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• Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Held the third weekend in July on the beautiful Walsh Farm in Oak Hill, NY, Grey Fox is winner of the 2009 IBMA Bluegrass Event of the Year award. Formerly known as Winterhawk, Grey Fox features a "Who's Who" of Bluegrass Music on several...

• The European World of Bluegrass (EWOB) is an annual series with over one hundred European concerts and events in May and June, centering on the EWOB Festival, Voorthuizen, Netherlands. EWOB is organiz
The European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA) coordinates the European World of Bluegrass (EWOB), an annual series with over one-hundred concerts and events in May and June, centering on the EWOB Festival, Voorthuizen, Netherlands.

• Annual Santa Fe Traditional & Bluegrass Festival
Features national, regional and local old-time and bluegrass acts, sponsored by the Southwest Pickers. Newsletter, contacts, gallery, history, directions, upcoming shows, songs and lyrics.

• Bellbrook Jamboree
A three-day bluegrass and Americana festival held in Bellbrook, Ohio on the banks of the Little Miami River. Confirmed acts, mp3s, current news, tickets, sponsors, vendors, contacts, schedule and booking information.

• Big Horn Mountain Festival
Three-day Americana festival held in late June at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Buffalo, Wyoming. Band links, photos, schedule, tickets, lodging, camping, sponsors, vendors, area attractions, and email contact.

• Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom
Bluegrass, gospel, country festivals and happenings at Bean Blossom, Indiana, with event ticket prices, news flashes, history, awards, pictures, guest book, chat room, gift shop, camping and lodging information. Links to artists, festivals, clubs, a

• Blackwater Bluegrass Festival
Family friendly event held each spring and fall in Jasper, Alabama. Schedule, ticket information, photos from past festivals, volunteer opportunities and mailing list.

• Blazin' Bluegrass
Three-day August festival in Whitley City, Kentucky. Press releases, maps, camping information, email and phone contacts.

• Blistered Fingers
Two four-day family festivals hosted by the band Blistered Fingers each June and August in Sidney, Maine, with an open stage to encourage up-and-coming bands (no band contest). Maps, directions, performance schedules, past performers, photos, mailin

• Bluegrass Festival, Stompin 76
Biggest Bluegrass Festival in History, STOMPIN 76, Aug 6,7,8 in Galax, VA

• Bluegrass in the Park
Free early August festival in Atlanta, Michigan, on the banks of the Thunder Bay River. Bring your own lawn chair, blanket and fishing pole. Instrument and band contests. Directions and links.

• Bluegrass In The Smokies
Event held in Sevierville, Tennessee. Headlined by traditional and contemporary bluegrass artists. Photos, festival information, camping reservations, directions and artist links.

• Bower's Mansion Bluegrass Festival
Everything about the annual festival near Reno, Nevada, including band lineup, lodging, workshops, ticket sales and directions.

• Canyon Country Bluegrass
Wellsboro, PA hosts indoor winter and outdoor summer concerts. Band lineup, photos, ticket information and accommodation links.

• Cedar Valley Bluegrass Music Festival
Two-day July family event in southern Indiana, near the Ohio River. Camping, crafts, and concessions. Band line-up, photos, links, directions, guest book, phone and email contacts.

• Central Virginia Family Bluegrass Festival
Family oriented event held in May and August at Amelia Family Campgrounds. Swimming, fishing, playground. All types of campers and groups welcome. Site provides links and area information.

• Chicago Bluegrass Band
The Chicago Bluegrass Band delivers slamming traditional bluegrass music with a big-city wallop. The band's forte is a healthy diet of original tunes about hard-times, love, death, and home.

• Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival
Annual September family event located in Western Pennsylvania. Map and directions, scheduled bands, camping, links to bands and organizations.

• Cottonwood Music Festival
Outdoor Celtic, country and bluegrass festival held at Cottonwood Park on the shores of Stuart Lake in Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada. Dry camping, open mike, food vendors, and farmer's market. Ticket information, band line-up, links, pho

• Dancin' Dave's Bluegrass Festival Camping
Business offering campsite set-ups, ready to go at various large bluegrass festivals in the US. Email address, calendar of events, resources, pictures and frequently asked questions (FAQs).

• Doc Watson Music Fest
Annual event held in mid-July in Sugar Grove, NC. In 1998 "Doc Watson Appreciation Day" commenced. In 2000 the event expanded to two days to accommodate fan interest. Schedule, photos, guest book, directions, prices and area links.

• Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival
This festival is held in the Smoky mountains in Kodak, TN in September, rain or shine. Advance and gate ticket prices, e-mail contact, photos, performer links, map and directions.

