Festival of the Bluegrass
June 10 - 13
Kentucky Horse Park
www.festivalofthebluegrass.com
For thousands of bluegrass music fans across the state and nation, the second weekend in June means only one thing: the Festival of the Bluegrass, a four-day, three-night rollicking concert and campout held on the Kentucky Horse Park's campgrounds.
This internationally acclaimed event (2007 International Bluegrass Music Association "Event of the Year") brings in national, regional and local bluegrass acts to perform on three stages for a fanatically dedicated audience, many of whom are usual suspects year in and year out.
An authentic family affair, Jean and Bob Cornett, and an indentured army of family members, have hosted the event since 1974. Organizers say that over 85 percent of attendees camp each night, but individual day tickets are available as well.
June 10
Travelin' McCourys
Grascals
Tommy Brown & Country Line Grass
The Grass Stains
June 11
IIIrd Tyme Out
J.D. Crowe
Doyle Lawson
Lonesome River Band
Maiden Radio
Wilson Family
Kentucky Blue
Moron Brothers
The Grass Stains
Tommy Brown & Country Line Grass
True Life Travelers
June 12
Seldom Scene
Mountain Heart
Nothin' Fancy
Town Mountain
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Ned Crisp & Bottomline
Blind Corn Liquor Pickers
Kentucky Blue
Wilson Family
Mountain Melody
June 13
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Kentucky Blue