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Boston Bluegrass Union
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This is an (always incomplete) list of upcoming bluegrass festivals in New England for the 2009 season. Band lineups and festival information are always subject to change, so make sure to check each festival's website for the latest information before you make plans. I left out those festivals that I have no information, have not updated their websites, or can't find via a websearch.
Additions or changes? - please send an e-mail to calendar@bbu.org

For an extremely complete, wonderful paper-based guide please check out
Candi Sawyer's Bluegrass Guide . Details for ordering are on her website.

2010 Festival Guide coming in January or February...

       

Date

State

Festival

Band Lineup and Event Information

April 24-26, 2009
MA

New England Folk Festival
Mansfield, MA

2009 Band Lineup: Too many to mention - check out the website!

Info: NEFFA, PMB 282, 1770 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA. Phone: 781-662-6710 e-mail: neffa@neffa.org

May 28-31, 2009

CT

Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival
Strawberry Park RV Resort, Pierce Road I-395, Exit 85

2009 Lineup: Rhonda Vincent, Lonesome River Band, Dale Ann Bradley, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, The Gibson Brothers, Dry Branch Fire Squad , The Greencards, Jonathan Edwards, Kenny & Amanda Smith, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, The Kruger Brothers, Josh Williams Band, Amy Gallatin--Thur &, The Farewell Drifters. The festival will also host a Kid's Academy Fri-Sun. More info on Kid's Academy contact Kim Cyr at ctbma@yahoo.com

Info: Call (888) 794-7944 or (860) 886-1944 for reservations or tickets. email: camp@strawberrypark.net
website: www.strawberrypark.net

June 5-7, 2009 ME

Full Circle Bluegrass Festival

Yonder Hill Campground
Skowhegan, ME

2009 Lineup: Beecher Boys and Girls, Wyld Blue Yonder, Maximum Blue, The Hemmingway Brothers, Kathadin Valley Boys, Back Porch Bluegrass, Anne Mae Mitchell and Rising Tide, The Original Condition, Borderline Bluegrass.

Weekend ticket $30 includes rough camping. Electrical Hookups $5/day. Friday $10 Saturday $20 Saturday after 5pm $15 Sunday $10.

Info: Jim at 207-944-3128 or Bill at 207-949-0868

Campground: 207-404-7353 or 207-735-7964 or http://www.yonderhill.com

 

June 18-21, 2009


ME Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival
Silver Spur Riding Club
I-95, Exit 32, Rt. 104 S., Sidney, Maine

2009 Band Lineup: The Lewis Family ~ (GA) ~ Sat., Audie Blaylock & Redline ~ (IN) ~ Fri., Lizzy Long & Llegacy ~ (TN) ~ Sat., White Mountain Bluegrass ~ (NH) ~ Sat., Sun., The Douthwrights (NB) ~ Thurs., Fri., Sat., The Muellers ~ (ME) ~ Fri., Sun Acoustic Blue ~ (MA) ~ Thurs., Fri., Sat., Kip Hemingway & Crooked River ~ (ME) ~ Fri., Smokey Greene ~ (NY) ~ Sat., Sun., Aroostook County Bluegrass ~ (ME) ~ Sun., The NitPickers ~ (ME) ~ Thurs., Anna Mae Mitchell & Rising Tide ~ (ME) ~ Thurs., Robinson Gospel Sing Along & Jam ~ (MA) ~ Sun., Blistered Fingers ~ (ME) ~ Thurs., Sat.

Info: Greg and Sandy Cormier, 263 Trafton Road, Waterville, ME 04901 ph. 207-873-6539, e-mail: blist-f@blisteredfingers.com

June 19-21, 2009 NY

Tug Hill Bluegrass Festival

Maple Ridge Center

7421 East Road – Lowville, NY 13367-9115

2009 Band Lineup: Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Audie Blaylock and Redline, Atkinson Family, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike featuring Becky Buller, and more.

www.tughillbluegrass.com

info: 315-376-2640

June 18-21, 2009 VT Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass Festival

