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Penny Memoria Day Weekend Bluegrass and Country Festival
May 23 - 25, 2008
Wrench Wranch, Rt 206, Coventry, NY
See and hear the best bands...round and square dance on Friday night...pick in the parking
lot to your heart's content
Friday: Round and Square Dance with John Woods and Doc Weismore
Saturday and Sunday: Cabin Fever, Chester Johnson and Wall of Time Reunion, Nearly Brothers, Cedar Ridge, Grass Station, Plexigrass, Matthews Band, Lonesome Road Ramblers, Slew Foot, Bluestone Mtn. Boys
Sound by Peabody; great food (kitchen open Thursday - Monday
Bathrooms/showers on premises; 50/50 all weekend
Weekend - $25; Friday - $15; Saturday - $15; Sunday - $12
For information, contact President Carl Kithcart - 607-699-3623 or VP John Drost 570-869-2031
www.freewebs.com/pennybluegrass

Northeastern Pennsylvania Bluegrass Festival
May 30 - June 1, 2008
Lazy Brook Park, Tunkhannock PA 18657
(Rt 6 and Rt 92 across from Deer Park Lumber) 
www.nepabluegrass.com

Thousand Island Bluegrass Preservation Society
18th Annual Bluegrass Festival
June 6 - 8, 2008
Lafargeville, NY Route 180 South, at Stone Mills Agricultural Museum
Acoustic Blue, Remington Ryde; Spare Change; Roe Family Band; Stump Hollow; Nearly Brothers; Blue Lightning; Ron and Nancy One Song
MC Bill Knowlton; Guitar Raffle; Workshops; Field Picking; Vendors; Food; Covered Viewing; Dumping Station; Generator free area; Security; Free rough camping with weekend ticket
Advance weekend $30; at gate weekend $35; Friday $5; Saturday $18; Sunday $15; Children free
For Advance weekend tickets (prior to May 25) send SASE to PO Box 175, Lafargeville NY 13656
Telephone: 315-658-2679 or 658-2353 Email: TIBLUEGRASS@YAHOO.COM

7th Annual Mayville Bluegrass Festival
June 14-15, 2008
Lakeside Park on beautiful Chautauqua Lake, NY
features Alternative Country architect Chris Hillman with Herb Pedersen and Al Perkins; Newgrass pioneer John Cowan, and a host of national and regional acts, including The “Futures of Bluegrass” with Sierra Hull, Cory and Jerrod Walker, Ryan Holladay, and Jonathon and Jamie Davis.
The MBF also hosts the NYS Flatpicking and Mandolin Competitions, sponsored by Weber Mandolins and Green Mountain Guitars. Free workshops, craft and food vendors and lakeside jamming.
It also features a late-night Saturday component in the local night spots. Other performers include David Peterson and 1946; Audie Blaylock and Redline; Jack Lawrence; Town Mountain; Straight Drive; Kati Penn Band; Creek Bend; Mountain Run with Doug Yeomans; The Haybalers; The Dirty Mountain Band; Old Dawg; the Goodfellas; Amanda Barton; Steve Johnson; and Bill Ward.
$20 presale weekend passes are available at www.mayvillebluegrassfestival.com
For more information, contact: Bill Ward, 89 Elm Street, Mayville, NY 14757, 716-753-7464 or 716-753-2800

The Tug Hill Bluegrass Festival  
Saturday, June 21, 2008; 10am-10pm
Maple Ridge Center in Lowville, NY
featuring David Parmley and Continental Divide; Audie Blaylock and Redline; The Atkinson Family; Lost Time;
Lost Boys; Lindsay Family (KY); Off the Wall
Rough camping available for Friday and Saturday evenings
For more information go to www.tughillbluegrass.com

2nd Annual Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival
July 11 - 12, 2008
Reedsville, PA.
www.remingtonryde.com

6th Annual Mohawk Valley Bluegrass Association Bluegrass Festival
July 18 - 20, 2008
Westernville, NY Firemens Field
Parking lot picking, workshops, Chicken BarB-Q and more. Performers are: Delaney Brothers, James Reams and the Barnstormers, Acoustic Blue, Cabin Fever, Diamond Someday, Nearly Brothers, Stump Hollow, Sail Cats, Off the Wall, Flophouse String Band and tentatively, Blue Lightning
For more information go to: http://www.mvbga.com/2008.html .

Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival
July 24 - 27, 2008
Norwich, NY
Enjoy 4 days of great music and fun at the NORWICH FAMILY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL in Norwich, NY. Great family event. Daily activities for kids. We added an extra day of music, so there are lots of great bluegrass bands, both local and national. Lots of jammin' day and night and free instrument workshops on Saturday! Will be held at the Chenango Fairgrounds, rain or shine. Bring your tent or RV, or just come for the day. Restrooms are on the grounds with hot showers. Reasonable admission rates and close to home. Food and craft vendors. We look forward to seeing you there. For advance tickets or for more information, check out their website: www.norwichfamilybluegrass or call (518) 783-3154. HOST BANDS: The Cabin Fever Band, NY (Sat,Sun)
and Doerfel Family Bluegrass, NY (Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)
FEATURED BANDS:   The James King Band, VA (Fri,Sat)
Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass, PA (Sat,Sun)
Carolina Sonshine, NC (Thu,Fri)
Dean Sapp & Hartford Express, MD (Fri,Sat)
Dave Nichols & Spare Change, NY (Thu,Fri,Sat)
Plexigrass, NY (Thu,Fri)
Angelica Grim & High Action, CA (Thu,Fri)
Bill & Maggie Anderson, VA (Fri,Sat,Sun)
Smokey Greene, NY & FL (Fri,Sat)
Blue Ridge Mountain Boys, PA (Sat,Sun)
Nearly  Brothers,  NY  (Fri,Sat,Sun) 

Rates: 4 day weekend (includes dry camping Thu, Fri, Sat nights) $50.00
Advance 4 day weekend ticket (also includes 3 nights camping)  $40.00
Thu only (1pm to 10 pm) - $10;  Friday only 10 am to 10 pm) - $15;  Sat only (10 am to 10 pm) - $25;
Sun only (10 am to 3 pm) - $10
Children under 16 free with paid adult
Gates open Wednesday at noon; Additional night of camping - $5
Limited electric sites available - $10 per night
Contact Person: Dr. Mike or Maryann Tirella : Phone: (518) 783-3154 or (518) 783-8934
website: www.norwichfamilybluegrass.com ; e-mail: cabinfevertirell@aol.com

Save this date for a Bluegrass Festival!
Benefiting Vera House
Weekend of August 2, 2008
Apple Valley, Lafayette NY

This is the date usually reserved for the CNYBA Apple Valley Festival which is not being held this year. Watch this space for more details about this benefit festival for Vera House.

Bill Knowlton's 36th Annual Bluegrass Ramble Picnic
August 3, 2008
in Little York, NY: Oldest Bluegrass Fest in NY