35.00 for the
entire weekend. Chilliwack Heritage Park Hwy. One at Lickman
Road - Exit #116. |
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August 29-31 Moograss Bluegrass Festival (Tillamook, Oregon) - Presented by the Tillamook Music Foundation, festival will be held at Tillamook County Fairgrounds. Proceeds benefit band programs in the Tillamook schools. Contact Info: Karla, Phone: 503-842-4889. Visit http://www.moograss.com/. |
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September 5-7 American Heritage Campground 6th Annual Tumwater Bluegrass Festival (Tumwater, Washington) - at the End of Kimmee Street. Contact: Karla Heck, 360-943-8778 or Contact: Willie Hill, Festival Dir., 360-866-2601. The 6th Annual Ted Heck Memorial Bluegrass Festival at the American Heritage Campground in Tumwater, WA. Exit 99 of I-5. Watch for more info in the Bluegrass Gazette and the WBA web site later in the summer. Visit the WBA website for more information: http://www.washingtonbluegrassassociation.org/index.php |
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September 8-14 Pend Oreille Valley Bluegrass Festival (Cusick, Washington) - Four Days of traditional bluegrass music, with open mic, regional showcase acts, band scramble, Sunday gospel jam, food and art vendors, door prizes and raffle drawing. Workshops by Steve Kaufman and Gary Davis. Kids 12 and under free. Lots of room for RV's and tent campers. The campground opens on Monday for all the parking lot pickers. Sept 8 - 14, 2008, County Fairgrounds, Cusick, Washington 99156. Phone: 509-447-0671, festivals@jimcrowleymusic.com. Website: http://www.pvbluegrass.com/ |
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September 19-21 Bluegrassin? in the Foothills (Plymouth, California) - "6th" Annual Bluegrass Music Festival, Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth, California, Band Performance Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Visit http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouthhome.htm for information as it becomes available. |
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September 26-28 Tygh Valley Bluegrass Festival (Tygh Valley, Oregon) - http://www.uptownbluegrass.com/page22.html |
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October 11-12
Birdfest and Bluegrass (Ridgefield,
Washington
What is BirdFest & Bluegrass? |