Tunbridge Fairgrounds - 1 Fairground Lane, Tunbridge, Vermont

2009 Band Lineup:The GIBSON BROTHERS, MICHAEL CLEVELAND & FLAMEKEEPER, TENNESSEE MAFIA JUG BAND, AUDIE BLAYLOCK & REDLINE, KARL SHIFLETT & BIG COUNTRY, THE NEXT BEST THING, BEARTRACKS, REUNION BAND, SMOKEY GREENE, FAMILY & FRIENDS, BIG APPLE'ACHIA, BREAKIN' STRINGS, BEAR MINIMUM plus YOUR HOST BANDS The SETH SAWYER BAND and The SAWYER BROTHERS!

Info: Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival, c/o Candi Sawyer, 164 Church Avenue, Bellows Falls, VT 05101, 802-463-1184, 802-463-3673~Fax. email: candacesawyer@comcast.net

June 26-28, 2009 NY

Madrid Bluegrass River Festival Weekend

Madrid, NY

 

2009 Lineup: Junior Sisk and Rambler's Choice, Digger Davis and Tombstone, Dave Nichols and Spare Change, Delaney Brothers, Diamond Someday, Pat Ashley & Crew, Lime Hollow Boys, The Ole Barn Boys, Generation Gap, Madrid Gospel Group

For more information: email madridbluegrass@hotmail.com

 

July 4-5, 2008 (NO INFO FOR 2009 YET) CT

Mineral Springs Family Campground Foot Stompin' Festival

Stafford Springs, CT

2008 Lineup: No Info

Info: 860-684-2993

July 9-12, 2009
Vermont Basin Bluegrass Festival

Brandon, VT

2009 Lineup: Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road (NC) - Blue Horizon (NS) - Acoustic Blue (MA) -  Blistered Fingers (ME) - Cabin Fever (NY) -  Big Spike (VT) -  Crossover (CT) - Smokey Greene (NY) - Dave Nichols & Spare Change (NY) - Cannonball Express (MA) - James Reams & the Barnstormers (NY) -  Pine Hill Ramblers (MA) - Bleeker Mountain (NY)

Info: Basin Bluegrass, 91 Charberry Ln, Brandon, VT 05733-8680. basinbluegrass@yahoo.com. More info - call (802) 247-3275. After July 4, 2009- call (802) 236-1096.

July 12-13, 2008 (NO INFO FOR 2009 YET) RI

"Bluegrass at the Woodland" Festival
Woodland Meeting House
Foster, RI

Band Lineup: Dobro Dan and The Innocent Bystanders , Pine Creek Bluegrass , No Spare Parts, Blue Around the Edges, Out on a Ledge, Southern Rhode and The Bristol Boys

Tickets can be ordered by calling (401) 647-3838 after 4 PM and Visa and Mastercard are accepted. Ticket prices are $25 for Saturday only, $10 for Sunday only and $30 for an entire weekend pass. Those ordering tickets before May 31 will receive a free festival T-shirt.

JULY 16-19, 2009 Near Albany, NY
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Walsh Farm
Oak Hill, NY
(NOTE NEW LOCATION)


2009 Lineup (prelimnary): DRY BRANCH FIRE SQUAD, DEL McCOURY BAND, PETER ROWAN'S BLUEGRASS BAND, THE STEELDRIVERS, MOUNTAIN HEART, CROOKED STILL , RED STICK RAMBLERS, FAREWELL DRIFTERS, With MANY, MANY more to be announced!


Info: Ph. 888-946-8495 or 315-724-4473, office@greyfoxbluegrass.com

July 18-20, 2008 (NO INFO FOR 2009 YET) Maine

Whites Beach Bluegrass Festival

White’s Beach and Campground, Brunswick, ME

2008 Lineup: No Info

For more info or advance ticket: Whites Beach and Campground, PO Box 696, Brunswick, Maine 04011
Phone 207-729-0415
E-mail: beachbums3@earthlink.net or bluegrassflatpicker54@aol.com

CANCELLED FOR 2009 MA Bluegrass at Buttery Brook Park (Alternative to Grey Fox)
10am-8pm,
BUTTERY BROOK PARK, RTE. 33
SOUTH HADLEY, MA.

