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"WHEREAS, the greater Washington, D.C.-area has become one of the most active, creative and productive Bluegrass and Old-Time Music
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Learn to Play the Bluegrass Way!
DCBU Bluegrass Camp July 13-18, 2008

Class of 2007
2nd Annual DCBU Bluegrass Camp!
With Fiddle master Bobby Hicks and bassist extraordinaire Missy Raines and others. The DCBU bluegrass camp is held at McDaniel College in Westminster, Md., in cooperation with Common Ground on the Hill. You can Register Online or call 410-857-2771.

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May 15-17, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

Central Virginia Family Bluegrass Festival
Amelia Family Campground, Amelia, VA
Featuring: Daily-Vincent Band, Larry Stephenson, Rhonda Vincent, Gold Heart, Ernie Thacker, Johnathan Dillon, James King, The Churchmen, Ted Jones & Tarheel Boys, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, Borrowed Time, Buck & Co., Bluegrass Brothers, Country Fried Grass, Carolina Road, Ramblers Choice, Midnight Rambler, Lonesome Will Mullins, Shiloh Ridge.
Phone: 804-561-3011


May 15-18, 2008 - Thursday-Sunday

56Th Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
Granite Hill Campground, 3340 Fairfield, Road, Gettysburg, PA
Featuring: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Dan Tyminski Band, JD Crowe & The New South, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Grascals, Seldom Scene, Blue Highway, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Steep Canyon Rangers, Circuit Riders, Danny Paisley & Southern Grass, Dailey-Vincent Band, Nothin' Fancy, Lewis Family, Bluegrass Brothers, Pete & Joan Wernick, Good Deale Bluegrass w/ Mike Auldridge, Williams & Clark Expedition, Jimmy Gaurdreau & Moondi Klein, Audie Blaylock & Redline, Donna Hughes Band, Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass, and many more.
Phone: 1-800-642-TENT or 717-642-8749, email: bluegrass@granitehillcampingresort.com


May 16-17, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

Old Time Music Festival
Breaks Interstate Park Conference Center
Breaks, VA
Featuring: Jim Mullins & Ken Childress, Fire In The Kitchen, The Clacks Mountain Band, Jim & Ada McCowan, Phil & Ann Case, and more.
Contact: 800-982-5122 or 276-865-4413 or email rbreeding@breakspark.com


May 17, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Amelia Bluegrass Festival
Festival grounds, Amelia VA.
Time: all day

Jay Armsworthy & Easter Tradition
Fire Hall
Airville, PA
Time: 7:30PM

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Charlestown Community
715 Maidens Choice Lane, Catonsville, Md.
Phone: 800-222-9651
Time: 10am-noon
Then at: Beck & Benedict Hardware Theatre
118 Walnut St., Waynesboro,Pa.
Phone: 717-762-4711
Time: 7pm

Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band
Centreville Flingfest
Bull Run Regional Park , Centreville, VA
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM, Tickets: $8 Advance, $10 gate Kids 5 & under & Senior Free.
Huge 3 Day Festival! Rids available - 1 day w/rides, $20.

Skystone Bluegrass Band
Phone: 540-895-0247, Email: MWMDJM@AOL.COM Skystone Bluegrass
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm

Monroe Crossing
Habitat For Humanity Concert
Grace Brethren Church, 13000 Zekiah Drive, Waldorf, MD
Contact: Bill Adams, email: hpytrls@comcast.net
Time: 7:00 PM, Tickets: Offering
Group is from Minnesota

Dirty River
Phone: 202-729-0280, Email: wpark3@comcast.net
Artomatic
1200 First Street, NE, Washington, DC
Time: 10:00PM

Waitin On A Train
Dogfish Head Brewpub
320 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth, De
Phone: 302-226-2739
Time: 10:00 pm

Skystone
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm

Rockledge Bluegrass Band
Phone: 703-472-2505, Email: msclifton@comcast.net
Del Ray United Methodist Church
100 E. Windsor Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301
Phone: 703-549-2088, email: office@delrayumc.org
Time: 8:30am - 10:30am, Tickets: $5
All you can eat pancake breakfast (pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee)
"Pancakes and Pickin'" Darrell Slone (banjo), Mark Clifton (reso), George Williamson (mando), Lynn Healey (guitar), Chuck Vollherbst (bass)


May 18, 2008 - Sunday

Deer Creek Boys
Strasburg Theater
Location: 151 W. King Street, Strasburg, VA
Phone: 540-975-0813, email: strasburgbluegrass@hotmail.com
Time: 7:00PM, Tickets: $10.00adv/$12.00door
The Deer Creek Boys are back, just in time to wrap up the annual Strasburg Mayfest Celebration! Top winners at the 2007 Galax Fiddler's Convention. Check them out for yourselves

Five of a Kind
Strasburg May Fest 2008
First Bank Lot, Holiday Street,
Strasburg, VA
Time: 4:30-6:30PM

Willie Poole & Durham Station Bluegrass
Cactus Flats
Route# 15 - 7 Miles North of Frederick, MD
Time: 5:00-8:00PM

Bluegrass Music and Worship Service
12 S. Church St., Middletown, Maryland
Phone: 301-371-6610, email: kschu5849@aol.com
Time: 10:30 am, Tickets: FREE
Come hear the spiritually uplifting sounds of Bluegrass at a special service that will have you tapping your toes.


May 22-24, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

Dr. Ralph Stanley's 38th Annual Memorial Weekend Bluegrass Festival
Hills of Home Park, McClure, VA
Featuring: Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mt. Boys, Cherryholmes, Dave Evans & River Bend, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, Ernie Thacker & Route 23, The Larkins, The Midnight Ramblers, JD Crowe & The New South, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, The Grascals, The Lewis Family, James King Band, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, George Shuffler, Kenneth Davis & The Scott Co. Boys, Jeffery Kennedy & Big Caney Bluegrass.
Contact: 606-784-9936


May 23, 2008 - Friday

Mama Tried
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road, Herndon, VA
Phone: 703-435-8377, email: kd4fue@bellatlantic.net
Time: 8:00 PM, Tickets: $12
Doors open at 7:00 PM for a 8:00 PM show. Handicapped accessible & smoke free. Light snack service available.

