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The Stetson Family leads a workshop, Mountaingrass 2016
Mountaingrass Festival 2018
November 9 to 11 2018
Beechworth Vic
The organisers of Mountaingrass have released the line-up of performers for its festival this year.
Here they are (Australian unless otherwise noted):
JEFF SCROGGINS & COLORADO (USA)
THE BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTERS (USA)
BRYANT & BROWN (USA)
CAMERON DEWITT (USA)
PIPI PICKERS (NZ)
RHODEWORKS (NZ)
BLUEGRASS PARKWAY
APPALACHIAN HEAVEN STRINGBAND
THE KISSIN COUSINS
THE NEW MACEDON RANGERS
THE KNOTT FAMILY BAND
COPPERLINE
NINE MILE CREEK
THE BARKERS VALE BROTHERS
SLIM DIME
MY-T-FINE STRINGBAND
WILLING PONIES
THE 3 JIMMIES PLUS 1
BACKWATER
BLUEGRASS JUNCTION
CROOKED ROAD
Other special events will include The Pitts Family Circus, Andrew Clermont’s Supper Club Presents, Tony O’Rourke – Acoustic Concert In The Chapel, The Apostle Tour Pre-festival Event and Jammalong: Jose and his Amigos and Michael and Dianne Porter.
Details about these acts and events can be found on the official site.
Listening Through The Lens plans to cover the 2018 event.
Mountaingrass is the official festival of the Australian Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association of Australia (ABOTMA) held annually in November.
In 2018 the festival will move from Harrietville, Victoria and be held for the first time at the George Kerferd Hotel, in the Mayday Hills complex at Beechworth, Victoria, running from November 9-11, 2018. Mountaingrass is a specialist event focusing on two forms of Americana music: bluegrass and Appalachian Old-Time music. The festival present performances of bluegrass and traditional (American) old-time music from acts from the United States, New Zealand, most states in Australia, and in some years other countries including Japan.
It also features both bluegrass and old time music slow jams, a fully acoustic concert, a blackboard gospel concert on Sunday morning, an instrument makers display (and sales), and lots of opportunities for all attendees, to share with each other through jamming and picking sessions. ABOTMA is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of bluegrass and American old-time music in Australia. The festival is organised by volunteers primarily for members of ABOTMA and lovers of bluegrass and old time music.
Appalachian Heaven String Band
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