CANCELLED FOR 2009

MC: Dave Helman – Country Corner – WTCC-FM. DIRECTIONS: From I-91 Take exit 16 [Rte.202] 2.7 mi. across bridge to traffic circle. Take 2nd exit to remain on Rte. 202 North. Turn right at intersection onto Rte. 33. Entrance to park is 7 mi. on the right. From Mass. Pike. Take exit 5. Bear right after toll. Left turn onto Rte. 33 North about 3.0 mi. To Buttery Brook Park on the left.. TICKETS: $20 Children 12 and under free with an adult For tickets and information: Country Corner Productions, P.O. Box 161, So Hadley, MA 01075. 413-467-9394 or info@countrycornermusic.com. Sound: Country Corner Productions

July 24-26,2009

Maine

County Bluegrass Festival.

Farm Park,
Fort Fairfield, Maine.

2009 Band Lineup: The Lewis Family, White Mountain Bluegrass, Blistered Fingers, The Douthwrights, The Muellers, Blue Horizon, Borderline Bluegrass, Aroostook County Bluegrass, The LaClaire's Gospel Sing Along.

Info: suburbanelectric@hotmail.com or call (207) 227-6242

July 23-26, 2009 New York

Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival

Chenango County Fairgrounds, Norwich, New York


2009 Lineup: Cabin Fever Band, Doerfel Family Band, James King band, Carolina Sunshine, Dave Nicholes & Spare Change, Blue Ridge Mountain Boys, Remington Ryde, Lonesome Whistle with Larry Gillis, Hard Ryde, Jeannette Williams Band, and more.

Info: Mike and Maryann Tirella at (518) 783-3154 or cabinfevertirell@aol.com

July 23-26, 2009 Maine

Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival

Cornish, Maine

Directions:
Just off Rt. 25 in Cornish, ME , 2 miles on So. Hiram Rd. Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds 2 hrs from Boston, MA
1 Hr from Portland, ME, 45 Min. from No. Conway, NH

2009 Lineup: Steeldrivers, Cadillac Sky, The Gibson Brothers, John Jorgensen Quintet, Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen, Ray Legere and Acoustic Horizon, the Biscuit Burners, Bluegrass Gospel Project and the Doerfel Family. Check their website often as they start getting all the new info up on the site.Featuring the New England Flatpicking and Banjo Championships

Info: Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Association, P.O. Box 593, Cornish, Maine 04020. Phone 207 625-8656.


July 30-August 2, 2009 CT Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival

Martin Park, East Hartford, CT

2009 Lineup:Alison Brown Quartet, Bearfoot , Dailey & Vincent, The Del McCoury Band, Gold Heart (2008 Band Competition Winner), Grasstowne, James King Band, The Lovell Sisters, Natalie MacMaster, Newfound Road, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Russel Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, The Special Consensus
Steep Canyon Rangers, Wells Family Band

Info: Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival, 50 Chapman Place, East Hartford, CT 06108. Ph. 860 528-1458. crmoss@ci.east-hartford.ct.us

July 30-August 2, 2009 NH

Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival

Branch Brook Campground, West Campton, NH

2009 Lineup:Nothin' Fancy, Remington Ryde, Carolina Rebels, Smokey Greene, Gopher Broke, The Muellers, Robinson's Gospel Jam, David Davis and Warrior River Boys, Amy Gallitin & Stillwater, Southern Rail, Pine Hill Ramblers, Parker Hill road, Bluegrass Country Boys & Co.

Pemi Valley Productions, P.O. Box 1320, Campton NH 03223. For information, call (603) 726-3471 or email russuenh@netzero.com

August 7-9, 2009 VT Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival

Route 2,
Alburg, Vermont.

2009 Lineup: Rhonda Vincent, The Grascals, Acoustic Blue, and more TBA

Free Camping, Fiddle & Banjo Contest, Craft Fair and more.

