Bluegrass Music in the clubs & festivals

This page is updated around the second Sunday of each month or as info comes in.  Drop us a mail us at NIBGA, 5034 Wapiti Court, Ft. Wayne, IN 46804-4946  or call 260-918-4790 or (don't forget a subject) about your event if it is within 150 miles of Fort Wayne, Indiana. We sometimes list events that are further away.  Always check to be sure the event is still being held. Call listed numbers for more information. If you would like your events listed here fill out this form.

 

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Bluegrass Events by state, by date

Bluegrass events in Indiana

09/02-05 Freight Hoppers, Tommy Webb, Palmer Divide, Blue Railroad Train, Grass Street, Windy Mountain Boys, Runaway Freight, Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass, Kentucky Border , David Davis, Pickin' Up Speed, Fade2Blue, Schlitz Creek, Rick Prater; Tri-State Bluegrass Festival, Noble County 4H Fairgrounds, Kendallville, IN 46755 260-918-4790

09/03-04 Old Settler's Reunion (Labor Day Weekend) Bean Blossom, IN 812-988-4735

09/12 TBA, Flatland Bluegrass Barn, 7342 South Stone Road, West College Corner, IN 47003 2-4:30p

09/19 CoalTown, Flatland Bluegrass Barn, 7342 South Stone Road, West College Corner, IN 47003 2-4:30p

09/22-25 35th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival Click here to visit the festival page and check out the line-up for 2010 Bean Blossom, IN 800-414-4677

09/26 Chasing Blue from Boston, Flatland Bluegrass Barn, 7342 South Stone Road, West College Corner, IN 47003 2-4:30p

09/30-10/02 Hillbilly Wagon Train Jam, Bean Blossom, IN 800-414-4677

10/30 Lick Creek, Blue River Cafe, 128 W Main St., Milltown, IN 47145 7-10p 812 633-7510 for reservations or email your reservations to bluerivercafe at hotmail.com Ask to sit upstairs where we'll be performing

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Bluegrass events in Michigan

10/17 NewFound Road, The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2108 734-761-1451 7:30p $15

10/23 Bill Bynum & Co., Zellie’s Opry House, PO Box 332, 230 E. Edgerton, Howard City, MI 49329 zelliesopryhouse @ gmail.com 616-260-3032 $5 show 7p doors 6p

Bluegrass events in Ohio

09/03-04 Bluegrass In The Grove, Ralph Stanley II, 6 Bands - TBA, Lincoln Way Rec Center, 2817 SR 602, North Robinson, OH 44856 419-562-4363

09/09 Bluegrass Cafe, Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 US 33, Wapakoneta, OH 45895  419-568-1220 $5

09/16 Bluegrass Cafe, Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 US 33, Wapakoneta, OH 45895  419-568-1220 $5

09/17 McIntyre Duet, free, 7-8pm, Riverside Arts Center, 3 West Auglaize Street, Wapakoneta, OH 45895-1549 419-738-2352 Vernon and Kitty McIntyre entertain for the Riverside Arts Center fall opening

09/18 Vernon McIntyre's Appalachian Grass, Muleskinner, more, FOP Benefit, Secrest Auditorium, 334 Shinnick, Zanesville, OH 43701,  6p

09/19 III^rd Tyme Out!, Glass City Opry, 601 E. Conant St., Maumee, OH 43537-3363 doors 6p show 7-9p 419-250-1096

09/23 Bluegrass Cafe, Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 US 33, Wapakoneta, OH 45895  419-568-1220 $5 

09/25 Appalachian Opry  Famous Old Time Music Co, 20322 US 33 Wapakoneta, OH 45895 staff Band w/ Vernon & Kitty, Laura’s Comedy Crew plus lots of guests; 7-10:30p  $10

09/30 Bluegrass Cafe, Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 US 33, Wapakoneta, OH 45895  419-568-1220 $5

10/01-02 jam camp, open stage; Country Stage Bluegrass Festival, 40A Township Road 1031, Nova, OH 440-213-8358

10/02 Farm Fest 2010, Windy Hill Farm, 2595 North Owens Rd. between Pleasant Hill and Covington, OH. Rum River Blend, Berachah Valley, North & South Bluegrass, Sugar Grove, Never Dull Bluegrass, Rocky Island Plow Company and C&M Bluegrass. Music starts 9a

10/02-03 Vernon McIntyre's Appalachian Grass, The Conkers 2 sets each, Johnny Appleseed Festival, Allen County Farm Park, Lima, OH 12:30-6p 

10/11 David Davis and the Warrior River Boys, Glass City Opry, 601 E. Conant St., Maumee, OH 43537-3363 doors 6p show 7-9p 419-250-1096

10/17 Vernon McIntyre's Appalachian Grass, Walk with Nature, Memorial Park, St. Marys, OH 12:30-3:30p

10/23 Appalachian Opry  Famous Old Time Music Co, 20322 US 33 Wapakoneta, OH 45895 staff Band w/ Vernon & Kitty, Laura’s Comedy Crew plus lots of guests; 7-10:30p  $10

11/11-13 Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, the Grascals, the Primitive Quartet, Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band, Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers, Don Rigsby & Midnight Call, James King Band, Charlie Sizemore Band and Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers; Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival at the Roberts Center, Wilmington, OH

11/12 Caney Creek Buckeye Valley Opry, 2300 National Road SW, Hebron, OH 7P www.robbcoauctions.com.

