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Music, summer, food, families, artists, performance, talent, competitions, people's awards, clogging, dancing, hacky sack, acres of grass fields to run in, hiking trails, with fun and surprises all day long — it’s as good as doing good gets! The festival is a nonprofit 501c3, organized by volunteers. Profits from the festival go to great family-oriented charities, this year … [Read More...]
Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival Playlist
Bands that have played at Bainbridge Bluegrass over the years. Also a few of our favorite videos of beautiful Bainbridge Island, a 35-minute ferry ride from Seattle. … [Read More...]
Auntmama Tells WILD Stories
It's true. She does stories. And, she tells 'em so often and so wild that KBCS 91.3.FM radio grabbed her up as a story tellin' personality. We did too, enlisting her as emcee, mistress of ceremonies, performer extraordinaire, for Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival 2013. Call her the Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor, Island woman with a voice. She's every bit as expressive … [Read More...]
Roller Hockey Gets Hungry
Traditionally, Bainbridge Roller Hockey League (BRHL) holds its annual three-day tournament in a field across from Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival, during the last weekend in July. This year, the Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival food vendors will be serving both the festival and the athletes (and their cheering families). Bluegrass will be sending over fiddlers to perform for the … [Read More...]
Wayne Taylor & Friends
Wayne Taylor served 21 years as lead vocalist, guitarist, and emcee for the US Navy band, "Country Current". He's performed for four United States Presidents, played in 49 of the 50 states, and has starred with many of the greats, including The Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Specially for Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival, he's bringing together an invitational line-up of … [Read More...]
Kid Born to Busk
Oliver and me, somehow we have some telepathy thing that we do together. We'll each, on purpose, play the different part; I'll play one of the parts and he'll play another variation, and it will sort of harmonize." ~Eli Abrahamson, 9 years old, about playing banjo with his brother Oliver, 13. ABOUT Smalltime String Band: Oliver is 13, plays a mean fiddle and is the main … [Read More...]
Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival 2013 Benefits PAWs
Each year the all-volunteer run Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival benefits different family-oriented charities, and this year we salute PAWs of Bainbridge and North Kitsap in its mission to help families and their pets stick together. PAWs just this past weekend, May 18, proudly presented the Pet Hero award to Kelsy, a fearless black labrador, who spent six and a half hours of hard … [Read More...]
Ricky Gene Powell with the Boys of Greenwood Glen
Ricky Gene Powell and the Boys of Greenwood Glen hail from the mythic glen in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle, and they're playing at Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival, July 27, 2013. Exploring the roots of American music, their deep commitment and passion for the acoustic-based traditions of folk, country, Irish, and bluegrass makes for an exciting blend, a vivid experience … [Read More...]
Smalltime String Band is a family playing oldtimey, folk, and original tunes and songs. Oliver is 13, plays a mean fiddle and is the main vocalist. Eli's 9, a redhot clawhammer banjo player. Danny (Pops) is a fiddler, but these days he's keeping time on the bass, Terrie (Mom, Extraordinaire) plays rhythm guitar and does all the band Mom stuff... 
