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)

SUNDAY

Main Stage Sunday Morning Gospel Show
10:00 The Roe Family Singers
10:45 Morgan's Run
11:30 Mountain Heart

Main Stage Sunday Afternoon Show
12:20 Poor Benny
1:10 Bill & Kate Isles
2:05 Monroe Crossing
2:55 Mike Seeger
3:50 Mountain Heart
4:40 Sawtooth

Showcase Tent Sunday
8:45 Bluegrass Worship Service with host Richard Dugan and music by The Haining Family
11:00 Duet Singing with Bill & Kate Isles and Kim & Quillan Roe
12:00 Song Arranging with Monroe Crossing
1:00 Early Southern Guitar Styles Showcase with Mike Seeger

Family Area Sunday
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 Talent Winners From Friday & Saturday
12:30 Jack & Marlow
1:00 The Haining Family
2:00 Sloughgrass
3:00 Camp Clean Up, Get A Prize

Workshop Area Sunday - Open Demo Day
Sign-up sheets will be at the workshop area all weekend. As slots get filled in we'll announce them from the other stages. All we need is the name of your demonstration and the name of the person that will be giving it. The subject does not even have to be music related, just fun for all ages.

12:00 Demo A: open. Demo B: open
1:00 Demo A: How You Can Build Yourself A Bass with John Olson. Demo B: Banjo Set-Up with Lawson Peets
2:00 Demo A: Playing The Saw w/Adam Wirtzfeld. Demo B: Playing The Jug w/Rob Davis
3:00 Demo A: open. Demo B: open.

Gathering Place Sunday
9:00 Gathering Place Open
11:00 Beginner Jam with Bill Cagley
2:00 Intermediate Jam with Bill Cagley
4:00 Gathering Place Close