11/12 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Renaissance Theatre, Mansfield, OH 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 419-522-2726

11/13 Bill Emerson, Glass City Opry, 601 E. Conant St., Maumee, OH 43537-3363 doors 6p show 7-9p 419-250-1096

11/13 Grassahol Buckeye Valley Opry, 2300 National Road SW, Hebron, OH 7P www.robbcoauctions.com.

11/19 Frosty Morning and New Outlook Buckeye Valley Opry, 2300 National Road SW, Hebron, OH. 5:30P www.robbcoauctions.com.

11/20 Appalachian Opry  Famous Old Time Music Co, 20322 US 33 Wapakoneta, OH 45895 staff Band w/ Vernon & Kitty, Laura’s Comedy Crew plus lots of guests; 7-10:30p  $10

11/20 New Outlook Buckeye Valley Opry, 2300 National Road SW, Hebron, OH 7P www.robbcoauctions.com.

11/20 Second Wind Bluegrass Duet at the Insea Sound Shop Blue Room, 33786 US Route 33, Nelsonville, OH. 6-9P www.insea.biz.

12/03 Wildwood, Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 7-9P 614-486-4722.

12/10 Caney Creek Buckeye Valley Opry, 2300 National Road SW, Hebron, OH 7P www.robbcoauctions.com.

12/10 Grassahol, Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 7-9P 614-486-4722.

12/11 New Outlook Buckeye Valley Opry, 2300 National Road SW, Hebron, OH 7P www.robbcoauctions.com.

12/17 Frosty Morning Buckeye Valley Opry, 2300 National Road SW, Hebron, OH 7P www.robbcoauctions.com.

12/17 Slate Ridge, Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 7-9P 614-486-4722.

12/18 Appalachian Opry  Famous Old Time Music Co, 20322 US 33 Wapakoneta, OH 45895 staff Band w/ Vernon & Kitty, Laura’s Comedy Crew plus lots of guests; 7-10:30p $10

01/14-15/2011 Bluegrass in Super Class, Holiday Inn, French Quarters Perrysburg, OH Info 330-645-1542 web site is 2010 as of 8/2/2010

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Bluegrass events in Illinois

American Legion Music Hall, 1030 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201 47-573-0443 8p $20 adults, $15 seniors, kids 16 & under

• 09/10 Jr Sisk
• 10/16 Newfound Road
• 11/20 Don Rigsby
• 12/11 James King Band

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Bluegrass events in other states

MEADOWGREEN PARK 465 Forge Mill Road, Clay City, KY 40312 - 9796 Music Hall,  606 - 663 -9008 Don Rogers (President),  606 - 254 - 4781 rogers@jlee.com  For additional information call,  (606) 663-9008 Or (859) 254-4781  Admission varies; Children 12 and younger free with adult most shows are from 7:30-11p check web site for schedule

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Clubs with Bluegrass venues for bands to get gigs

Contra Dance, First United Methodist Church, 215 South 5^th St., Goshen, IN 46526; 1st Sat., General Public: $7, Members $6, Students: $4, Student members $3, Children under 12: free, Family maximum cost: $18. 7:30p beginner lessons, 8-11p dance 574-533-9906 year around

Fiddler's Hearth is South Bend's local public house -- a gathering place for Celtic artists and the public at large, regular weekly jams, acoustic and Irish. 127 North Main Street, South Bend, IN 46601 574-232-2853 Old Timey jam every Tuesday evening year around

Flatland Bluegrass Barn, 7342 S Stone Rd, West College Corner, IN 47003 2-5p Don Treadway 765-732-3440 We are going to try not to charge admission. We do have a "donation bucket" that we use for band expenses. mostly summer

Front Porch Music, 505 E. Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN 46383 8 PM 219-464-4700 year around

Gospel Barn, 3550 South State Road 1, Bluffton, IN 46714  260-827-0362;  email: ; Doors open at 6:30 pm, pre-concert music at 7:00 pm, featured artists at 7:30p $5 for adults - children 12 and under free.  Open every Saturday evening April - October. Check their web site for details.

Harvest Time Restaurant, 3418 E Everton Road, Connersville, IN 47331 765-825-0092 dinner 5p Bands 7-9p $6 donation year around

LVD's, The Old Bag Factory, 1100 Chicago Ave., Goshen, IN 574-825-7785  shows at 7p unless noted, $15 e-mail  winter series

Opera House, 7^th & Brook St., PO Box 37, Mitchell, IN 47446 812-849-2337  unknown

The Beanery, 117 S. Main, Mishawaka, IN 574-259-1425 will be open on Saturday evenings as well as Fridays. It is looking for local performers. Performance time is 7:30 - 9:30p both evenings.  Schedule is on their web, little Bluegrass mostly folk

Ohio Bluegrass Clubs:

Corsair Concert Series, Tawas United Methodist Church Family Center, on highway M-55, in Tawas City, MI 48763 Showtime 7:30p. Gary Nelkie 989-362-2001 Presented by the Corsair Trail Council, proceeds from the concert series are used to maintain and operate the Corsair Skiing and Hiking Trails in the Huron National Forest winter series