The Punch Brothers Chris Thile & Friends
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Phone: 703-549-7500
Time: 7:30pm, Tickets: $22.50

New Mode Grass
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm


May 23-25, 2008 - Friday-Sunday

Fiddler's Grove Ole Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival
Union Grove, NC
Contact: 828/478-3735 or email info@fiddlersgrove.com
Oldest fiddler's competition in North America, Competition for bands and individuals with over $4000 in prizes. Free workshops, special invited entertainers, camping on site, food vendors, family-run and family-friendly.


May 23-25, 2008 - Friday-Sunday

DelFest
Featuring: Del McCoury Band, Vince Gill, Dierks Bentley, Keller Williams & The Keels, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Sam Bush, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet w/Bela Fleck, David Bromberg & The Angel Band, Punch Brothers w/Chris Thile, Railroad Earth, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Great American Taxi w/Vince Herman, Jon Fishman, Steep Canyon Rangers, Adrienne Young, The Lee Boys Dre's Rude Awakening, Ronnie Bowman, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, Mike Garris & Area 51, Davidson Brothers Band
Allegany Co. Fairgrounds, Cumberland, MD
Contact: 510-420-1529, email: delfest@delfest.com


May 24, 2008 - Saturday

Bluegrass In The Park
Brandywine Lions Park, Rt 301 & Cherrytree Crossing Road, Cheltenham, MD
Contact: 301-466-7118

WDVR Round Valley Bluegrass Festival
Round Valley Youth Center, Clinton, NJ
Contact: 215-257-8906

Appalachian Flyer
The Friendly Inn
Route 144 at Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD
Time: 8:45 PM
No cover, non-smoking, free parking.

Amanda Murphy & The Lost Indians
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm

Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition; Scott Brannon Band; Virginia Ramblers; Ernie Bradley & Grassy Ridge
Brandywine Lions Club Park
Rt. 301 & Cherry Tree Crossing Rd., Accross from the Veterans Cementary, Cheltenham, MD
Phone: 301-737-3004, email: jaychelle1@verizon.net
Time: 1:00 pm, Tickets: $15.00 advance/$20.00 at the gate
Info: Bluegrass music, Classic Car Show, & Bull Roast


May 25, 2008 - Sunday

David Grisman Bluegrass Experience
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Phone: 703-549-7500, email:
Time: 7:30pm, Tickets: $37.50

Willie Poole & Durham Station Bluegrass
Greater Baltimore Herb Festival
Leaking Park, Baltimore, MD
Time: Noon-4:00PM

Sonrise Gospel Bluegrass
Strasburg Theater
Location: 151 W. King Street, Strasburg, VA
Phone: 540-975-0813, email: strasburgbluegrass@hotmail.com
Time: 2:00PM, Tickets: $7.00


May 29, 2008 - Thursday

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Kennedy Center Millenium Theater
2700 F Street, NW , Washington, DC
Phone: 202-467-4600
Time: 6:00 PM, Tickets: FREE


May 29-31, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

Graves Mountain Festival of Music
Syria, VA
Featuring: The Courtney Hollow Band, The Wells Family, Randy Kohrs & The Lites, The Steep Canyon Rangers, The James King Band, The Lewis Family, The Isaacs, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, The Bluegrass Brothers, Seldom Scene, Sierra Hull & Highway 111, The United Status Navy Band "Country Current" Bluegrass Group, Blue Highway, Cadillac Sky, Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band, Mark Templeton & Pocket Change, Grasstowne, The Mark Newton Band, Cherryholmes, Dr. Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys, Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top Express, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Carl Jackson, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and many more.
Phone: 540-923-4231, email: info@gravesmountain.com


May 30, 2008 - Friday

Carolina Chocolate Drops
Montpelier Arts Center
9652 Muirkirk Rd, Laurel, MD
Phone: 301-953-1993 / 410-792-0664, email: montpelier.arts@pgparks.com
Time: 8:00 pm, Tickets: $20

Cedar Run
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm


May 31, 2008 - Saturday

Last Train Home
Rams Head On Stage
The Rams Head Tavern, 33 West Street, Annapolis, MD
Phone: 410-268-4545, email: boxoffice@ramsheadtavern.com
Time: 8:30PM, Tickets: $19.50
Part country, part rock, part blues, bluegrass and even a little Tin Pan Alley

Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein / Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie Band
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road, Herndon, VA
Phone: 703-435-8377, email: kd4fue@bellatlantic.net
Time: 7:30 PM, Tickets: $20
Doors open at 6:30 PM for a 7:30 PM show. Handicapped accessible & smoke free. Light snack service available.

Rockledge
Tiffany Tavern
1116 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Phone: 703-836-8844
Time: 9:00pm

The Seldom Scene & Steep Canyon Rangers
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Phone: 703-549-7500
Time: 7:30pm, Tickets: $25.00


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June 6-7, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

Christopher Run Bluegrass Jam Weekend
7149 Zachary Taylor Hwy, Mineral, VA 23117, USA
Contact: 540-894-4744 for more information
Have you missed bluegrass music at Christopher Run? If so bring your instruments and come here for a gathering of friends. Pick and grin the weekend away.
Special price: $5 campsites in bluegrass area for pickers.


June 6-8, 2008 - Friday-Sunday

Bobby's Bull Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Off US52, Crum, WV
Featuring: Glen Richie Band, Shades of Bluegrass, Mill Creek Express, Fast Lane, East KY Tymes, Tommy Webb Band, Vince Combs & Shadetree Bluegrass, and more.
Phone: 304-393-3679 or 304-393-3597


June 6, 2008 - Friday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Open Air Theater, Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Rd., Kennett Square, Pa.
Time: 7:30PM

Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band
Concerts on the GreenPerformances presented by the Town of Vienna and Friends of the Vienna Town Green.
144 Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA.
Time: 6:30PM, Tickets: FREE
Bring chairs. In case of rain, call The Weather Line 703-255-6360. .

Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Spotlight by Starlight - Mason District Park
Time: 7:30PM, Tickets: Free
Directions: Beltway Exit 52B (Rt236) - East two miles to left on John Marr Drive, Right on Columbia Pike to Park entrance.
For Information


June 7, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Bluegrass on The River
Main Street, Wrightsville, Pa.
Time: 6:30-9:30PM

Skystone Bluegrass Band
Phone: 540-895-0247, Email: mwmdjm@aol.com
Potomac Overlook Regional Park
2845 Marcy Road, Arlington, Va
Phone: 703-528-5406
Time: 7pm-9pm
Evening concert in the park

Dirty River
Phone: 202-729-0280, Email: wpark3@comcast.net
Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship
Harpers Ferry Rd., Purcellville, VA
Phone: 540-668-7640, email: info@brces.org
Time: TBA
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Benefit Concert

Lee-Fendall House Museum Benefit
614 Oronoco Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Featuring: Dead Men's Hollow, Herb and Hanson, Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Time: 12Noon-5:00PM
Contact: 703-548-1789
Time: 12:00, Tickets: 45.00
Bring your picnic blanket and relax in the garden of the Lee-Fendall House. All proceeds benefit the education and restoration activities at the Lee-Fendall House Museum.

