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Brian Ehlers from Absolute Music will be doing
two free workshops on May 17. The first will be at 9
A.M., the second at 10 A.M. |
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The Grascals top off the weekend |
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The Grascals have officially joined our festival lineup and will be closing out Sunday. The Grascals have to their credit two Grammy nominated albums, The Grascals and Long List of Heartaches. In addition the band has been named the IBMA Entertainer of the Year for both 2006 and 2007. We are so happy that they'll be playing the Jamboree. |
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The Dan Tyminski Band and Josh Ritter will each be headlining a night of the festival.  Dan Tyminski does not need an introduction but for the uninitiated you may recognize Dan’s voice from a number of Union Station tunes as Dan can be regularly found singing alongside Alison Krauss. No one can forget the amazing soundtrack from O Brother, where art thou? where Dan lent his vocals for “Man of Constant Sorrow”.
 Josh Ritter is one of the best songwriter’s to come along in some time. He is mastering the art of storytelling and we’re happy to have him and his band. If you are unfamiliar with his work, please, please, please go and check out The Animal Years or The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter. The former is Josh’s previous album and the latter is his most recent release and both are stellar examples of beautifully constructed, folk induced, storytelling.
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Dry Branch Firesquad to play Jamboree |
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We are pleased to announce that Dry Branch Firesquad will be playing the Jamboree! From the Boston Globe: For more than 25 years Dry Branch Fire Squad has been one of bluegrass music's most popular bands, renowned for its spry mix of front-porch standards, modern ballads, and the old-time sounds from which bluegrass first sprang. The (quartet) is positively adored for its droll, scampy stage shows, fueled by Ron Thomason's cornpone-and-hard-cider wit. On their irresistible new Rounder concert CD, Live at the Newburyport Firehouse...his laconic monologues unfurl like long, laze serpents: When they strike, it's with such suddenness and accuracy that they almost leave you too breathless to laugh. Almost.
Scott Alarik, Boston Globe
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Spend the weekend at the Jamboree! Our new location at the Greene County Fairgrounds allows us to provide a larger number of campsites. Additionally, we are able to accommodate campers & RV's!