Nominated IBMA Event of the Year 2005 & 2007!

The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival
August 7-10 2008
El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN

Download Festival Schedule
for print purposes (posted 7-28-08)

FRIDAY

Main Stage Friday Afternoon Show
12:00 Bag O'Dirt Band
12:50 DitchLilies
1:45 Brennen Leigh
2:35 Monroe Crossing
3:30 Michael Cleveland
4:20 Dirk Powell Band

Main Stage Friday Evening Show
6:15 Ivory Bridge
7:05 Balfa Toujours
8:00 Mike Seeger
8:50 Michael Cleveland
9:45 Stairwell Sisters
10:35 Grasstowne

Showcase Tent Friday
10:00 Yoga session with certified Kripalu yoga instructor Lucy Weberling
1:00 Old-Time Banjo Showcase
2:00 Traditional Mouth Instruments Showcase
3:00 Banjo Mania with Lawson Peets
4:00 An All-Women Bluegrass Band Comes Together
5:00 Fancy Fiddlin' Showcase with Michael Cleveland & His Flamekeeper Band
6:00 Clogging Showcase and workshop with The Stairwell Sisters
7:30 Dance with music by Poor Benny and caller Cathy Mosher
9:30 Cajun Dance with music by Balfa Toujours

Family Area Friday
10:00 Pick & Play - Learn To Play An Instrument with Sloughgrass and Sherri
11:00 Big Circle Jam - Play Your Instrument In A Big Group
12:00 Blue Hazard
1:00 Talent Contest
2:00 The Haining Family
3:00 Sloughgrass
4:00 Big Moe & His Shytown Bluegrass Band
5:00 Willow Ice

Workshop Area Friday
10:00 Workshop sign-up sheets for day posted.
11:00 BG Guitar H.O.W. L-A with Bill Liners. BG Guitar H.O.W. L-B with Art Blackburn.
12:00 BG Bass H.O.W. L-A with Justin Kolb. OT Bass H.O.W L-B with Martha Hawthorne.
1:00 BG Fiddle H.O.W. L-A with Tom Schaefer. BG Fiddle H.O.W L-B with Lisa Fuglie.
2:00 BG Guitar H.O.W L-A with Steve Gulley. BG Guitar H.O.W L-B with Lincoln Potter.
3:00 Dobro H.O.W. L-A with Phil Leadbetter. Dobro H.O.W L-B with Lisa Berman.
4:00 BG Banjo H.O.W. L-A with Jason Davis. BG Banjo H.O.W L-B with Benji Flaming.
5:00 Mandolin H.O.W. L-A with Alan Bibey. Mandolin H.O.W L-B with Matt Thompson.

Gathering Place Friday
9:00 Gathering Place Open
1:00 Beginner Jam with TBA
4:00 Intermediate Jam with TBA
10:00 Gathering Place Close

Ranch House Live Open Mic Friday
8:00
8:35
9:00
9:35
10:00
10:35
11:00
11:35