Festival Circuit

- jcshepard said...
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- 15 Apr 2010, 13:34
Festival Circuit

Howdy y'all. How's the summer festival season looking for Americana music? Where's your must-see shows? The little-known or new-tho-the-scene festivals?

OK, yeah, other than Telluride. We all know about Telluride. And MerleFest. Unless of course you have pictures or video or Sam Bush's favorite mandolin strings. Then tell us about Telluride or Merlefest. :)

Let us know in time to put in for time-off. Oh, heck, a music festival good enough to travel for is probably worth just quitting that day job anyway!

-jc

Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana
Big City

[quote][b][user]jcshepard[/user][/b] said: Howdy y'all. How's the summer festival season looking for Americana music? Where's your must-see shows? The little-known or new-tho-the-scene festivals? OK, yeah, other than Telluride. We all know about [url=http://www.jcshepard.com/?p=753]Telluride[/url]. And [url=http://www.last.fm/user/jcshepard/journal/2010/04/15/3kek0s_merlefest_2010]MerleFest[/url]. Unless of course you have pictures or video or [artist]Sam Bush[/artist]'s favorite mandolin strings. Then tell us about Telluride or Merlefest. :) Let us know in time to put in for time-off. Oh, heck, a music festival good enough to travel for is probably worth just quitting that day job anyway! -jc [/quote]

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- jcshepard said...
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- 15 Apr 2010, 17:40
Bean Blossom

Mrs.Jess of rockabilly-apparel fame recommends the Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Festival in June. They say:
Nestled in the beautiful hills of Brown County in Southern Indiana, is a little slice of heaven called Bean Blossom. Bill Monroe fell in love with this small town, and the property he owned, calling it his home away from home for more than forty years. Once you visit, you too will experience the magic of Bean Blossom.
Personally, I think they might want to be a bit more specific about the location for us out-of-towners (like a map, that would be nice), but the line-up is extensive enough you could probably just follow the music once you get close. Sample:
Mountain Heart
Larry Sparks
Lonesome River Band
Michael Cleveland
IIIRD Tyme Out
Cherryholmes
Tony Rice
Ralph Stanley
and many more.

I've heard of this bit of Bill Monroe's heritage, certainly seems worth a few days of June.

Last.fm Event Page: Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival

Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana
Big City

[quote][b][user]jcshepard[/user][/b] said: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Miss-Jess]Mrs.Jess[/url] of rockabilly-apparel fame recommends the [url=http://www.beanblossom.com/]Bill Monroe Bean Blossom[/url] Festival in June. They say: [quote]Nestled in the beautiful hills of Brown County in Southern Indiana, is a little slice of heaven called Bean Blossom. Bill Monroe fell in love with this small town, and the property he owned, calling it his home away from home for more than forty years. Once you visit, you too will experience the magic of Bean Blossom.[/quote] Personally, I think they might want to be a bit more specific about the location for us out-of-towners (like a map, that would be nice), but the [url=http://www.beanblossomtickets.shoppingcartsplus.com/page/page/1665687.htm]line-up[/url] is extensive enough you could probably just follow the music once you get close. Sample: [artist]Mountain Heart[/artist] [artist]Larry Sparks[/artist] [artist]Lonesome River Band[/artist] [artist]Michael Cleveland[/artist] [artist]IIIrd Tyme Out[/artist] [artist]Cherryholmes[/artist] [artist]Tony Rice[/artist] [artist]Ralph Stanley[/artist] and many more. I've heard of this bit of [/artist]Bill Monroe[/artist]'s heritage, certainly seems worth a few days of June. Last.fm Event Page: [event=1432766]Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival[/event][/quote]

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- foggytown said...
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- 17 Apr 2010, 22:59
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

San Francisco, October 1-3 (plenty of time to put in for time off work)

The bands are still TBA, but this three day, three stage show is always worthwhile.

http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/

There won't be much on their website until some time this summer, but you can check out past lineups.

[quote][b][user]foggytown[/user][/b] said: San Francisco, October 1-3 (plenty of time to put in for time off work) The bands are still TBA, but this three day, three stage show is always worthwhile. http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/ There won't be much on their website until some time this summer, but you can check out past lineups.[/quote]

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- Sacha72 said...
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- 20 Apr 2010, 05:11
Charlie's 1st Annual Bay Bash

I'm so bold as to add a Festival with great Texas country music here. Of course it fits perfectly well...

