Charlotte Bluegrass Festival

Authentic Unlimited at the 50th annual Charlotte Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 50th Charlotte Bluegrass Festival is in the books. No tornado, and only one very light rain shower for part of the final act. It was a

The Kody Norris Show at the 2022 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Charlotte Bluegrass Festival is celebrating its 50th year at the Eaton County Fairgrounds in Charlotte, Michigan. Wes Pettinger took over promoting the festival several years

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

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

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

Here is another blast from the past to enjoy during this down time. The Charlotte Bluegrass Festival has been held in Charlotte, Michigan for over 45 years. This is a taste of 2005. Many of us remember the late Vince Combs. He was

We are all in this “social distancing” boat together even though we are far apart. I thought it would brighten all of our days to look back at some of the pictures from the Candidpix.info archives. These are from the 2004 Charlotte,

Wednesday night and Thursday morning brought inches of rain to the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival. But Friday and Saturday brought acres of sunshine and warmth! One little girl had found some of the remaining mud and was having great fun wading

The 47th Charlotte Bluegrass Festival kicked off with some early arrivals jamming between the drops of liquid sunshine. The festival is held at the Eaton County fairgrounds in Charlotte, Michigan. It is pronounced somewhat differently than most folks expect –

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out at the 2018 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 46th Charlotte Bluegrass Festival is in the books. Friday kicked off with a guitar workshop hosted by Jim Hurst and Luke Gitchel. The first