Info: Please visit our web page at www.lakechamplainmusic.com or call (802) 482-8110 or info@lakechamplainmusic.com

August 15-17, 2008 (NO INFO FOR 2009 YET) ME

The Grass is Blue at Stonehedge

Gray, ME

2008 Lineup: The Steep Canyon Rangers, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen, Carolina Sonshine, The Jerks of Grass, Katadin Valley Boys, The Grassholes, Seth Sawyer Band, Muddy Marsh Ramblers, Breakin Strings and White Mt. Bluegrass.

Info: Sue and Russ Jeffords, Stonehedge, 342 W. Gray Road, Gray, ME 04039. 207-428-3659.

August 15-17, 2008 (NO INFO FOR 2009 YET)
ME

Perkinstock Bluegrass and Old Time Festival

Blue Hill Fairgrounds
Blue Hill, Maine

2008 Lineup: No Info.

For more information go to www.perkinstock.com or call Jeff Salzmann at 207-359-2127 or jeffo3@hypernet.com

August 15-16, 2008 (NO INFO FOR 2009 YET)
NY

Otis Mountain Music Festival

Elzabethtown, NY

 

2008 Lineup: Big Spike The Green Cards Cadillac Sky Blue Moon Rising and others to be named shortly.

Otis Mountain is nestled in the foothills of the Adirondacks. It is located approximately 2 miles south of historic Elizabethtown, NY,.

Info: allison@generalcomposites.com

August 21-23, 2009 MA

Rocky Acres Festival
Sterling, MA

2009 Lineup: TBD

If the fast pace of life it getting to you, come visit our farm and get away. There will be bluegrass music, great food, and children's events. There will be a band contest on Friday and we are looking for contestants.

Friday Prices (adult $10, junior $5).
Saturday Prices (adult $15, junior $10)
Sunday Prices (adult $10. junior $10)
Children 12 and under FREE
Camping ($35 weekend, Junior $25 weekend.) Llimited number of camping tickets.

Check out our website for pictures and further information. .www.rockyacresfest.com. We look forward to seeing you. Sincerely, The Favreau Family

August 21-23, 2009  

Waterville Valley Bluegrass Festival

Waterville Valley Resort, New Hampshire

2009 Lineup: Katahdin Valley Boys (Sat, Sun) Pine Hill Ramblers (Sat, Sun) Blackstone Valley Bluegrass (Fri/Sat) Monadnock (Fri, Sat) Mahogany Ridge (Fri) Iron Skillet (Sun) Sugar Hillbillies (Sun) Vocal Harmony Workshop (Sat).

FREE ADMISSION. Donations Recommended.

Info: 603-236-8175 or townsquare.wv@boothcreek.com

Click here for a flyer

August 20-23, 2009 NY

Pickin' in the Pasture

Lodi, NY

2009 Lineup: Smokey Greene, Nothin Fancy, Jesse Alexander Band, Seneca County Bluegrass, The Bluegrass Brothers, Straight Drive, SummerTown Road, Danny Paisley and Southern Grass, Junior Sisk and Rambler's Choice, Remington Ryde, The Dick Smith-Mark O'Reilly Band, US Navy Band Country Current, The Lonesome River Band, Goldwing Express, The Pasture Kids.

Info: Pickin' In The Pasture, 2515 Covert Rd., Lodi, NY 14860, 607.582.6363. email alex11@capital.net

August 27-30 2009
Maine Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival

Silver Spur Riding Club, Sidney ME


2009 Lineup: Simon St. Pierre ~ (ME) ~ Sat., Dailey & Vincent ~ (TN) ~ Fri.  , The Bluegrass Brothers ~ (VA) Thurs., Fri., The Gibson Brothers ~ ( NY) ~ Sat., Dan Paisley & Southern Grass ~ (PA) ~ Fri., IIIrd Generation Bluegrass Band ~ (OK) ~ Sat., Sun., Bluegrass Diamonds ~ (NB) ~ Fri., Sat., Sun., Wilf Clark & The Misty Mountaineers ~ (ME) ~ Fri., Acoustic Blue ~ (MA) ~ Fri., Sat., Sun., Cross Over ~ (CT) ~ Sat., Sun., Blue Around The Edges ~ (RI) ~ Thur., Josh Williams & North Country ~ (MA) ~ Thur., Robinson Gospel Sing Along & Jam ~ (MA) ~ Sun, Blistered Fingers ~ (ME) ~ Thur., Fri.

