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2011 Gettysburg
May Bluegrass Festival
If you did not receive the January 2008 e-Newsletter we would like to announce to you the 56th Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival lineup to be held May 15-18th at Granite Hill Camping Resort. We feel the line-up is as strong as ever and as such, 2008 will be another exciting year for bluegrass in Gettysburg. If you caught this year's International Bluegrass Music Association awards you will recognize a number of award recipients on Gettysburg's bill. The Grascals, who took home the prized 2007 Entertainer of the Year Award for the second year running will be performing at both the May and August Festivals in 2008. 7-Time Female Vocalist of the Year recipient, Rhonda Vincent, will also be performing with her band, The Rage, at both the 56th and 57th Festivals. 2007 IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, will once again grace the Gettysburg Main Stage this May. The 56th Festival also welcomes the return of Grammy Award Winning Dan Tyminski. Dan, who previously performed many times at Gettysburg with Alison Krauss and Union Station, will present the Dan Tyminski Band for the first time to Gettysburg fans. The legendary banjoist, J.D. Crowe & the News South also return again for 2008. Former Emerging Artist of the Year, the Steep Canyon Rangers first performed at Gettysburg in May 2006 and will return for both Festivals in 2008.
Among other luminaries appearing at Gettysburg in 2008 are multiple Dobro Player of the Year Awardee, Rob Ickes, with Blue Highway, and Hall of Honor Members, The Lewis Family. And we would be most remiss if we were not to mention that the legendary Ron Thomason and his Dry Branch Fire Squad will be appearing for the 56th and 57th time on Gettysburg's Stage and the Grammy Nominated Seldom Scene, truly a "National Treasure" will appear for the 55th and 56th times. Many Thanks to these long servants of bluegrass and a heartfelt appreciation to you long suffering Gettysburg fans !
Click the link below find a complete listing of artists and performance days and times for the 56th Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival May 15-18th at Granite Hill Camping Resort.
*Please note that all acts and times are subject to change. Visit our website for the most current and up-to-date information on main stage and workshop stage schedules and information.
We are pleased to announce that Pete Wernick, with the able assistance of his wife Joan, will return to conduct his extremely popular Jam Camp (open to pickers of ALL bluegrass instruments) during the week leading into the May, 2008 festival at Granite Hill. Watch here for more details as they develop or email Pete directly for more information at: pete@petewernick.com
We are thrilled to announce that the Gettysburg Bluegrass Academy for Kids, presented for the sixth time August 23-26, 2007, saw our largest Academy enrollment to date. The next Kids Academy is set for August 21-24, 2008. After an orientation session Thursday evening, the kids attended four two hour classes Friday and Saturday, a practice session Sunday morning, and then a 20 minute Main Stage performance Sunday afternoon. The audience was thrilled to see these kids fill our main stage with joy and music and they gave the kids a standing ovation! What a thrill for everyone! The Kids Academy is open to kids from Kindergarten through 12th grades, all ability levels, and all standard bluegrass stringed instruments - fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass and dobro.
Our committed Academy Director, Ira Gitlin, and his excellent and devoted instructors thoroughly enjoy working with the youngsters. And, thanks to the generosity of C. F. Martin Company, Eastman Strings, and the unselfish dedication of our faculty, the fee for the Kids Academy is kept very low. Just email us or call for a special flyer and registration form.
Don't wait too long to register, as each class size is limited and could fill up early for Seventh Anuual Academy, to be held August 21-24, 2008.
In support of our Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Academy for Kids, and with sincere gratitude to the C.F.Martin Company for their generosity, we are raffling off a custom built Martin Vintage Series HD-28V guitar. Tickets are on sale now at $5 each or five for $20 to the same person.
Tickets are limited in number and the drawing will take place during the May festival if all tickets are sold, or August 27 at the latest. The guitar comes complete with a hardshell case and special Gettysburg 2008 inlay, and it will have most of the features of the classic 1935 HD28. With a retail value of nearly $4000, this one of a kind treasure will make one lucky fan very happy indeed. Stop by Granite Hill to look it over as it will be on display once we open up in April !
Don't miss this opportunity to win a totally unique, professional quality Martin while supporting the spread of bluegrass music to our young folks. You do not have to be present to win. It can be shipped to you, so buy your tickets before there all gone! Check or cash please, in person or by mail. If you purchase by mail, send payment for the number of tickets you want and be sure to give us your complete mailing address and phone number. We'll do the rest for you. No charge card sales on raffle tickets.
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