New Grass Festival this Weekend!

Article Contributed by Elizabeth Bissette | Published on Thursday, August 18, 2011

This weekend the International NewGrass Festival will be held in Oakland, Kentucky. The area is the birthplace of NewGrass music and the festival features some of the genre's top musicians including Sam Bush and Curtis Burch (NewGrass Revival)  along with rising stars like The Farewell Drifters, Dread Clampitt (with special guests from Duckbutter), Rockin Acoustic Circus and others. Festival gates open at 8am Friday and passes include camping. Single day tickets are also available. KET will be filming the festival this year for their Jubilee series, which will feature the event on 100 PBS stations nationwide. Come check it out!

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Schedule:
 
August 19, 2011

8AM - Gates Open

10am to 11am - Yoga Sessions with Lucy Weberling (Bring your own Mat)

NOON - Hazel Johnson Band

2pm - Act Of Congress

4pm- The Vespers

6pm - The Farewell Drifters

8pm - The Greencards
 
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August 20, 2011

8AM - Gates Open
 
10am to 11am - Yoga Sessions with Lucy Weberling (Bring your own Mat)

NOON - Ryan Cavanaugh & No Mans Land

2pm - Dread Clampitt

4pm - Curtis Burch Band

6pm - Sierra Hull & Highway 111

8pm - Sam Bush Band
 
10pm - SAM JAM
 
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August 21, 2011

8AM - Gates Open
 
10am to 11am - Yoga Sessions with Lucy Weberling (Bring your own Mat)

NOON - Nedski and Mojo with Jana
 
2pm - Sydni Perry and Cafe Blue
 
4pm - Rocking Acoustic Circus 6pm - Dread Clampitt (with guests/members of Duckbutter)