Discussion from another thread... Festival season is coming up. Here's a list for starters, centered around the acoustic-folk-bluegrass scene. Feel free to add to it and talk up any festivals you might be playing at or attending. Mayfest Bluegrass Music Festival, Lowell, May 20-22 Leslie Bluegrass Festival, Leslie, June 9-11 Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival, Brethren, June 18 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival, Charlotte, June 23-25 Blissfest, Cross Village, July 8-12 Beaver Island Music Festival, Beaver Island, July 14-16 Marshall Bluegrass Festival, Marshall, July 21-23 Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival, Marquette, July 22-24 Salt River Bluegrass Festival, Oil City, July 28-30 Milan Bluegrass Festival, Milan, August 11-13 [added by Jimmy Kittle]: Pickin on Cystic Fibrosis September 8, 9, 10, Kc Campground Milan, Michigan Fall Fest, Lowell September 16, 17, 18.
I'd add the Nor'Eastr in Mio June 10-12. It's small but growing and you can usually find some good jams in the campground. http://www.noreastr.net/. It's a mix of folk, americana, bluegrass, etc.. I usually do open-mic, if you call that performing ;-)
anybody going to wheatland this year?