• Dunmore East Tourism Group, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Dunmore East Tourism, Co. Waterford, welcomes you to Dunmore East, Co. Waterford, Ireland. An ideal holiday location.

• European World of Bluegrass Association (EWOBA)
EWOBA, a non-profit organization, was born in 2001 and puts on an annual event, held in different European locales. Photos, history, bylaws, bands, contacts, musical instruments, CDs, questionnaire and free membership application form.

• Festival In The Pines
Annual four-day event held the second weekend of May at Tripple Creek Music Campground in Rocky Mount VA. Traditional bands, food, electric camping, barn square dance and reunion shows. Schedule, photos, ticket ordering, mailing list and links.

• Festival of the Bluegrass
This annual June event has two stages at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, and has four days of pickin'. Schedule, photos, advance ticket rates, weather information, camping reservation contacts, and area attractions.

• Foggy Hollow Bluegrass Gatherin'
Early June and late September events at the farm in Alabama. Photos, directions, correspondence, email and phone contacts, and links.

• Galax Leaf & String Festival
Musicians and family activities centering on Virginia folk culture. Banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, autoharp, bass and dulcimer workshops. Food, clogging and dance presentations. Festival information, events, showcase workshops, vendors, children

• Goin' Back To Harlan Bluegrass Festival
A weekend festival in the heart of the Kentucky Highlands Region. Tickets, schedule, map, area activities, lodging and camping information.

• High Country Bluegrass Festival
One-day traditional festival in Boone, North Carolina with Blue Highway, Dailey & Vincent, Infamous Stringdusters, Southern Accent, Steve Lewis and Friends, and Cockman Family. Schedule, directions, ticket ordering, phone and email contacts.

• Huck Finn Bluegrass Festival
A large family festival held each June in Victorville, CA, with camping, circus, games, crafts, and contests. Online tickets, directions, band schedule, media information, links, camping and lodging.

• Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
Annual September event held in Longford, Ireland, featuring Irish tenor and 5-string banjo picking styles. Workshops, sessions and concerts. Photos, guest book and links.

• Kentucky Lake Bluegrass Festival
Early June festival at Kenlake State Reserve Park, Aurora, Kentucky. Photos, schedules, phone and email contacts.

• Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival
Annual August event in Vermont with craft fair, fiddle and banjo contest prizes. Band and ticket information, area attractions, image gallery and directions.

• Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Festival
Annual two-day June festival in the Laurel Highlands of western Pennsylvania. Tickets, camping, schedule, bands, directions and links.

• Mandolin Farm Bluegrass
The one and only official festival website, includes ticket information and prices, schedule, photo galleries, phone and email contacts.

• Mayville Bluegrass Festival
Mid-June festival on scenic Chautauqua Lake at Lakeside Park, Mayville, NY. National and regional bands, contests and workshops. Map, artist links, email and phone contacts.

• Mickey's Mountain Productions
Three family weekend festivals in June, July and August at Mickey's mountain, Hopedale, Ohio. Band schedules, photos, camping, ticket prices, phone and email contacts.

• New Beginnings Bluegrass Festival
Three-day August event held in Chillicothe, Ohio. Includes photos, maps, and information on weather, camping, volunteering and festival activities.

• North Fork Valley Bluegrass Festival
This mid-June festival is held in Hotchkiss, CO, and features traditional and contemporary bluegrass, instrument and vocal workshops, jams, vendors and luthiers from the region. Concerts are held in a shaded park. Rough RV camping and shaded tent ca

• O*A*T*S Bluegrass Festival
"Out Among the Stars" is the Grillbillies' annual festival, held July 4th weekend at the Rodeo Grounds in Benton, Pennsylvania. Thursday Pig Roast and discounts at Grillbillie Hall. Performer links, message board, booking, advance tickets, vendor an

• Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival
An annual event held each October within walking distance of Guthrie, with camping and RV hook-ups. Artist roster, schedule, ticket, advance ticket and volunteer information, photos, accommodations, maps, discussion page, guest book, mailing list an

• Osborne Brothers Festival
Annual August event features Gospel and Bluegrass music. Includes a schedule of performances, ticket prices, photos, information about lodging and camping, and a map and directions.

• Otis Mountain Music Festival
Annual mid-August bluegrass and Americana festival in Elizabethtown, NY, in the Adirondacks. History, press release, photo gallery, directions, store, vendors, sponsors and contact information.

• Pickin' in the Pines Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Festival
Acoustic music festival held in Flagstaff, Arizona, in September. Concerts, workshops, contests, contradancing, and children's activities.