Info: Greg and Sandy Cormier, 263 Trafton Road, Waterville, ME 04901 ph. 207-873-6539, e-mail: blist-f@blisteredfingers.com
August 22-24 2008 (NO INFO FOR 2009 YET) NY

Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival

North Creek, NY (In the Heart of the Adirondack Mountains)


2008 Band Lineup: Southern Rail, James King, Beartracks, The Atkinson Family, The Doerfel Family, The Cabin Fever Band, Dave Nichols and Spare Change, Smokey Greene, Blue Lightning, Sweet Cider Music, John Hudson and Friends

Info: Contact Joel R Beaudin, Co-Chairman PO Box 198,
North River NY , 12856, call 518-251-2240
info@upperhudsonbluegrass.com

Sept 4-6, 2009 VT

2nd Annual North Branch Bluegrass Festival

North Branch Bluegrass Festival Grounds
Bridgewater Center Road
Bridgewater, Vermont

2009 Band Lineup: Gopher Broke. Junior Barber & Beartracks. Big Spike, Cardigan Mountain Traditions, Crossing North. Bristol Boys, Dave Nichols and Spare Change, Smokey Greene, and more.....

E-mail: info@nbbluegrass.com
Contact: Heather Kennedy   via e-mail or 1-802-672-3042 before 9 pm

Sept 4-6, 2009

Maine

County Bluegrass Festival.

Farm Park,
Fort Fairfield, Maine.

2009 Band Lineup: Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Goldwing Express, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, White Mountain Bluegrass, Blistered Fingers, Bluegrass Diamonds, The Adrians, Kip Hemingway and Crooked River, Aroostook County Bluegrass, The LaClaires, Robinson Gospel Sing Along..

Info: suburbanelectric@hotmail.com or call (207) 227-6242

Sept 11-13, 2009 ME

Paul Bunyan Bluegrass Festival

Paul Bunyan Campground
Bangor, ME

2009 Band Lineup: Tony Trisckha, The Muellers, Borderline Bluegrass, Evergreen, The Hemmingway Brothers, Anna Mae Mitchell and Rising Tide, Maximum Blue, The Original Condition, Never2Late, Playing with Fire, Back Porch Bluegrass, Union River Band Reunion Show

Info: Bill Thibodeau, 206 Getchell Rd, Clifton, ME 04428. 207 949-0868 or sundownmgt@hotmail.com

September 12-14, 2008 (NO INFO FOR 2009 YET)  

MassBluegrass Jamboree
Maple Park Family Campground
Wareham MA

2008 Band Lineup: Sunday Gospel Sing & Jam with Mike and Mary Robinson, Nothin' Fancy, The Chapmans, Southern Rail Buddy Merriam & Back Roads, Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Back Eddy Bluegrass, Stillhouse Jammers, The Hemingway Brothers, CrabGrass, Monadnock, NewFound Grass, Dan Helman & Marking Time, No Spare Parts, The Crossfire Bluegrass Band, The Falmouth Fiddlers

At “Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park”, Cape Cod, at Maple Park, 290 Glen Charlie Road, East Wareham, Massachusetts. See www.massbluegrass.org for band listing and ticket info.
October 2-4, 2008
MA
Cape Cod Mandolin Camp
East Sandwich Beach, MA
Cape Cod Mandolin Camp
East Sandwich Beach, MA
more info: 617 306 8055
 
The fifth annual Cape Cod Mandolin Camp will be at East Sandwich Beach, Massachusetts from October 2-4, 2009. CCMC is open to all adults who play mandolin, or wish to learn. A special beginners’ track is available, and no music reading skills are required.
 
Students will study and perform throughout the weekend in their choice of musical styles, including bluegrass, classical, blues, klezmer, choro, western swing, and others. Concerts will be open to the public.
 
For more information please visit:

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Festival Guide