Orrin Star
Mandolin Workshop
Cheverly, MD
Phone: 301-773-6149, email: orhay@aol.com
Time: 12:00pm, Tickets: $40
Noon-2pm. On "Ghost Rider in the Sky." Limited to 10 participants; more details on webpage.

Patuxent Partners
Phone: 301-294-0502, Email: info@pxrec.com
The Brick House
1534 Cedarhurst Road , Shady Side, MD
Phone: 410-867-3400
Time: 9:30pm


June 10, 2008 - Tuesday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Aberdeen Festival Park
Howard Street, Aberdeen, Md.
Time: 7pm


June 11, 2008 - Wednesday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Rockville Farmer's Market Noontime Concert Series
E. Montgomery Ave, Rockville, Md.
Time: 12-1:30


June 12-14, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

All American Bluegrass Jam
Booster Park, Rte. 20, Orange, Va.
Featuring: Featuring: The Grascals, Ralph Stanley II, Claire Lynch, George Clark & Dixie Flyer, Dark Hollow, Wildwood Valley Boys, Carolina Sonshine, Michelle Nixon, Little Mountain Boys, Jay Armsworthy, Bill Yates, Courtney Hollow & The Kirk Family.
Contact: (540) 825-5838


June 12-15, 2008 - Thursday-Sunday

Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival
Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, PA.
Featuring: Loretta & Mo, Seth Sawyer Band, Gold Heart, Stained Glass Window, Smokey Greene, Miller's Creek, Cabin Fever Band, Adrenalin Hayride, Melvin Goins, Carolina Sonshine, Dan Paisley, Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie, Country Current (US Navy), Remington Ryde, Jr. Barber & Beartracks, Abrams Brothers, Valerie Smith, James King, Frank Wakefield, Jesse McReynolds, Bobby Osborne, Bill & Maggie Anderson, James Reams, Biscuit Burners, Lewis Family, Claire Lynch, Bluegrass Brothers, Nothin' Fancy, and more.
Contact: 973-584-2324


June 13-14, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

Bluegrass in the Woods
Otter Creek Campground, Airville, PA.
Contact: 717-862-3628

Tri-State Bluegrass Pickin Party
Log Cabin Campground, Cross Junction, VA
Phone: 304-258-4419

Dead Men's Hollow
Braddock Nights at Lake Accotink
Time: 7:30PM, Tickets: Free
Directions: Beltway Exit 54B (Braddock Rd.) east 1/2 mile to right at Heming Ave. to the park's rear entrance. Or from Route 95 South, take Old Keene Mill Rd. (Rt. 644) west to right on Backlick Rd. to Highland Ave. to main marina entrance. Or From Route 123 Braddock Rd. east to right on Queensbury (across from Wakefield Park Entrance) to right on Heming to park entrance.
For Information


June 13, 2008 - Friday

Jay Armsworthy & Easter Tradition
All American Bluegrass Jam
Orange, VA
Time: 1:00PM

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Town Green Park
Park St. NE at Maple Lane, Vienna, Va.
Phone: 703-255-6360
Time: 6:30-8pm

Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival
Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, PA.
Contact: 973-584-2324


June 14, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Otter Creek Bluegrass Festival
Route 45 North, Airville, Pa.
Time: 10:00AM-8:00PM
Includes 4 other bands

Skystone Bluegrass Band
Phone: 540-895-0247, Email: mwmdjm@aol.com
Prince William County Bluegrass Festival
PWC Fairgrounds Route 234 , Manassas, Va
Phone: 571-749-7156
Time: 11a-4p
Several bands...for Bristoe Station Battlefield Preservation

Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Phone: 703-549-7500
Time: 7:30pm, Tickets: $35.00


June 15, 2008 - Sunday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Old Towne Bowie Grill
8604 Chestnut Ave, Bowie, Md.
Phone: 301-464-8800
Time: 5-8pm

House Concert and Potluck Jam
Featuring: href="http://www.tinsmith.net"> Tinsmith
Glendale, MD
Bring your instruments, a chair, swimming apparel (there’s a pool) and your favorite dish.
Jamming starts at 1:00 PM, Concert starts at 4:00 PM.
A $15.00 donation to attend the concert is requested.
100% of all donations will go to the Tinsmith band.
For reservations, information and directions contact
Andy Bryson on 301-277-5258 or bryca137@aol.com
Also Tinsmith's MySpace
SEATING IS LIMITED, RSVP - PLEASE


June 19-21, 2008 - Thursday-Sunday

Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival
Karstetter Farm, Greenbuur Gap Road, Loganton, PA.
Featuring: Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, Buncombe Turnpike, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, The Hillbilly Gypsies, The Stevens Family, Shanon Whitworth, Lockport Drifters, Mama Com, Stained Glass Window, Stewed Mulligan, Grass Stained Genes, Van Wagner & Matt Harrison, Halftime String Band, Sweetwater, Pinelli Brothers, and more.
Contact: 570-753-8878

15th Annual Maury River Fiddler's Convention
Glen Maury Park, Buena Vista, VA
Phone: 1-800-555-8845

Grottoes Family Bluegrass Festival
Grand Caverns, Grottoes, VA.
Featuring: Hickory Ridge, IIIrd Tyme Out, Mark Templeton & Pocket Change, Hard Drivin' Grass, Gold Heart, Virginia Ramblers, Lonesome River Band, NewFound Road, Dark Hollow, Midnight Ramblers, Northridge,
Contact: 804-561-0705 or email lawsonentertainment@aol.com

June 20-21, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

14th Annual Peninsula Festival
Georgetown, DE
Phone: 302-875-2595

Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Festival
44 Firehall Road, Ligonier, PA.
Contact: 724-238-8646


June 20, 2008 - Friday

Willie Poole & Durham Station Bluegrass
Harper's Ferry KOA Campground
Harper's Ferry, WV
Time: 7:00-10:00PM

Avett Brothers w/Aleta Dale
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Phone: 703-549-7500
Time: 7:30pm, Tickets: $25.00


June 21, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Peninsula Bluegrass Festival
Festival grounds, Georgetown DE.
Phone: 717-779-0823
Time: all day

Orrin Star
Mandolin Workshops at Alpha Music
3234 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA
Phone: 301-773-6149, email: orhay@aol.com
Time: 12:00pm
Rhythm Mandolin Noon-2pm; Bluegrass Lead 2:30-4:30pm; see webpage for details.

