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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8AM - Gates Open
NOON - Hazel Johnson Band
2pm - Act Of Congress
4pm- The Vespers
6pm - The Farewell Drifters
8pm - The Greencards
August 20, 2011
NOON - Ryan Cavanaugh & No Mans Land
2pm - Dread Clampitt
4pm - Curtis Burch Band
6pm - Sierra Hull & Highway 111
8pm - Sam Bush Band
August 21, 2011
NOON - Nedski and Mojo with Jana