The Brooklyn Bluegrass Festival is back this weekend, June 11 – 13, with another outstanding line up of bluegrass bands creating the unique Brooklyn bluegrass experience., National touring artist Audie Baylock and Redline are headlining this old fashioned, outdoor, bluegrass festival, sponsored by the Village of Brooklyn, now in its sixth year. SWBMAI is a supporting partner of this event.
Audie has enjoyed a long career in bluegrass music, and has received a multitude of honors and awards including: Male Vocalist nomination; IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year; a Grammy® nomination for “Best Bluegrass Album” and an IBMA nomination for Recorded Event of the Year for “A Tribute to Jimmy Martin: The King of Bluegrass.”
The rest of this year’s lineup features an exciting mix of great local and regional bluegrass bands. Friday night’s lineup will include the Mecan River Ramblers and the Bluegrass Tribute Band. On Saturday the music starts in the afternoon with Oak Street Ramblers. The Ramblers are followed by the Old Tin Can String Band, the Pike Creek, the Spare Time Bluegrass Band, Truman’s Ridge, and headliner Audie Blaylock & Redline.
New this year, the Festival will host a Sunday morning Gospel lineup featuring Jerry Wicentowski & Lucky Break. Also playing sets on Sunday are the Krause Family Band and the James Creek Road.
Once again, rough camping is available with a campfire jam, in our beautiful 15 acre Legion Park. The Festival is a short 20 minute drive south of Madison. To learn more about the Brooklyn Bluegrass Festival please visit www.brooklynbluegrassfestival.com.
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