Orrin Star
House Concert
Heathsville, VA
Phone: 804.761.2891, email: farmhouse_concerts@hotmail.com
Time: 8:30pm
Contact Mary for location/reservations.


June 22, 2008 - Sunday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Village Green
Crofton, Md
Time: 6:00-8:00pm

Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein opening for EmmyLou Harris
Wolf Trap Filene Center
Vienna, VA

Pickin party and concert at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
Featuring: Flint Hollow, Ernie Bradley and Grassy Ridge
Open jamming under the huge trees
Sponsored by: Lucketts Community Center
42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg, VA 20176, Lucketts, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-5281, email: bluegrass@luckettscommunitycenter.org
Time: 12:00 to 5:00, Tickets: FREE
South of Leesburg. Food for sale. Plenty of indoor and outdoor sapce available. Rain or shine.

Orrin Star
Guitar & Mandolin Workshops
270 Robins Nest Rd, Lancaster, VA
Phone: 804-462-6101, email: diane_berry@hughes.net
Time: 11:00am
11am-1pm: Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar; 1:30-3:30 Mandolin Workshop on "Cherokee Shuffle".

Roland Zimmerman Family
Phone: 717-354-6804, Email: musicalministry@frontiernet.net
Bucher's Meetinghouse
Scheaffer Road, Lebanon, PA
Time: 7:00pm
Route 419, between Buffalo Springs & Cornwall, South Lebanon Township, between State Drive & Store Lane


June 23, 2008 - Monday

Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein opening for EmmyLou Harris
Charlottesville Pavilion
Charlottesville, VA


June 24, 2008 - Tuesday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Stango Park
Kings Hwy and Adams Ave, Lewes, De.
Time: 7pm


June 25, 2008 - Wednesday

Ricky Skaggs with Bruce Hornsby
Wolf Trap Filene Center
Vienna, VA

Nothin' Fancy
Lee District Nights at Lee Amphitheater
Time: 7:30PM, Tickets: Free
Directions: Take Beltway Exit 176A (Telegraph Road) to right on Telegraph Rd (south) 2.5 miles to entrance on left.
For Information


June 26, 2008 - Thursday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Kent Manor Inn
Kentmoor Drive, Kent Island, Md
Time: 7pm


June 26-28, 2008 - Thursday-Saturay

Rockahock's 4th Annual James King Bluegrass Festival
Rockahock Campground, Lanexa, VA
Featuring: James King, Nothin' Fancy, Country Fried Grass, Doerful Family, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, Dailey-Vincent, Bluegrass Brothers, Code Blue, Daniel Patrick Family, Dismembered Tennesseans, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Steep Canyon Rangers, Seldom Scene.
Phone: 804-966-8367

2nd Annual Song of the Mountains Festival & Smyth County Celebration
Davis Valley Winery, I81, Exit 54, Groseclose, VA
Featuring: Goose Creek Symphony, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, Pine Mountain Railroad, Lou Reid & Carolina, Mac Puckett & The Good Company Band, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Fescue, Michael Reno Harrell, Appalachian Trail, The Larkins, Jess McReynolds & The Virginia Boys, No Speed Limit, Nothin' Fancy, Jeanette Williams Band, Big Country Bluegrass, Special Ed & Shortbus, and more.
Contact: 276-686-8855


June 26-29, 2008 - Thursday-Sunday

28th Anniversary Music In The Mountains Bluegrass Festival
Summersville Music Park, Summersville, WV
Featuring: Cherryholmes, Karl Shifflet & Big Country, Martin Family, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen, Ronnie Reno & Reno Tradition, Gary Waldrep Band, Anita Fisher Band w/Ray Deaton, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Rarely Herd, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Wildwood Valley Boys, Goldwing Express, Nothin' Fancy, Primitive Quartet, The Hart Brothers, Roe Family Band, Buck & Company, Tim Graves & Cherokee, US Navy Band "Country Current", Carolina Sonshine, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Larry Stephenson Band, Timmons Family, Bluegrass Strangers, New Ground, Brighter Side Quartet, Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys, JD Crowe & The New South, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Dailey & Vincent Band, Lonesome River Band, Lewis Family, Churchmen, Grascals, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Long, Grasstowne, Williams & Clark Expedition.


June 27, 2008 - Friday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Shrewsbury Carnival
Forrest Ave, Shrewsbury, Pa.
Time: 7:00-11:00PM


June 28, 2008 - Saturday

Ladies of Country & Bluegrass Music
Albert Music Hall, Waretown, NJ
Contact: 609-971-1593

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Flames Across The River
Main Street, Wrightsville, Pa.
Time: 7:30-9:30PM

House Concert and Potluck Jam
Robin Bullock
MOUNT RAINIER, MARYLAND (Washington DC Metro Area)
Bring your instruments, a chair and your favorite dish. Come early and stay late!
Jamming starts at 1:00 PM, Concert starts at 6:00 PM.
A $15.00 donation to attend the concert is requested.
100% of all donations go to Robin.
For reservations, information and directions contact
Andy Bryson on 301-277-5258 or BryCA137@aol.com
SEATING IS LIMITED, RSVP - PLEASE

Roland Zimmerman Family
Phone: 717-354-6804, Email: musicalministry@frontiernet.net
Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting
119 Beaver Valley Road, Chadds Ford, PA
Time: 7:00pm


June 29, 2008 - Sunday

Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein
Concerts on the Green
Performances presented by the Town of Vienna and Friends of the Vienna Town Green.
144 Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA.
Time: 6:30PM, Tickets: FREE
Bring chairs. In case of rain, call The Weather Line 703-255-6360. .