Fulton, TX, July 3

Roger Creager
James McMurtry
Brandon Rhyder
The Band of Heathens
Emory Quinn

Tickets can be found here:
Outhouse Tickets

The Last.fm event page is here:
[event=http://www.last.fm/event/1504498+Charlie%27s+1st+Annual+Bay+Bash/]Charlie's 1st Annual Bay Bash[/event]

[quote][b][user]Sacha72[/user][/b] said: I'm so bold as to add a Festival with great Texas country music here. Of course it fits perfectly well... Fulton, TX, July 3 [artist]Roger Creager[/artist] [artist]James McMurtry[/artist] [artist]Brandon Rhyder[/artist] [artist]The Band of Heathens[/artist] [artist]Emory Quinn[/artist] Tickets can be found here: [url=http://www.outhousetickets.com/Venue/Charlie_Robison_Bay_Bash_and_Redfish_Roundup]Outhouse Tickets[/url] The Last.fm event page is here: [event=http://www.last.fm/event/1504498+Charlie%27s+1st+Annual+Bay+Bash/]Charlie's 1st Annual Bay Bash[/event][/quote]

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- jcshepard said...
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- 20 Apr 2010, 13:08
The Lost.fm Event Page notation seems to get goofy, maybe this works:

Bay Bash

Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana
Big City

[quote][b][user]jcshepard[/user][/b] said: The Lost.fm Event Page notation seems to get goofy, maybe this works: [event=1504498]Bay Bash[/event][/quote]

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- double_ipa said...
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- 21 Apr 2010, 15:53
Pickathon!

Solid, solid festival that I'm sure many of you have heard of. Great lineup this year.

http://www.pickathon.com/news_story.php?id=236

Telluride's baby sister, RockyGrass, is always great too!

http://www.bluegrass.com/rockygrass/

Cheers!

[quote][b][user]double_ipa[/user][/b] said: Solid, solid festival that I'm sure many of you have heard of. Great lineup this year. http://www.pickathon.com/news_story.php?id=236 Telluride's baby sister, RockyGrass, is always great too! http://www.bluegrass.com/rockygrass/ Cheers![/quote]

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- jcshepard said...
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- 29 Apr 2010, 15:14
Recommended by bleds, the No Depression Festival is back this year, Aug. 21, 2010, at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Wash.

Lineup announced this week, general ticket sales open 1 May (Saturday)--if you can't wait that long, go poke around NoDepression.com and you'll find the deal on presales.

* Sera Cahoone
* Chuck Prophet
* Alejandro Escovedo
* Punch Brothers
* Cave Singers
* Lucinda Williams
* swell season

A bit to the progressive side, but that's kinda where No Depression had been going before they left the dead-tree-business behind. And I have to confess I have NO idea who the anchor tenants Swell Season are. Guess I'm gonna go look 'em now.

Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana
Big City

[quote][b][user]jcshepard[/user][/b] said: Recommended by [user]bleds[/user], the [event=1512830]No Depression Festival[/event] is back this year, Aug. 21, 2010, at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Wash. Lineup announced this week, general ticket sales open 1 May (Saturday)--if you can't wait that long, go poke around NoDepression.com and you'll find the deal on presales. * [artist]Sera Cahoone[/artist] * [artist]Chuck Prophet[/artist] * [artist]Alejandro Escovedo[/artist] * [artist]Punch Brothers[/artist] * [artist]Cave Singers[/artist] * [artist]Lucinda Williams[/artist] * [artist]Swell Season[/artist] A bit to the progressive side, but that's kinda where No Depression had been going before they left the dead-tree-business behind. And I have to confess I have NO idea who the anchor tenants Swell Season are. Guess I'm gonna go look 'em now.[/quote]

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- foggytown said...
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- 4 Sep 2010, 17:42
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Thought I would plug this festival again since it is a month away and a bunch of bands have been announced.
http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/

Remember it is a free show.

[quote][b][user]foggytown[/user][/b] said: Thought I would plug this festival again since it is a month away and a bunch of bands have been announced. [url]http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/[/url] Remember it is a free show.[/quote]

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Festival Circuit

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