The Del McCoury Band
Left to right: Jason Carter (fiddle), Ronnie McCoury (mandolin), Rob McCoury (banjo) Del McCoury (guitar), Alan Bartram (bass)
Ronnie McCoury playing his Loar Era Gibson mandolin
Ronnie McCoury playing his Gilchrist mandola
Left to right: Rob McCoury (guitar), Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury (guitar)
Sandy Lee on mandolin, Jere on bass, Cia Leigh on banjo and Skip on guitar
Jere on bass, Sandy Lee on mandolin
Skip flatpicking a lead on guitar
Jere Cherryholmes
B.J. on right handed fiddle, Sandy Lee on mandolin and Cia Leigh on banjo
B.J. on right handed fiddle, Mollie Kate on left handed fiddle
Mollie Kate on left handed fiddle
Sandy Lee on mandola, B.J. on mandolin, Jere on bass, Cia Leigh on banjo
Mountain Heart
Left to right: Adam Steffey (mandolin), Jason Moore (bass), Jim Van Cleve (fiddle), Barry Abernathy (banjo), Steve Gulley (rhythm guitar) and Clay Jones (lead guitar)
Adam Steffey playing his Sim Daley F5 mandolin
Clay Jones flatpicking his Michael Long guitar
Steve Gulley singing lead and playing rhythm on his Michael Long guitar
Jim Van Cleve (fiddle), Barry Abernathy (banjo) Clay Jones (guitar)
Jim Van Cleve (fiddle) Stunning, one of the best fiddlers in the trade
The Isaacs
Left to right: John Bowman (banjo), Becky Isaacs Bowman (lead and rhythm guitar), Ben Isaacs (bass), Sonya Isaacs (mandolin), Lily Isaacs (seated - matriarch and lead singer of the Isaacs Family)
Sonya Isaacs plays a great mandolin lead style and has what may be the most beautiful voice in Bluegrass!
Becky Isaacs Bowman playing a blistering guitar lead
Lily and Sonya Isaacs
Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys
Three generations of Stanleys: Dr. Ralph's grandson 13 year old Nathan on mandolin and Dr. Ralph's son (Nathan's uncle) Ralph II on guitar, Dr. Ralph is frailing banjo
Ralph Stanley II on guitar, his nephew Nathan Stanley on mandolin, Jack Cooke on bass
James Shelton on lead guitar, Steve Sparkman on banjo
Dewey Brown on fiddle
Ralph Stanley II and his band
Steve Sparkman on banjo, Ralph Stanley II on guitar
Junior Blankenship playing lead guitar
IIIrd Tyme Out
Left to right: Justen Haynes (fiddle), Steve Dilling (banjo), Russell Moore (guitar), Ray Deaton (bass), Alan Perdue (mandolin)
Alan Perdue, one of the best Bluegrass mandolinists on the scene
Wildfire
Left to right: Phil Leadbetter (resophonic guitar), Darrell Webb (mandolin), Robert Hale (guitar), Curt Chapman (bass) and Barry Crabtree (banjo)
Darrell Webb , stunning mandolinist and great singer!
Robert Hale (guitar)
Kenny and Amanda Smith Band
Left to right: Jason Robertson (mandolin), Amanda Smith (rhythm guitar), Kenny Smith (lead and rhythm guitar), Alan Bartram (bass)
Rickey Wasson, lead singer with J.D. Crowe and the New South
mandolin player with J.D. Crowe and the New South
Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys
Left to right: Mike Barnett (fiddle), Kent Blanton (bass), Jesse McReynolds (mandolin), Alan Clark (guitar), Daniel Grindstaff (banjo)
Jesse McReynolds (mandolin)
Special Consensus
Left to right: Ron Spears (mandolin), Tres Nugent (bass), Justin Carbone (guitar), Greg Cahill (banjo)
Kevin Prater, mandolin player for the James King Band
Melvin Goins and Windy Mountain (with Tom T. Hall - guitar and black t-shirt as special guest)
Karl Shifflett and Big Country Show
Gary Brewer and the Kentucky Ramblers
Gary Brewer (guitar)
Marty Raybon and Full Circle
Ashby Frank is on mandolin, Marty Raybon on guitar to Ashby's left
Ronnie Reno and the Reno Tradition
Left to right: Mike Scott (banjo), Heath Van Winkle (bass), Ronnie Reno (guitar), Brian Blaylock (mandolin), Jackie Miller (fiddle)
Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass
Left to right: T.J. Lundy (fiddle), Don Eldreth, Jr. (mandolin), Michael Paisley (bass), Dan Paisley (guitar), Bob Lundy (banjo)
Jeanette Williams Band
Left to right: Judy Elkins (sitting in on banjo), Jeanette Williams (bass), Johnny Williams (guitar), Chase Johner (mandolin)
Chase Johner playing his new Wayne Henderson mandolin
David Davis and the Warrior River Boys
Left to right: Owen Saunders (fiddle), David Davis (mandolin), Marty Hays (bass), Jeff Griffy (guitar), Daniel Grindstaff (banjo)
David Davis (mandolin)
Owen Saunders (fiddle)
Bluegrass Strangers
Left to right: James Monroe Lykins (guitar), Richard William Webb (banjo), K. Dean Whitaker (bass), Bryan Wayne Thackett (guitar), Jamie Brooks Shannon (mandolin-not shown)
Jamie Brooks Shannon, mandolin player for Bluegrass Strangers
Sammy Adkins and the Sandy Hook Mountain Boys
Excellent group playing traditional bluegrass
The Booher Family
Left to right: Gary Booher (banjo), Lora Booher (rhythm guitar), Joseph Booher (mandolin), Jamey Booher (bass), Thomas Wywrot (lead guitar)
Thomas Wywrot playing his awesome sounding Proulx guitar
Eddie and Martha Adcock
Vince Combs and Shadetree Grass
The festival grounds
The festival grounds
The festival grounds
The storm begins and everyone scrambles to get out of the wind and rain
The storm begins and everyone scrambles to get out of the wind and rain
Tribute to Jimmy Martin after the storm
Tribute to Jimmy Martin after the storm
The die-hards sit in the rain to hear the tribute to Jimmy Martin
The die-hards stand in front of the stage in the rain during the tribute to Jimmy Martin to sing along with "Will the Circle be Unbroken"
Two rain-soaked but happy festival goers
A jam session happening just a few trailers down from ours every night
Another jam session happening daily in the campground with a bunch of talented kids