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July 2-5, 2008 - Wednesday-Friday

Mountaintop Bluegrass Festival
Tarentum, PA
Featuring: The Grascals, Audie Blaylock & Redline, The Adcocks w/Tom Gray, Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers, Blue Shades, Kenny Baker, The Morons, Francine & The Mountain Top Band, Goldwing Express, V.W. Boys, Larry Efaw & The Mountaineers, James King, Karl Shifflet & Big Country, The Tennessee Cloggers, Roni Stoneman, Carolina Road, Daily-Vincent Band, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Northern Blend,
Contact: 724-224-1511


July 3-6, 2008 - Thursday-Sunday

9th Annual Out Among The Stars (OATS) Bluegrass Festival
Benton Rodeo Grounds
Benton, PA.
Featuring: James King, Lonesome River Band, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Pine Mountain Railroad, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, David Davis & The Warrior River Boys, Newfound Road, Chris Jones & The Nightriders, Doerfel Family, Stained Glass Window, Hillbilly Gypsies, Hillbilly Water, Aimless Pursuit, Special Ed & The Short Bus and many more.
Phone: 908-464-9495,


July 4, 2008 - Friday

Skystone Bluegrass Band
Phone: 540-895-0247, Email: MWMDJM@AOL.COM Skystone Bluegrass
Fairfax City 4th of July Parade
Main Street, Fairfax City, Va
Time: 10am

Five of a Kind
Middletown Forth Of July Celebration
Downtown, Middletown, VA
Time: 5:00-8:00PM (or right after the parade)


July 5, 2008 - Saturday

Five of a Kind
Rio Firemans Carnival
Downtown, Rio, WV
Time: 7:00-11:00PM

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives w/Quebe Sisters
Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Phone: 703-549-7500
Time: 7:30pm, Tickets: $25.00


July 9, 2008 - Wednesday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Bel Air Summer Concert Series
N. Hickory Ave and Lee Way, Bel Air, Md.
Time: 7:00pm


July 9-12, 2008 - Wednesday-Saturday

Wayside Bluegrass Festival 2008
Wayside Park
Stuart, VA
Featuring: The Lonesome River Band, James King Band, The Churchmen, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Locust Mountain Boys, Lost & Found, Mark Templeton & Pocket Change, Linda Lay, Sammy Shelor & Crooked Run, The Harmons, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, The Country Boys, and more.
Contact: 276-692-5239 or email hazelwoodtrucking@earthlink.net


July 11-12, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival
Miffin County Youth Fairgrounds, Reedsville, PA.
Contact: 717-348-3537

Country Gentlemen Bluegrass Festival
Watermelon Park, Berryville, VA
Featuring: Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen, Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition, Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie Band, The Grass Cats, Scott Brannon Band, R.C. Harris & Blue Denim, Lonesome Highway, The Loudan Travlers, Shallow Creek, Constant Change, The Dirty River Band, and more.
Phone: 540-955-4803


July 11, 2008 - Friday

Five of a Kind
Belle Grove Ice Cream Social
Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, VA
Time: 7:00-9:00PM

Dirty River
Phone: 202-729-0280, Email: wpark3@comcast.net
Watermelon Park
Berryville, VA
Phone: 540-539-2054
Time: TBA
Appearing at the Country Gentlemen Bluegrass Festival - July 11 & 12

Roland Zimmerman Family
Phone: 717-354-6804, Email: musicalministry@frontiernet.net
Fairmount Home, Farm Crest Gathering Room
1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata, PA
Time: 7:00pm


July 12, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-586-1727, Email: blugras2@localnet.com
Ole Tyme Days
Fawn Grove, PA.
Phone: 717-382-4129, email: freecell@nfdc.net
Time: 6 pm
Farm&Tractor Show

Bluegrass on the Grass Festival
Bosler Hall, Carlisle, PA.
Contact: 717-245-1910

Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band
Country Gentlemen Festival
Berryville, VA


July 12-13, 2008 - Saturday-Sunday

Common Ground On The Hill Roots Music and Arts Festival
500 S. Center Street, Westminster, MD
Contact: 410-857-2771, email: cground@qis.net

Old Time Banjo Festival
Contact: 301-962-9426, email: info@oldtimebanjofestival.com
Various Locations
Saturday 4/12 - Noon-2:00PM
Jammin' Java - Old Time Banjo Festival Contest
227 Maple Ave, Vienna, VA
Saturday 4/12 - 6:30-Til?
The Birchmere - Old Time Banjo Festival Concert
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
Featuring: Mike Seeger, Roni Stoneman, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Cheick Hamala Diabate & Bob Carlin, Dan Gellert, Paul Brown, Kevin Enoch, Kate Brett & Friends, Adam Hurt, Reed Martin, and Bruce Molsky.
Sunday 4/13 - Noon-2:00PM
Old Time Banjo Festival Workshops
Location to be Announed (Kensington/Takoma Park, MD area)
Contact the Banjo Festival Website for information


July 13, 2008 - Saturday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Manheim Memorial Park
504 Adele Ave, Manheim, Pa.
Time: 6:30pm


July 17-19, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

25Th Annual Mineral Bluegrass Festival
Walton Park, Mineral, VA
Featuring: Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie Band, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, The Grascals, The Del McCoury Band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, Goldwind Express, Tim Graves & Cherokee, The Lewis Family, Paul Williams & The Victory Trio, The Bluegrass Brothers, The James King Band, Carolina Sonshine, The Chuck Wagon Gang, Raymong Fairchild & The Maggie Valley Boys, Lonesome Will Mullins & The Virginia Playboys, Daily Vincent Band, Barry Scott & Second Wind, and more.
Phone: 706-864-7203


July 18, 2008 - Friday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Stewartstown Carnival
Route 851, Stewartstown PA.
Phone: 717-779-0823, email: freecell@nfdc.net
7-11pm

Waitin On A Train
Dogfish Head Brewpub
320 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth, De
Phone: 302-226-2739
Time: 10:00 pm


July 19, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Easter Seals Event
Fire Co. Grounds, Campbelltown PA.
Phone: 717-779-0823, email: freecell@nfdc.net
Time: 2-10 pm

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Music by the Lake, Hagerstown City Park
City Park Drive, Hagerstown, Md
Time: 7pm


July 19, 2008 - Sunday

Randy Barrett & The Barrettones
The Potomac Center (Hampshire County Arts Council Presents)
1 Blue St., Romney, WV
Phone: 304-496-8201, email: performances@hampshirearts.org
Time: 5PM, Tickets: Free, donations appreciated
Summer Concert on the Lawn. 3 hrs. from DC. Lodging info Come To Hampshire