• Planet Bluegrass
Home page for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Rocky Mountain Bluegrass Festival (RockyGrass), Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, and Song School (a songwriters' summit), all in Colorado. Music downloads of favorite Telluride artists, tickets, CDs and

• Poppy Mountain Presents IIIrd Tyme Out Bluegrass Festival
This September family festival in Morehead, Kentucky offers showcases and main stage acts, with free admission for children 12 and under. Activities include fishing, hiking, horseback trail-riding, sightseeing and jamming. Discussion group, mailing l

• PreddyFest Bluegrass Festival
Held in August on the Tar River in Franklin County, North Carolina, this festival offers both shade, space and plenty of picking, and is one of bluegrass's newest family-style gatherings. Email address, photos, guidelines, schedule, directions, tick

• Prince Edward Island Bluegrass and Oldtime Music Festival
Annual event held the first weekend in July, sponsored by the PEI Bluegrass and Oldtime Music Society. Contacts and links to artists and venues.

• Red, White & Bluegrass Family Pickin' Party
Three days of family fun including music on the main stage, all day and night picking parties, arts and crafts, pie contest, photography and quilt shows and auction. RV hook-ups. Guest book.

• RenoFest
Commemorating the life and music of banjo legend Don Reno, this annual festival, hosted by the Reno Brothers, is held indoors at the historic Center Theater in Hartsville, South Carolina, with performances, instrument workshops, outdoor parking-lot p

• RiverCity Bluegrass Festival
Two solid days of bluegrass and acoustic Americana in January 2005 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Hotel and ticket reservations, jamming, schedule, band links.

• Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend
Held in Roanoke, VA, this is a three-day, hands-on learning event at which pickers study with banjo, mandolin and guitar masters. Photos, travel information, schedules, online registration, and email contacts. Hosted and organized by AcuTab Publica

• Roanoke FiddleFest
A week long celebration of bluegrass and old-time music held in July in Roanoke, VA. Concerts, workshops and roundtable discussions, banjo and fiddle competitions, cash prizes, donations and scholarships. Site provides artist links, ticket, vendor a

• Sally Creek Music Festival
Canadian traditional festival held the first weekend in July near Woodstock, Ontario, with US and Canadian bands, and jam sessions all three days. Banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and dobro workshops. Artist biographies, festival program, map, accommo

• San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival
A week-long event in early February, featuring different artists each night in many venues in San Francisco and its neighboring communities. Email, lineup, links to the Northern California Bluegrass Society, artists, and calendar of bluegrass and old

• Song of the Mountains Festival
Three-day bluegrass and old-time music festival at the Davis Valley Winery in Groseclose, Virginia. Song of the Mountains is a monthly bluegrass concert series and PBS television program aired on 190 affiliates throughout America. Schedule, ticket p

• South Texas Music Festival
Five-day Americana festival with 300 shows on twelve stages, held in February in Mercedes, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, with bluegrass, country, folk, Texas Swing, western, religious, Mariachi and Tejano music. Picking and tortilla throwing cont

• Telluride Tom's Home Page
Telluride Tom has some of his personal recordings (on sound files) and photos.

• The Bluegrass Festival List
Listing of bluegrass and Americana festivals in the United States and Canada. Search by state, province, date, artist and advanced searches.

• Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival
Held annually on Labor Day weekend in Brunswick, Maine, overlooking Thomas Bay, this long-running festival offers a band competition (cash prize), a huge roster of bands, non-stop jamming, crafts and artist workshops, vendors, camping, and free parki

• Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival
Held annually since 1961 in southern California, this old-time and bluegrass May event at the Paramount Ranch features four stages with over 100 contestants, professional bands, folk dancing and singing, jamming, folk arts booths, National Parks exh

• Walnut Valley Festival (official)
"Winfield" is held each September in Kansas and is famous for its picking and fiddling contests and champions, with contestants from all over the world vying for top honors. Four official (performance) and two unofficial (walk-on and jamming) stages.

• Watermelon Park Fest
A two-day music roots music festival featuring bluegrass and Irish acts. Camping and music workshops.

• Wintergrass Bluegrass Festival
Held at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, WA, this late February multi-stage event presents headliners, workshops, dances, kids' activities, and jamming. Ticket information, contact, travel, hotel info at www.wintergrass.com

• Winterhawk 2000 - Bluegrass and Beyond
Three days of roots-oriented Americana music, both contemporary and traditional, on four stages at the foot of the Berkshires in east-central New York State. Overview and history, past performers, maps, contact, lodging, ticket and volunteer informa

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