List of bluegrass music festivals
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This is a list of bluegrass music festivals that have Wikipedia articles or are otherwise verified by an independent, reliable, published source. This list may have some overlap with the umbrella topic list of folk festivals, and more complete overlap with list of country music festivals.
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a subgenre of country music. Bluegrass was inspired by the music of Appalachia.[1] It has mixed roots in Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and English[2] traditional music, and also later influenced by the music of African-Americans[3] through incorporation of jazz elements.
Festivals
North America
Oceania
Festival name | City/Venue | Remarks |
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Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival | Canberra, Australia | |
Tamworth Country Music Festival | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia |
Europe
Festival name | City/Venue | Country | Remarks |
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Didmarton Bluegrass Festival | United Kingdom | ||
Güglinger Bluegrass Festival | Güglingen | Germany | The Güglinger Bluegrass Festival was an annual bluegrass music festival. The festival became one of the largest bluegrass festivals in Europe until it ceased after 2001. The Int. Bühler Bluegrass Festival in Bühl (Baden), Germany, can be regarded as its successor. The festival attracted major bands from the American scene like the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Country Gazette, The Tony Rice Unit, Laurie Lewis and Grant Street, and Tim O'Brien and the O'Boys. |
European World of Bluegrass | Voorthuizen | Netherlands | |
Bluegrass Beeg | Netherlands | ||
Lonesome Pine Indoor Country Festival | Sunne Värmland | Sweden[4] | Usually held in January. |
Bluegrass Outlaw Party | Club Heidegger, grote Kerkplein 70, Rotterdam | Netherlands[5] | Usually held in February. |
Gainsborough Old Time Festival | Gainsborough | United Kingdom[6] | Usually held in February. |
International Workshop of Acoustic Music | Virton | Belgium[7] | Usually held in April. |
Sore Fingers Week | Kingham | United Kingdom[8] | One week festival usually held in April |
Stage Bluegrass en Gascogne | 32330 Gondrin | France[9] | Usually held in April. |
Kilkenny Rhythm 'n' Roots Festival | Kilkenny | Ireland[10] | Roots music with an Irish and oldtime flavour |
Bordergrass Hopelands in Weobley | Herefordshire | United Kingdom[11] | |
Alie Rohling Festival "Pickers against Cancer"[12] | zaal de Loo - Looweg 38 Coevorden | Netherlands | Beneficial concert, all funds raised go to the Dutch Cancer Foundation. |
SC 40 jaar Farewell Reunion Festival | De Muzeval, Emmen | Netherlands[13] | Bluegrass & acoustic country a one-time only event to celebrate the completion of 40 years of Strictly Country magazine - European & US groups [citation needed] |
Venner Folk Frühling | Venne | Germany[14] | accent on folk |
13th Oldtime Music Meeting | Wippenhausen Kirchdorf | Germany[15] | Musicians only registration mandatory |
Orwell Bluegrass Festival | Orwell Crossing | United Kingdom[16] | - |
Banjoree European 5-String Banjo Meeting | Hagen | Germany[17] | Gathering of banjopickers, also with guitar and mandolin workshops. Held every second year |
International Bühl Bluegrass Festival | Bühl | Germany[18] | established 2002, city sponsorship |
Bath Americana Festival | Bath | United Kingdom[19] | - |