July 20, 2008 - Monday

Willie Poole & Durham Station
Allen`s Pond
Bowie, Md
Email: lydiapoole@juno.com
Time: 7 PM, Tickets: Free


July 25, 2008 - Friday

Williams & Clark Expedition
Braddock Nights at Lake Accotink
Time: 7:30PM, Tickets: Free
Directions: Beltway Exit 54B (Braddock Rd.) east 1/2 mile to right at Heming Ave. to the park's rear entrance. Or from Route 95 South, take Old Keene Mill Rd. (Rt. 644) west to right on Backlick Rd. to Highland Ave. to main marina entrance. Or From Route 123 Braddock Rd. east to right on Queensbury (across from Wakefield Park Entrance) to right on Heming to park entrance.
For Information


July 25-26, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

2nd Annual Crowsnest Bluegrass Festival
7-H Skeet Club Field, Patton, PA.
Contact: 814-327-5662

Roanoke Fiddle Fest 2008
Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
Featuring: Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mt. Boys, The Grascals, Grasstowne, Dailey-Vincent Band, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe, The Bluegrass Brothers, Sandy Ridge, Hershel Sizemore, Dewey Peters.
Contact: 1-866-883-9466 or emai: info@roanokefiddlefest.com


July 26, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Music in the Manse
Dickinson Pres.church, Carlisle PA.
Phone: 717-779-0823, email: freecell@nfdc.net
Time: 6-9 pm
Church Grounds

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Quiet Waters Park
600 Quiet Waters Park Rd, Annapolis, Md
Phone: 410-222-1777
Time: 6-8 pm


July 27-Aug 2, 2008 - Sunday-Saturday

24th Annual Bluegrass Week
August Heritage Center, Elkins, WV.
Featuring: Tim O'Brien, Stuart Duncan, Bobby Hicks, Buddy Spicher, Andrew Van Norstrand, Jimmy Heffernan, Mike Witcher, Hershel Sizemore, Sharon Gilchrist, John Rossbach, David McLaughlin, Russ Barenberg, Leigh Gibson, Terry Baucom, Eric Gibson, Ire Gitlin, Mike Bub, Missy Raines, Tom Rozum, Laurie Lewis, Chris Stuart, Janey Beasley.
Workshops, Jams, Concerts, Dances.
Contact: 304-637-1209


July 31-Aug 2, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

Bluegrass In The Blueridge Shriner's Festival
Page County Fairgrounds, Luray, VA.
Featuring: Little Mountain Boys, Wayne T. Holland Band, Virginia Run, Goldwing Express, Wildwood Valley Boys, Makeshift, Carolina Rebels, Bluegrass Brothers, High Lonesome Sound, James King Band, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Kody Norris & The Watauga Mt. Boys, Michelle Nixon & Drive.
Contact: 540-778-5500


July 31-Aug 3, 2008 - Thursday-Sunday

20th Annual AFBA Bluegrass Festival
Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, PA.
Featuring: Country Grass, Lost Ramblers, Second Wind, Bluegrass Countrymen, Homespun Bluegass, Coal County Express, Bottomline, Bluegrass Patriots, Wildfire, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, Mill Creek Boys, Mountain Heritage, Forgotten Mtn. Boys, Blue Roots, Santara Wind, Claire Lynch, Kickin' Grass, Pine Mt. Railroad, Red Molly, Wildwood Valley Boys, Stained Grass Window, Aimless Pursuit, Texas Rose, Reminton Ryde, Past Times, Willow Creek, Heavy Traffic.
Contact: 610-838-3015


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August 2, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Dutch Picnic
Deer Park Rd., Westminster MD.
Phone: 717-779-0823, email: freecell@nfdc.net
Time: 6-8 pm
Public Welcome

Fiddler's Picnic
1050 Rockford Road, Lancaster, PA.
Contact: 717-209-3270

Five of a Kind
Star Tannery Fireman's Carnival
Star Tannery, VA
Time: 6:00-10:00PM

Dirty River
Phone: 202-729-0280, Email: wpark3@comcast.net
Hard Bargain Amphitheater
2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD
Phone: 301-292-5665, email: dsharp@fergusonfoundation.org
Time: 08:00PM, Tickets: $10.00
Concerts in the Woods Series


August 4-9, 2008 - Monday-Sunday

Old Fiddler's Convention
Felt's Park, Galax, VA.
Contact: 276-236-8541


August 7, 2008 - Thursday

Jay Armsworthy & Easter Tradition
Li'l Margaret Bluegrass Festival
Leonardtown, MD


August 7-9, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

Li'l Margaret's Bluegrass & Old Time Country Music
Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, MD
Contact: 301-475-8191


August 9, 2008 - Saturday

Five of a Kind
Gravel Springs Lutheran Church Picnic
Gravel Spring Luthern Church, Star Tannery, VA
Time: 2:00-5:00PM


August 10, 2008 - Sunday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Calvin B Taylor Museum
200 N. Main St, Berlin, Md.
Phone: 410-641-1019
Time: 6-7:30pm


August 14, 2008 - Friday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Dallastown Fair
Route 74 North, Dallastown, PA.
Phone: 717-324-0899
Time: 6:00-10:00pm


August 14-16, 2008 - Friday-Sunday

Central Virginia Family Bluegrass Festival
Amelia Family Campground, Amelia, VA.
Contact: 804-561-3011


August 16, 2008 - Sunday

The 3rd Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Music Fest
The Evans Center at Wintergreen Resort
Wintergreen, VA
Featuring: Robin and Linda Williams & Their Fine Group, The Deer Creek Boys, Courtney Hollow, The Country Store, The McKenzies with Kim & Jimbo Cary.
Time: 11:00am to 7:00pm
For information: 434-325-8292
Wintergreen Performing Arts presents a day of bluegrass and old-time music
Also includes jamming throughout the day.


