Alex Leach Band at the 2021 Wheel Inn Campground Bluegrass Bash - photo © Bill Warren Bluegrass is back at the Wheel Inn Campground! For many years the Wheel Inn Campground in Leslie, Michigan hosted bluegrass festivals but their festival went on hiatus
Author: Bill Warren
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2021 Blissfield Bluegrass on the River report
The tenth Blissfield Bluegrass on the River took place on Saturday, August 14. A wonderful crowd enjoyed fantastic weather and even better music. The festival takes place in Blissfield, Michigan at the Bachmeyer Park on the banks of the River
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24th anual Milan Bluegrass Festival report
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage at the 2021 Milan Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 24th Milan Bluegrass Festival in Milan, MI is in the books. It was a good one. Lots of old friends getting back together and lots
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Weekend scene at the 2021 Norwalk Music Festival
Caleb Daugherty Band at the 2021 Norwalk Music Festival - photo © Bill Warren Where does one begin??? Exhausted, exhilarated, flabbergasted, but most of all – smiling! The 2021 edition of The Norwalk Music Festival is in the books. It is
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2021 Norwalk Music Festival is underway
The Norwalk Music Festival in northern Ohio is dedicated to raising money for Alzheimer's research, as promoter Kurt Hickman lost his father to this devastating disease. Bluegrass fans from several states gather for this event each year. The stage show kicked off
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Tornado warnings can’t stop the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival!
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver at the 2021 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren I think I can now describe what fifteen months of cabin fever does to people. The Charlotte Bluegrass Festival is well known for having at least one
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Thursday at the 2021 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival
I don’t think many of us realized just how much bluegrass music festivals have been such an important part of our lives until they were taken away. Many Charlotte Bluegrass festival goers spent Thursday morning visiting with old friends and
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Charlotte Bluegrass Festival is back in 2021!
Host band Harbourtown at the 2021 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival In short: We are back! The 48th/49th Charlotte Bluegrass Festival kicked off Wednesday evening after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 festival. Promoter Wes Pettinger spent time going through
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Mike Dean passes
The Ohio bluegrass family has lost a beloved member. "Big Mike" Dean, who played banjo with New Outlook, passed away on May 4. He was 64 years of age. Mike always had a ready smile, a good joke (sometimes at your
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Throwback photos from 2005 Lewis Family Homecoming
Let’s wander back to the 2005 edition of the Lewis Family Homecoming, their annual festival. Norman Adams and Tony Anderson were the promoters. Norman and Judy are promoting the current festival, held at the Elijah Clark State Park in Lincolnton,