The Wintergrass schedules for both the workshops and stage performances are available in easy one page formats now on the website. Download the pocket schedulle now so you can plan out your schedule so you can see all of your favorites! http://www.acousticsound.org/PocketScheduleConcertsAndWkshps.pd
Remember some of the venues have changed this year.
Wintergrass regrets that due to some circumstances beyond their control that the Carolina Chocolate Drops will not be able to appear at Wintergrass this year. The Wintergrass staff is working on a replacement for them and should have an alternate band in their place shortly. Watch here and the website for an update in the next few days.
The Spring Creek is a band that was formed when the members met studying bluegrass at the South Plains Community College in Texas. Learning under Country Gazette alumni Alan Munde and Joe Carr this band plays their own style based out of the traditions of bluegrass. Relocating to Colorado where any bluegrass musician will feel the effects of Hot Rize, who they cite as an influence, they have quickly risen to the top of the Colorado music scene. The band won the Telluride Bluegrass Festival band contest back in June, and won their second Planet Bluegrass contest 35th annual Rockygrass Festival held in Lyons, CO. Not only is this Spring Creeks’s first Wintergrass performance but this will be the debut of their new recording project that was produced by Sally Van Meter ” Lonesome Way to Go” Not a bad place to debut an album!
Jessica Smith-bass & vocals, Alex Johnstone-mandolin,fiddle & vocals, Chris Eliott-banjo & vocals, Taylor Sims-guitar & vocals
The Wintergrass 2008 is out! The schedule is now available on the website so start your planning. And as you know that at any festival the schedule might change due to travel arrangements and unforseen problems. There is a new stage this year at the Varsity Grill just up the street from the main festival site The Hotel Murano.
Here is the link for the schedule http://www.acousticsound.org/Wg08Schedule.pdf
2007 IBMA winners ( 3 awards Album of the Year,Emerging Artists and Song of the Year) The Infamous Stringdusters return to Wintergrass 2008 not only to perform but also to teach at the Wintergrass Academy this year. The band has a new member since Wintergrass, Andy Falco on guitar (Chris Eldridge has joined Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers who will also be at Wintergrass this year). If you saw them last year at Wintergrass you know why they won these awards. High energy, great lead singing and harmonies.
Here is a link to a 30 minute documentary made on a tour through Colorado courtesy of the Bluegrass Blog.
http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/four-days-of-infamy-infamous-stringdusters/
Band members are Andy Hall-Dobro, Jeremy Garrett-fiddle, Jesse Cobb-mandolin, Andy Falco-guitar, Chris Pandolfi-banjo
Here is an October version of the Wintergrass 2008 Lineup. Future links will have more info on each band and the Wintergrass Academy which will be featuring the members of the Infamous Stringdusters.
Celebrating Transformation!
Seldom Scene (sat/sun)
Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile (fri)
Bobby Osborne &
The Rocky Top X-press (fri)
Dale Ann Bradley (sat/sun)
The Grascals (sat)
Mike Marshall & Darol Anger (fri)
The Infamous Stringdusters (fri/sat)
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (fri)
The Wilders (sat/sun)
The Duhks (sat)
Cadillac Sky (sat)
Crooked Still (fri/sat)
Trampled by Turtles (fri/sat)
Vasen (sat)
Packway Handle Band (fri)
Carolina Chocolate Drops (thurs/fri)
Laura Love (thurs)
Ruthie Foster (thurs)
Alhambra Valley Band
Great Northern Planes
Hot Club Sandwich
Jamie Laval & Ashley Broder
Loose Digits
Misty River
Pearl Django
The Tallboys
Three Generations
True North