August 17, 2008 - Monday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Downs Park Concert Series
8311 John Downs Loop, Pasadena, Md.
Phone: 410-222-6230
Time: 5pm


August 21-23, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

Mr. B's Bluegrass Festival
Mr. B's Bluegrass Park, US Route 1, Ladysmith, VA
Featuring: The Honkakers, M. D. Mallory & Charolettsville Grass, Leon Morris Associates, Code Blue, Steep Canyone Rangers, Milford Station Bluegrass Band, Carolina Road Band, Lewis Family, Bluegrass Brothers, Dailey & Vincent, New Grass Revue, Kody Norris & Watauga Mountain Boys, Dark Hollow, James King Band, Lonesome Will Mullins & Virginia Playboys, Bobby Osborn & Rocky Top Express
Contact: 804-449-6350


August 21-24, 2008 - Thursday-Sunday

57Th Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
Granite Hill Campground, 3340 Fairfield, Road, Gettysburg, PA
Featuring: Sam Bush Band, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Seldom Scene, Larry Sparks, Chris Hillman & Herb Pederson, Mike Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Bradley Walker, Gibson Brothers, Kenny & Amanda Smith, Green Cards, Steep Canyon Rangers, Don Rigsby & Midnight Call, Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen, Kate Lee & No Strings Attached, Gary Ferguson Band and many more.
Phone: 1-800-642-TENT or 717-642-8749, email: bluegrass@granitehillcampingresort.com


August 23, 2008 - Saturday

York County Fiddler's Convention
Fiddler's Grounds, Brogue, PA.
Contact: 717-862-3331

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Fiddlers Convention
Brogue, PA.
Phone: 717-863-3331
Time: 6:00-7:00pm
Contact: Joe Snyder


August 24, 2008 - Sunday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Pell Gardens
1st Street, Chesapeake City, Md.
Time: 6-8pm


August 27-31, 2008 - Wednesday-Sunday

Blue Mountain Gospel Music Festival
Lebanon Valley Expo, Lebanon, PA.
Contact: 717-626-7505


August 28, 2008 - Thursday

Seldom Scene
Nottoway Nights
Time: 7:30PM, Tickets: Free
Directions: Take Beltway Exit 49 (Route I-66) west to exit at Route 243 or Nutley Street north. Turn left on Courthouse Road from Nutley Street and the park entrance will be on the left.
For Information


August 29-31, 2008 - Friday-Sunday

37th Annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival
Woodstown, NJ
Contact: 302-475-3454


August 29, 2008 - Friday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Friendly Inn
Ellicott City, Md
Time: 9pm


August 30, 2008 - Saturday

Five of a Kind
South Morgan Fireman's Carnival
South Morgan Volunter Fire Dept.
Virginia Line Road, Berkeley Springs, WV
Time: 5:00-9:00PM


August 30-Sept 1, 2008 - Saturday-Sunday

30th Annual William Dively Memorial Bluegrass Festival
Berlin Commmunity Grove, Berlin, PA.
Contact: 814-267-3097


August 31, 2008 - Sunday

Jay Armsworthy & Easter Tradition
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival
Woodstown, NJ


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September 3, 2008 - Wednesday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Dover Fair
Off of route 74N, Dover Pa.
Time: 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Admission Chg.


September 4-6, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

Grottoes Family Bluegrass Festival
Grand Caverns, Grottoes, VA.
Featuring: Hickory Ridge, IIIrd Tyme Out, Mark Templeton & Pocket Change, Hard Drivin' Grass, Gold Heart, Virginia Ramblers, Lonesome River Band, NewFound Road, Dark Hollow, Midnight Ramblers, Northridge, and more.
Contact: 804-561-0705


September 6-7, 2008 - Saturday-Sunday

Pickin' in the Panhandle
The WV State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Lazy A Campground
317 Kathy's Lane, Hedgesville, WV
Featuring: The Mueller Family, Mountain Heart, Randy Kohrs, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, The Infamous Stringdusters, By and By Band, Carrie Hassler & Rain, Skystone Bluegrass, Cadillac Sky, Blue Maggie, The Rolling Coyotes, Lonesome Highway, The Vaughn Family, Dehila Low, Mark Silver & The Stonethrowers
Contact: 304-264-8801


September 7, 2008 - Sunday

29th Ocean County Bluegrass Festival
Albert Music Hall, Waretown, NJ
Contact: 609-971-1593


September 11-14, 2008 - Thursday-Saturay


Jumpin' Bluegrass '08
County Fairgrounds, Chesterfield, VA
Featuring: Seldom Scene, Ronnie & Rickie Simpkins/2008 Hall of Fame, Code Blue, Honakers, Gold Heart, Heights of Grass Reunion, Alicia Nugent, Lonesome Will Mullins, Borrowed Time, Highway 35, Made From Scratch, and more
Phone: 804-744-2163


September 12-13, 2008 - Saturday-Sunday

Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival
PA Turnpike Exit 110, Friedens, PA.
Contact: 814-444-8509


September 13, 2008 - Sunday

Skystone Bluegrass Band
Phone: 540-895-0247, Email: mwmdjm@aol.com
Pickin' in the Panhandle West Virginia State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Lazy A Campground , Berkley Springs, W.Va
Phone: 301-264-8801
Time: 10a-6p
Many bands


September 18-20, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday

25th Annual Fall Arcadia Bluegrass Festival
Firemen's Activity Grounds, Arcadia, MD
Featuring: Aspen Run, Ronnie Reno, Kody Norris & The Watauga Mountain Boys, Iron Ridge, The James King Band, Gary Waldrep, The Scott Brannon Band, The Mississippi Sawyers, Lost and Found, David Davis & The Warrior River Boys, Larry Sparks, and more
Contact: 410-374-2895, email: arcadiabluegrass@comcast.net


September 19-20, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

Delmarva Mid-Atlantic Coast Championships
Atlantic Hotel, Berlin, MD
Contact: 410-641-4151, email: oldgibson5@aol.com


September 20, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-586-1727, Email: blugras2@localnet.com
Ole Tyme Days
Fawn Grove, PA.
Phone: 717-382-4129, email: freecell@nfdc.net
Time: 6 pm
Farm&Tractor Show

Sonrise
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road, Herndon, VA
Phone: 703-435-8377, email: kd4fue@bellatlantic.net
Time: 7:30 PM, Tickets: $12
Doors open at 6:30 PM for a 7:30 PM show. Handicapped accessible & smoke free. Light snack service available.


