Bluegrass blooming
August 18th, 2010 at 10:17 am
The Hunt Family
It may be hot in our part of the country, but it hasn’t stopped one kind of grass from growing:
Bluegrass.
Tomorrow (Aug. 19) marks the beginning of two bluegrass festivals, one, the Northwest Arkansas Bluegrass Festival, in Harrison, and the other, the Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival, located in the town that provides its name.
Between the two festivals, dozens of musicians will visit and perform both traditional bluegrass and gospel music.
Among those coming to Eureka Springs festival, which takes place in Basin Spring Park and The Auditorium, are Melvin Goins, The Josh Love Band and dozens more.
Those performing at the Northwest Arkansas Bluegrass Festival, which will take place at Beacon Park about five miles north of Harrison on U.S. 65, are Southern Raised, Brightwater Junction the Hunt Family and more.
Full schedules can be found below the jump by clicking on the ‘read more here’ link.
Most shows in Eureka Springs, expect the headlining show Saturday (Aug. 21) in The Auditorium, are free.
Passes for the shows north of Harrison are $8 for Aug. 19, $10 for Aug. 20, $12 for Aug. 21 and $25 for the three-day weekend.
Lonesome Road
39th Annual Northwest Arkansas Bluegrass Festival near Harrison
Aug. 19
Joe Sasser and Friends
Sherman Mountain Boys
Unashamed
Southern Raised
Larry Nelson Family
Aug. 20, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
South 14
Southern Raised
Hunt Family
Lonesome Road
Harmon Family
Aug. 21, beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Southern Raised
Lonesome Road
Brightwater Junction
Harmon Family
Hunt Family
Aug. 21, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Sherman Mountain Boys
Hunt Family
Brightwater Junction
Harmon Family
Lonesome Road
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Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival
Aug. 19
7-9 p.m. — Bluegrass watermelon social
Aug. 20
11 a.m. — The Hobknobbers
Noon — The Cobb Family
1 p.m. — The Roving Gamblers
2 p.m. — Josh Love Band
3 p.m. — Common Tyme
4 p.m. — The Williams Family
5 p.m. — The Hillbenders
6 p.m. — Mountain View Friends
7 p.m. — The Dragonmasters
Aug. 21
11 a.m. — The Hobknobbers
Noon — The Cobb Family
1 p.m. — The Roving Gamblers
2 p.m. — Josh Love Band
3 p.m. — Buffalo City Ramblers
4 p.m. — Mountain View Friends
5 p.m. — Spring Street
6 p.m. — The Dragonmasters
7:30 p.m. — Mr. Big, Arkansas Red and Tim Crouch, The Auditorium
8:15 p.m. — Melvin Goins and Retro & Smiling, The Auditorium
Aug. 22
11 a.m. — Williams Family gospel show