Brooklyn Bluegrass Festival is this weekend! This old fashioned, outdoor, under-a-tent, bluegrass festival starts at 7:00 pm Friday, June 5 and runs all day on June 6. Two-day tickets are just $25 for 9 bands including headline act The James King Band.
Kids 12 years and under are FREE. Rough camping is only $7 a night so you can stay for those campfire jams in the beautiful 15 acre Legion Park in Brooklyn, Wis. If you can’t make the whole weekend, Friday night tickets are just $10; $20 for all day Saturday.
Shake off the work week with the New North String Band at 7:00 pm Friday. The legendary Chicago Bluegrass Band bring their high-energy act to the headliner stage at 8 pm. Beginning at 10 am on Saturday morning there are FREE instrumental technique workshops. The Open Mic — one of the Festival’s most popular events — starts at 11:00 am.
Saturday afternoon is a non-stop bluegrass extravaganza with seven bands playing 50 minute sets. Big Cedar begins the afternoon at 1:00 with their solid bluegrass sound. Round the Bend Bluegrass Band takes the stage next showcasing bluegrass and western swing tunes. James Creek Road, a harmony-rich bluegrass band, returns to the Festival stage for the first time in three years. Madison’s Cork N Bottle Bluegrass Band ventures south this year to Brooklyn and bring their lighthearted view of themselves to the stage for a combination of great fun, technique and talent. The Whistlepigs String Band has that rich mix of original songs and a strong foundation of traditional string band music. The Oak Street Ramblers is new to the Festival this year. You will enjoy their fun-loving blend of old-timey, bluegrass and traditional country tunes. Truman’s Ridge returns from their home base, the corn capital of Illinois, DeKalb, to serve up a lightning-fast set of traditional bluegrass and gospel numbers.
This year’s national headliner, The James King Band takes the stage at 8:00 pm thanks to funding from the Wisconsin Arts Board. People are still raving about King’s performance in Madison earlier this Spring; here’s a second chance to find out what all the fuss is about! James King, “The Bluegrass Storyteller,” puts on a show you wont soon forget. For more information go to: http://www.brooklynbluegrassfestival.com