50th annual Hills of Home festival photos – Day 2

Posted on by Jeromie Stephens

David Peterson relaxes backstage before his show at the 2022 Hills of Home Festival – photo by Jeromie Stephens

Here is another set of images from Jeromie Stephens at the 50th annual Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home festival in Coeburn, VA.

  • 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Adam Burrows, guitar and fiddle player for the Larry Efaw band, The Bluegrass Mountaineers at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Shaved ice, always a treat at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Nothin' Fancy at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Whiskey Bent Valley Boys at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Respite along the way at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Mikayla Burrows at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • David Peterson and Gabe Dettinger head for the stage at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Trading licks at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Gabe Dettinger with David Peterson at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Truck bed pickin' at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • David Petreson at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Whiskey Bent Valley Boys warm up at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival in Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Seen are (L to R) Landon Fitzpatrick, Ralph Stanley II, Stanley Efaw, and Randall Hibbits. 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • The Ralph and Carter Stanley Pavillion provided shade and shelter from the sun and rain at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Dave Peterson and 1946 band members (L to R) Dave Peterson, Gabe Dettinger, Mickey Boles, and Nate Stephens at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Logan Leab, Adam Burrows, and Curtis Coleman enjoying a good laugh. The three play for Larry Efaw in the Bluegrass Mountaineers. 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • (L to R) - Zackary Vickers, Dave Adkins, Bobby Davis, and Askley Rose, warm up before their set at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Adam Burrows, guitar and fiddle player for the Larry Efaw band, The Bluegrass Mountaineers at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens
  • Camp pickin' at the festival entrance. 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Mikayla Burrows tuning her bass. Mikayla and her husband, Adam Burrows (guitar, fiddle) play in the Larry Efaw band, The Bluegrass Mountaineers. 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​​
  • Logan Leab, bluegrass belt buckle. Leab plays guitar in the Bluegrass Mountaineers (Larry Efaw) at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Jami Hall Braley, watches in the light rain as musicians enter the backstage area at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Larry Efaw's hands, The Bluegrass Mountaineers at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​
  • Chris Sexton, fiddle layer for Nothin' Fancy at the 50th Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Memorial Day Bluegrass festival. Coeburn, VA. Friday May 27th, 2022 - photo by Jeromie Stephens​

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Jeromie Stephens

Jeromie Stephens has been photographing bluegrass musicians for a little over 30 years. In keeping with the photo-reportage styles of Jim Marshall, Carl Fleischauer and Les Leverett, he shoots in black and white and tries to always stay in close to his subjects. He was first published by FRETS! Magazine in 1986, his junior year of high school. He's illustrated articles for Bluegrass Unlimited, Rolling Stone, Guitar Player, The Washington Post, The Nashville Tennessean and Fretboard Journal. Additionally his photos have been used in CD packages for musicians like Tony Rice, Danny Gatton and Lou Pallo. Jeromie lives in Fredericksburg, VA with his wife, April and youngest son, JJ. You are likely to see JJ with his Dad taking photos at festivals.

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