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All Day
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria VA
The Festival is May 30 June 2.
Performances at the Rose River Stage at Sycamore Pavilion by the following:
Thursday May 30:
Some Assembly Required (Tidewater) 4:00 pm – 5:10 pm
Smokin’ Trout (Criglersville/Syria) 5:20 pm – 6:30 pm
Rose River Ramblers (Powhatan) 6:40 pm – 7:50 pm
Nothin’ Fancy (Buena Vista) 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Friday May 31
Blue Ridge Thunder 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Josh Grigsby & County Line (Warsaw) 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm
Fly Birds (Winchester) 4:00 pm -4:50 pm
Blue Ridge Thunder 5:00 pm – 5:50 pm
Josh Grigsby & County Line (Warsaw) 6:00 pm – 6:50 pm
Fly Birds (Winchester) 7:00 pm -7:50 pm
Junior Sisk (Ferrum) 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday June 01
Dark Hollow (Madison) 12:00 pm –12:50 pm
Hammaville (Bedford) 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
California Ramblers (Fredericksburg) 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Dark Hollow 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm
Hammaville (Bedford) 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
California Ramblers 5:00 pm – 5:50 pm
Thank You to Everyone 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike 6:25 pm – 7:55 pm
Lonesome River Band 8:05 pm – 9:35 pm
There will also be jamming and workshops.
For information – email, info@gravesmountain.com or call 540-923-4231
Buy passes at:
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/gravesmountainfarm/6852
Camping available
2:00 am - 5:00 am
Cherry Hill Park, Falls Church VA
DCBU is providing barbecue sandwiches and coleslaw. We hope that folks will bring friends, instruments, and a side dish or dessert to share.
9:00 am - 7:30 pm
Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminister MD
Categories include Bluegrass Band, Old-Time Band, Celtic Ensemble, Banjo, Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Special Performer, Vocalist, Clogger, and Young Performer (age 12 and younger). Special performance by DANNY PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN GRASS at 6 PM!
Prizes include cash, the Claude Martin Memorial Fiddle Award supplied by luthier Thomas Precht, a guitar from Eastman Guitars, a mandolin from Eastman Guitars, a banjo from Gold Tone, and free classes at Common Ground on the Hill’s Traditions Weeks 2024 with instructors including Chris Luquette, Bryan McDowell, Maddie Witler, Victor Furtado, Paul Anastasio, Ben Wetherbee, Kristen Grainger, Susan Boyer Haley and many more!
Shade tree picking, picnicking, food and craft vendors.