Sponsors-Local Restaurants

Wintergrass 2008 would like to thank a great group of local restaurants who are helping to support Wintergrass 2008(Remember Wintergrass is a non-profit 501(c)3 non-profit organization that relies on a variety of forms of support.) Don’t forget to thank these great restaurant’s when you visit them during Wintergrass. For directions check at the Wintergrass Information Desk in the Hotel Murano by the registration desk.

Ravenous Restaurant
785 Broadway
Tacoma, WA 98402 (close by)
253-572-6374

Indochine Asian Restaurant (On the Link)
1924 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402 (close by)
253-272-8200

The Old Spaghetti Factory
1735 Jefferson S. (close by)
Tacoma, WA 98402
253-383-2214

Katie Downs Tavern & Eatery
3211 Ruston Way
Tacoma, WA (a short drive to the water)
253-756-0771

El Toro
1128 Broadway Plaza
Tacoma, WA 98402 (within 1 block)
253-722-5196

Varsity Grill
1114 Broadway (within 1/2 block)
Tacoma, WA 98402
253-627-1229

Rock Pasta Brick Oven Pizza
1920 Jefferson Avenue
Tacoma, WA (close by)
253-272-1221

Peggy’s Pantry “Cinnamon Rolls” At Freighthouse Square(accessible on The Tacoma Transit LINK)
2501 East D Street,
Tacoma, WA 98421

Harmon Brewery (Accessible on the LINK)
1938 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402 253-383-2739

Hotel Murano Update

Hotel alert!  If you are staying at the Hotel Murano please know that the new hotel will not have any rollaway beds available this year. If you’re used to packing friends into your room, but sure to bring a sleeping bag! Remember the Hotel Murano (formerly the Tacoma Sheraton)  is going under major renovations and the hotel will be different this year. Check out the hotels website for more info. http://www.hotelmuranotacoma.com/ The website has some pictures of the new rooms and more info on some of the changes going on.

New Sponsors for Wintergrass

This year Wintergrass has a couple of the best labels lending their support. Rounder Records and Sugarhill Records. Both of these labels have some great bands appearing this year and through the years many of the artists have recorded for these labels.

Rounder Records was formed in 1970 in Cambridge, MA by Ken Irwin, Bill  Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy. From the founders this company has grown to over 120 employees. Bluegrass and old-time music has always been a big part of Rounder even as the company has expanded to other forms of roots music.  Rounder artists at this years festival include The Grascals, Bobby Osborne, Michael Cleveland,Darol Anger & Mike Marshall.

Sugar Hill Records  was formed in 1978 by Barry Poss. The focus of Sugar Hill was to record  the younger generation of musicians who learned bluegrass from their parents but added some of the influences of other styles of music. Poss wanted to focus on bands that would give Sugar Hill a signature sound. This sound continues with some of the Sugar Hill artists that will be at Wintergrass this year: The Seldom Scene, The Infamous Stringdusters, Chris Thile and The Punch Brothers, and TheDuhks.

 

Wintergrass Sponsors

Wintergrass would not be possible without the support of some great sponsors. When it comes time to make your music purchases don’t forget to support them. And don’t forget the City of Tacoma and what it has to offer aside from the great music that is the focus of the week of Wintergrass.

The Gibson Company, C.F. Martin & Co Guitar, The City of Tacoma, Collings Guitar, D’Addario, Beard Guitar, Deering Banjo, Rayco Resophonics, Santa Cruz Guitar, Fretboard Journal, Ted Brown Music, Fender, Guild Guitars and Dusty Strings.

Some of the sponsors have donated cash, while others have donated some custom built instruments for the Wintergrass Raffles and others will be auctioned off.

D’addario Strings

Sponsoring the 14th Annual Wintergrass Academy is a company that has supported bluegrass for many years-D’addario Strings.  They have a full line of strings and accessories for all of your bluegrass needs.  Their site has links to information on what strings some of the best bluegrass musicians use . The site also has  an  amazing media library of almost 500 video  lessons and interviews of all styles of music.