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
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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

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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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