September 21, 2008 - Sunday

25th Annual Lyons Fiddle Festival
Between Redding and Allentown, PA.
Contact: 610-682-7267


September 25-27, 2008 - Thursday-Saturday


8th Annual Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival
Glen Maury Park, 10th Street, Buena Vista, VA
Featuring: Nothin' Fancy, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, The Bluegrass Brothers, The Dillards, Michelle Nixon, The Deer Creek Boys, The Wells Family, NewFound Road, Blue Mountain Sunrise, Breakin' Nu Ground, Lonesome Will Mullins, Gary Waldrep, Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen, Blue Moon Rising, Lost and Found, and more.
Phone: (540) 461-0954, email: mitchell@nothinfancybluegrass.com


September 26-27, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

Harvest Time Music Festival
Featuring: Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, The Seldom Scene, Jim Lauderdale (backed by Natrual Bridge), Hillbilly Gypsies, Boro Boogie Pickers, Harwell Grice Band, Herb & Hanson, Tony Rice with Larry Keel & Natrual Bridge, Drew Emmitt Band(of Leftover Salmon), Johnny Staats Project, Woodshedders, Barrel House Mamas, Furnace Mountain, Blind Corn Liquor Pickers
Allegany County Fairgrounds
Route 220 South 11490 Moss Avenue Extended, Cumberland, MD
Phone: 301-707-1078, email: craig@millerpromotions.net
Time: 11:00, Tickets: check website
Family friendly event...Kids under 12 get in free...visit website for more information


September 27, 2008 - Saturday

2nd Annual Bluegrass Harvestfest
Peaceful Springs, Rice's Landing, PA.
Contact: 724-592-6588

Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band
Phone: 703-304-3111, Email:
Frying Pan Farm Park
Herndon, VA
More info to come

Special Consensus
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store


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October 3, 2008 - Friday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
Timothy Pasch Foundation
Location: To Be Announced, York Pa.
Time: 7-11pm
Tickets by mail


October 4-5, 2008 - Saturday-Sunday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Gary's Garden Mart
651 Ritchie Hwy, Severna Park Md
Phone: 410-647-5521
Time: 11-3pm


October 11, 2008 - Friday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Patuxent Nursery
2410 N. Crain Hwy., Bowie, Md.
Phone: 301-218-4769
Time: 11-3pm

Five of a Kind
Front Royal American Legion
22 West 8th Street, Front Royal, VA
Time: 4:00 - 8:00PM
Members and Guests only


October 11-12, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

Grave Mountain Apple Harvest Festival
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA.
Contact: 540-923-4312


October 17, 2008 - Friday

The Whitetop Mountain Band
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall
420 Willa Road, Newark, DE
Sponsored by: Brandywine Friends of Ole Time Music
Time: 8:00PM
Contact: 302-635-3001 or email: concerts@bfotm.org


October 19, 2008 - Sunday

Five of a Kind
Richards Fruit Market
6410 Middle Road, Middletown, VA
Time: 2:00-5:00PM


October 18-19, 2008 - Friday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Homestead Gardens
743 W. Central Ave., Davidsonville, Md
Phone: 410-798-5000
Time: 11:30-1:30 (18th), 1:00-3:00PM (19th)


October 18-19, 2008 - Friday-Saturday

Grave Mountain Apple Harvest Festival
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA.
Contact: 540-923-4312

Skystone Bluegrass Band
Phone: 540-895-0247, Email: mwmdjm@aol.com
Mason Neck State Park
Gunston Road east of Route 1, Gunston, Va
Time: 11a-4p
Fall/Craft Festival


October 25, 2008 - Saturday

Sea Witch Festival & State Championships
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Phone: 410-641-4151

Avery County
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road, Herndon, VA
Phone: 703-435-8377, email: kd4fue@bellatlantic.net
Time: 7:30 PM, Tickets: $12
Doors open at 6:30 PM for a 7:30 PM show. Handicapped accessible & smoke free. Light snack service available.

Lost & Found
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store


October 31, 2008 - Friday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Friendly Inn
Ellicott City, Md
Time: 9pm


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November 8, 2008 - Saturday

Mill Run
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road, Herndon, VA
Phone: 703-435-8377, email: kd4fue@bellatlantic.net
Time: 7:30 PM, Tickets: $12
Doors open at 6:30 PM for a 7:30 PM show. Handicapped accessible & smoke free. Light snack service available.


November 14, 2008 - Friday

Bryan Bowers
The Bottling Works
426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Phone: 304-496-8201, email: info@thebottlingworks.com
Time: 8PM, Tickets: $12 (under 17 free)
Advance tickets available online. 3 hours from DC. Lodging info Come To Hampshire


November 15, 2008 - Saturday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-586-1727, Email: blugras2@localnet.com
Beck & Benedict
118 Walnut St., Waynesboro PA.
Phone: 717-762-4711, email: freecell@nfdc.net
Time: 7-11pm
Info: plus 1 other band


34th PCS Day & Homeplace Festival
Albert Music Hall, Waretown, NJ
Contact: 609-971-1593


November 23, 2008 - Sunday

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition
Oak Crest Retirement Community
820 Walther Blvd., Baltimore, Md
Phone: 800-333-5693
Time: 3:00pm


November 29, 2008 - Saturday

Special Consensus
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store

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December 6, 2008 - Saturday

Dead Mens Hollow
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1090 Sterling Road, Herndon, VA
Phone: 703-435-8377, email: kd4fue@bellatlantic.net
Time: 7:30 PM, Tickets: $12
Doors open at 6:30 PM for a 7:30 PM show. Handicapped accessible & smoke free. Light snack service available.


December 12, 2008 - Friday

Five of a Kind
Weekend Bluegrass Concert Series
Holy Cross Lutheran Church Time: 8:00PM


December 27, 2008 - Saturday

Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store


December 31, 2008 - Wednesday

Shiloh Ridge
Phone: 717-577-8355, Email: freecell@nfdc.net
New Years Eve Convert
St. Paul Methodist Church, Red Lion, PA.
Phone: 717-244-4671
Time: 7:30-10:00pm
Contact: Tina Frudinger


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January 31, 2009 - Saturday

Dave Propst & Scarlet Oak
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store


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February 9, 2009

Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray
The Bottling Works
426 E. Main St., Romney, WV
Phone: 304-496-8201, email: info@thebottlingworks.com
Time: 8PM, Tickets: $12 (under 17 free)
Advance tickets available online. 3 hours from DC. Lodging info Come To Hampshire


February 28, 2009 - Saturday

David Davis & The Warrior River Boys
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store


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March 28, 2009 - Saturday

Time Graves & Cherokee
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store


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April 25, 2009 - Saturday

Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers
Northeast Fire Company
210 S. Mauldin Ave, North East, MD
Also Dean Sapp & Harford Express, Blades of Grass
Time: 6:00PM - Midnight
Phone: 410-287-0911 or Dean Sapp Music Store


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