Red Wine Bluegrass Party | Genova | Italy[20] | two nights show featuring Red Wine with guest artists from the US |
Boe't n Deure | Odoorn | Netherlands[21] | Bluegrass concerts held in a small cafe |
Spring Bluegrass Festival | Alberswil/Willisau | Switzerland[22] | Last event 2019, now discontinued . |
Jamboree | Strakonice | Czech Republic[23] | - |
Sacrewell Spring Camp (Friends of American Oldtime Music and Dance) | Gainsborough | United Kingdom[6] | - |
EWOB Convention & Tradeshow | Voorthuizen | Netherlands[24] | about 50 bands, on 3 days, international lineup |
Coastline Bluegrass Music Event | Bryn Ffanigl Ganol Farm, Dolwen, Llanddulas, Wales | United Kingdom[25] | - |
Karl May Festival Radebeul | Radebeul | Germany[26] | celebrating bluegrass while celebrating Germany's wild west author |
Hamawé Roots Festival | Ethe/Virton | Belgium[27][28] | on the Farm Roiseux |
GrevenGrass Bluegrassfestival | Greven | Germany[29] | - |
FBMA Spring Bluegrass Weekend (Pentecôte) | près de Rennes, à la Maison Familiale Rurale Horticole "Les Rabinardières" | France | |
Ruotsinpyhtää Bluegrass Rendezvous | Helsinki | Finland[30] | Finland's oldest bluegrass festival, first held in 1988 |
Annual La Grange Rouge Bluegrass and French Folk TRAD EN FETE | La Grange Rouge | France[31] | Usually held in June |
Big Bear Festival | De Kimme, Zuidlaren | Netherlands[32] | bluegrass & acoustic country music - European & US bands |
Banjo Jamboree | Caslav | Czech Republic [33] | oldest running European bluegrass festival. Camping and included and international lineup |
Festival sur la Route de Tullins | Isere | France[34] | - |
Internationales Kötzer Country Music Festival | Günzhalle, 89359 Koetz | Germany[35] | - |
Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival | Westport, Co. Mayo | Ireland[36] | Established in 2007; international lineup |
Choteborský džem | Letna 255, 583 01 Chotebor +420776311290 | Czech Republic[37] | |
East Anglian Bluegrass Festival | Steeple Morden | United Kingdom[38] | Youth performances |
Haapavesi Folk Festival | Haapavesi | Finland[39] | - |
TFF Rudolstadt (roots folk world music) | Rudolstadt | Germany[40] | City organized |
Lida Country Festival | Lida | Sweden[41] | - |
Åmåls Blues Fest | Åmål | Sweden[42] | Usually held in July. |
Torsåker Bluegrass Festival | Torsaker | Sweden[43] / | - |
North Wales Bluegrass Festival | Conwy, Wales | United Kingdom[44] | established 1989 |
Munich BlueGrass Festival | Munich | Germany[45] | Music at the farm |
Bluegrass Festival Gunderinseli | Thun | Switzerland[46] | - |
Athy Bluegrass Festival | Athy | Ireland[47] | Ireland's oldest annual Bluegrass event, established 1991 |
Americana Festival | Newark | United Kingdom[48] | |
UTV Country Fest | Aura Complex Letterkenny, Donegal | Ireland[49] | - |
Nääsville Bluegrass Festival | Frölunda | Sweden[50] | |
Risor Bluegrass Festival | Risor | Norway[51] | music on stage and workshops - with workshops the week preceding the festival |
Cerexhe Festival | Cerexhe | Belgium[52] | Country, Established 1985 |
Totaalfestival | Bladel | Netherlands[53] | |
Cambridge Folk Festival | Cambridge | United Kingdom[54] | - |
Country Rendez-Vous | Craponne sur Arzon | France[55] | |
Guildtown Bluegrass Festival | Guildtown | United Kingdom[56] | - |
Lonesome Pine Festival | Canis-Lysvik | Sweden[4] | - |
La Roche International Bluegrass Festival | La Roche-sur-Foron | France[57] | - |
International Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival | Abaliget | Hungary | Three days of bluegrass and acoustic music on a lakeside in the Hungarian countryside. |
Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival | Mickleham Village Hall | United Kingdom[58] | - |
Sacrewell Summer Camp (Friends Of American Oldtime Music And Dance) | Gainsborough | United Kingdom[59] | - |
Bluegrass Family Festival | Stetten | Switzerland[60] | family operated gathering place for the Swiss bluegrass community. Discontinued since 2016 |
Gränna Bluegrass Festival | Gränna | Sweden[61] | 30th anniversary in 2007 |
Floralia Country Festival | Oosterhout | Netherlands[62] | - |
Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival | Dunmore East | Ireland[63] | established 1995 |
Tønder Folk Festival | Tønder | Denmark[64] | international folk and bluegrass acts |
Didmarton Bluegrass Festival | Kemble Airfield Didmarton | United Kingdom[65] | international lineup |
Appalachian and Bluegrass Music Festival | Omagh, Northern Ireland | United Kingdom[66] | held in a historic folk park[clarification needed] established 1992 international lineup |
Bluegrass Marathon | Borovany u Tachova | Czech Republic[67] | established 1979 |
Picnic Festival | Namur | Belgium[68] | Bluegrass & Celtic Festival |
Int. Bluegrass Meeting Kulturgewächshaus Birkenried | Gundelfingen | Germany[35] | Music in the Greenhouse |
Sunny Mountain Bluegrass Festival | Stettfurt | Switzerland[69] | |
The Open House Festival | Bangor, Northern Ireland | United Kingdom[70] | Six days of roots music in the centre of Belfast |
Gower Bluegrass Festival | Parkmill, Gower, Wales | United Kingdom[71] | - |
Sweet Sunny South Festival | Hastings | United Kingdom[72] | - |
Cornish Bluegrass Festival | Newquay | United Kingdom[73] | since 2004 |
Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival | Longford | Ireland[74] | Irish Traditional, American Bluegrass, and Folk Music |
Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival | Moniaive, Dumfries, Scotland | United Kingdom[75] | - |
Bruff Bluegrass Festival | Main St, Bruff, Co. Limerick | Ireland[76] | This event takes place in three venues over three evenings with late night mike sessions. Banjo and guitar workshops and picking gatherings in afternoon on Sunday. |
Pick Your Passion Camp Munich Aschau/Chiemgau, | n/Munich | Germany[77] | - |
Sore Fingers Weekend | Kingham | United Kingdom[8] | learning music and jamming |
Bluegrass Beeg | Grevenbicht Sittard-Geleen | Netherlands[78] | Bluegrass music festival. Autism friendly . |
Old Time Country Festival | Breitisaal 8185 Winkel | Switzerland[79] | organized by American folk club Rocking Chair |
Gallery
- Huck Finn Jubilee and Bluegrass Festival 2009
- MerleFest Crowd during Avett Brothers Performance
- Bluegrass fans in the concert area at the 2014 Tottenham Bluegrass Festival
- Vandalia Gathering
- Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention
- Walnut Valley Festival
- 2007 Telluride BlueGrass Festival
- Tamworth Country Music Festival in Australia
See also
References
- ^ Cantwell, Robert (2003). Bluegrass Breakdown: The Making of the Old Southern Sound. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07117-1.
- ^ Olive Dame Campbell & Cecil J. Sharp, English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, Comprising 122 Songs and Ballads, and 323 Tunes, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1917, pg xviii.
- ^ Olson, Ted; Cavender, Anthony P. (2009). A Tennessee Folklore Sampler: Selections from the Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin, 1935-2009. Univ. of Tennessee Press. pp. 323–324. ISBN 978-1-57233-668-1.
