Bluegrass Festival lineup released
Published 7:15 am Thursday, May 26, 2011
More than 20 local and nationally-recognized bands will perform at the Niles Riverfront Park next weekend for the Niles Bluegrass Festival. The festival, which runs Thursday through Sunday, will also feature arts and crafts booths, open mic sessions, workshops, food vendors, children’s activities and amusement rides from Skerbeck Carnival.
Event organizer Tom Majerek released the tentative schedule for the festival this week.
Thursday, June 2
Main Stage
3:20 p.m. — Nick Harley
4:10 p.m. — The Balos Family
5 p.m. — Lonesome County
5:50 p.m. — The Roys
6:40 p.m. — Kenny and Amanda Smith
7:30 p.m. — Lonesome County
8:20 p.m. — Kenny and Amanda Smith
9:10 p.m. — The Roys
10 p.m. — Nick Harley
Friday, June 3
Main Stage
3:30 p.m. — Nick Harley
4:30 p.m. — Lost Road Ramblers
5:20 p.m. — Lonesome County
6:10 p.m. — Lost Road Ramblers
7 p.m. — The Roys
7:50 p.m. — Kenny and Amanda Smith
8:40 p.m. — Lonesome County
9:30 p.m. — Kenny and Amanda Smith
10:20 p.m. — The Roys
Wonderland Stage
8-10 p.m. — Just for Fun Karaoke
Saturday, June 4
Main Stage
10 a.m. — Al Mott
11 a.m — TBD
Noon — Goldmine Pickers
1 p.m. — Uphill Climb
1:50 p.m. — The Balos Family
2:40 p.m. — Detour
3:30 p.m. — Deadwood
4:20 p.m. — Audie Blaylock and Redline
5:10 p.m. — Lonesome Meadow
6 p.m. — Twenty Three
6:50 p.m. — Detour
7:40 p.m. — Goldmine Pickers
8:40 p.m. — Lonesome Meadow
9:30 p.m. — Audie Blaylock and Redline
10:30 p.m. — Fools in the Rain, Bluegrass Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Midnight — Midnight Jam
Wonderland Stage
11 a.m. — The Iron Skillet Breakfast Band
12:30 p.m. — Nick Harley & Friends
1:30 p.m. — Twenty Three
2:30 p.m. — Uphill Climb
3:30 p.m. — Hillside Jamboree
4:30 p.m. — Hillside Jamboree
5:30 p.m. — The Balos Family
6:30 p.m. — Deadwood
7:30 p.m. — Twenty Three
8:30 p.m. — Just For Fun Karaoke
10:30 p.m. — Stage closes
Sunday, June 5
Main Stage
10 a.m. — Patchwork Band
10:50 a.m. — Conley Schmidt & First Love
11:40 a.m. — Lonesome Meadow
12:25 p.m. — The Hillbenders
1:15 p.m. — Audie Blaylock and Redline
2 p.m. — Lonesome Meadow
2:45 p.m. — Special Consensus
3:30 p.m. — The Hillbenders
4:20 p.m. — Audie Blaylock and Redline
5:10 p.m. — Special Consensus
6 p.m. — The Mosier Brothers
8 p.m. — Lipbone Redding
Wonderland Stage
Noon — Clyde Carr & The Hymn Timers
1:30 p.m. — Patchwork Band
2:30 p.m. — Conley Schmidt & First Love
3:30 p.m. — Twenty Three
4:30 p.m. — Balos Family
6 p.m. — Church of Niles
For more information about the Niles Bluegrass Festival, call (269) 687-4332.