Please note: all schedules are subject to change. Check the schedule boards posted at the festival for the most up-to-the-minute information.
Main Stage Schedule
| Friday | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 pm | Knockabouts |
| 1:00 | Traditional Blend |
| 2:00 | Fire Ridge |
| 3:00 | Sawmill Road |
| 4:00 | Muskellunge Bluegrass |
| 5:00 | The Billy Pilgrims |
| 6:00 | Steve Smith & Hard Road |
Emcees: Bert Harclerode 12 to 3 pm
Ryan Heinsius 4:00 pm to close
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am | Springfed Band |
| 11:00 | Steve Smith & Hard Road |
| 12:00 pm | Spring Creek |
| 1:00 | Band Contest Playoffs |
| 1:30 | The Billy Pilgrims |
| 2:30 | Sawmill Road |
| 3:30 | Carolina Chocolate Drops |
| 4:30 | Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike with Becky Buller |
| 5:30 | Del McCoury Band |
Emcees: Laura Kelly 10 am to 1 pm
Bill Vernieu 1 to 1:30 pm
Brian McNeal 1:30 to close
| Sunday | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am | Nashville Bluegrass Band |
| 11:00 | Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike with Becky Buller |
| 12:00 pm | Reno & Sheila McCormick |
| 1:00 | Sandia Hots |
| 2:00 | Burnett Family Bluegrass |
| 3:00 | Spring Creek |
| 4:00 | Carolina Chocolate Drops |
| 5:00 | Nashville Bluegrass Band |
Emcees: Tony Norris 10 am to 1 pm
Burt Gershater 1 pm to close
Commercial Building Stage
| Friday | |
|---|---|
| 1:00 pm | Playing the Banjo with Drive, Tone & Power: Dick Brown (Sawmill Road) & Bill Evans (Steve Smith & Hard Road) |
| 2:00 | Progressive Mandolin/Traditional Roots: Steve Smith |
| 3:00 | Songwriting Workshop: TBA |
| 4:00 | Band Dynamics: Fire Ridge |
| 5:00 | Dancing with No Shoes: Chuck Cheesman |
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Band Contest |
| 11:00 | Young Jammers Workshop |
| 12:00 pm | Afternoon Family Dance: Sandia Hots & caller, Richard Wilson |
| 1:30 | Children's Show: Laura Freeman |
| 2:30 | Acoustic showcase with emphasis on songwriting: Valerie Smith, Becky Buller & Friends |
| 3:30 | Meet the Burnett Family |
| 4:30 | Dancing with No Shoes: Chuck Cheesman |
| BREAK | |
| 7:30 | Saturday Night Contra Dance: Sandia Hots & caller, Richard Wilson |
| Sunday | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am | Band workshop: Spring Creek |
| 11:00 | Waltz Workshop: Sandia Hots & caller, Richard Wilson |
| 12:30 pm | Songwriter Showcase: Nolan McKelvey (Muskellunge Bluegrass) |
| 1:30 | History of Piedmont Music: Carolina Chocolate Drops |
| 2:30 | Celtic Crossroads: Kari & Ron Barton of Knockabouts |
| 3:30 | Children's Show: Laura Freeman |
Ponderosa Stage (inside the Commercial Building)
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am | Resonator Guitar: Chad Graves (Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike) |
| 11:00 | Monroe-style mandolin: Caleb Roberts (Billy Pilgrims) |
| 12:00 pm | Flatpicking Guitar: John Burton (Fire Ridge) |
| 1:30 | Old Time Banjo: Fred Coon & Bill Burke (Springfed Band) |
| 2:30 | Iris Saves the Land of Black & White Puppet Show:Laura Freeman & Heather Jarry |
| 3:30 | Bluegrass Banjo: Chris Elliot (Spring Creek) & friends |
| 4:30 | Fiddler's Showcase: Rachel Burnett of Burnett Family Bluegrass & friends |
| Sunday | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am | Old Time, Celtic & Cajun Fiddle Workshop: Bill Cummings (Traditional Blend) |
| 11:00 | Iris Saves the Land of Black & White Puppet Show:Laura Freeman & Heather Jarry |
| 12:30 | Ukulele Workshop: Dave "The Wave" Wayne |
| 1:30 | Dancing with No Shoes: Chuck Cheesman |
| 2:00 | Cowboy Songs & Story TBA |
| 3:00 | Upright Bass Basics & Beyond TBA |
| 4:00 | Vocal Harmony Stacking: TBA |
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