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- ^ "Hamawe Roots Festival". Hamawe.be. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ a b "Sore Fingers Summer Schools: bluegrass and old-time tuition in the UK". Sorefingers.co.uk. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Stage Bluegrass Nature". Bluegrassnature.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Home". Kilkennyroots.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Bordergrass 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ "6th Alie Rohling Festival "Pickers Against Cancer" (Netherlands)". blog.ebma.org. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Welkom op de website van het SC40 Farewell Reunion Festival". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ "Venner Folk Frühling". Venner Folk Frühling (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Oldtime Music in Germany". Oldtimemusic.de. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
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- ^ "EWOB". Ewob.eu. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Coastline Bluegrass Music Event". Banjoree.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Karl May Fest". Karl-may-fest.de. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Accueil" (in French). Musiqueacoustique.org. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "swinG". www.swing.be. Archived from the original on 2000-03-01. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "GrevenGrass Bluegrass Festival - Start". Grevengrass.de. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Rootsinpyhtää Bluegrass & Rendezvous 2015". Rootsinpyhtaa.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "France Bluegrass Musique Association" (in French). France-bluegrass.org. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "SCR - Bluegrass, Country en Oldtime muziek". Strictlycountry.nl. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Banjo Jamboree / bluegrass festival". Banjojamboree.cz. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ Artigue Thomas. "Sur la route de Tullins - 15 Edition - Nina Attal - June et Luna - Julian Perretta - Richard Galliano-Tangaria Quartet". Tullinsfestival.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ a b "Country Freunde Koetz 1982 e.V. - Home". Cwf-koetz.de. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
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- ^ "Bluegrassový festival Chotěbořský džem". www.choteborskydzem.cz. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "ERRP | Expired Registration Recovery Policy". Eastanglianbluegrass.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Haapavesi Folk Music Festival". Haapavesifolk.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "TFF Rudolstadt – das größte Folk-Roots-Weltmusik-Festival Deutschlands - TFF Rudolstadt 2. – 5. Juli 2015". Tff-rudolstadt.de. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Vilda västern – Festivaler". www.lidacountryfestival.se. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "Åmål's Blues Fest". Bluesfest.net. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "2015 Bluegrassfestival - Torsåker Bluegrassfestival". Bluegrass.nu. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "The 27th International Bluegrass Music and Dance". Northwalesbluegrass.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Willkommen zur Munich BlueGrass Nigthl 2014". Munichbluegrassfestival.de. Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Willkommen auf der Homepage des AVCC | The Aare Valley Country Club". Avcc.ch. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Athy Bluegrass Festival". Athy-bluegrass.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Americana International Show". Americana-international.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "このドメインはお名前.comで取得されています。". Jwpromos.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Nääsville Bluegrass Festival". Naasville.se. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Jan Erik Stokke | Facebook". Bluegrass.no. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Accueil". Cerexhefestival.be. 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Totaalfestival". Totaalfestival.nl. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Cambridge Live". Cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Orange". Perso.orange.fr. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Scottishbluegrass.com". Scottishbluegrass.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Welcome". Larochebluegrass.fr. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival 8th & 9th August 2015 Home Page". Surreybluegrass.com. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Home". Foaotmad. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Bluegrass Family home". Bluegrassfamily.ch. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Gränna Musikfrämjande - Välkomstsida". Grennamusik.com. 2003-09-01. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Welkom bij Floralia Country Music & Dance". Banjoree.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival". Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Tønder Festival". Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Didmarton Bluegrass Festival". Archived from the original on 2015-05-19. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Bluegrass Omagh". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Bluegrass marathon - Borovany". Bgmarathon.cz. 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Document sans titre". Picnicfestival.be. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Sunny Mountain Grass Homepage". Banjoree.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Open House - Festival Line-Up All Year Round". Openhousefestival.com. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Gower Bluegrass". Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "Sweet Sunny South Home Page". Sweetsunnysouth.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2003-08-08. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Home - Cornish Bluegrass Association". Cornishbluegrass.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Dedicated to the Memory of Irish musician Johnny Keenan and Home of the Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival". Johnnykeenan.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Welcome to". Moniaive.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "BRUFF BLUEGRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2014". Bruffbluegrass.blogspot.com. 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Bluegrass Camp". Banjocamp.de. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Bluegrass Beeg". Stichtingautivriendelijklimburg.nl. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ^ "Big STONE Old Time Country Band - Home". Big-stone.ch. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
External links
Media related to Bluegrass festivals at Wikimedia Commons
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