***The Show Must Go
On!!! The Bill Monroe Memorial Bean Blossom Festival will begin
as scheduled on Saturday, June 14th celebrating its' 42nd year.
Due to flooding across Indiana , please check 24 hours prior
to travel with the Brown County CVB (800) 753-3255 Mon-Thurs
9am-6pm ET; Fri-Sat 9am-8pm ET and Sunday 10am-5pm ET for road
updates and directions to the park. For current road conditions
http://www.in.gov/dot/gis/slo/RoadClosure.html. We are looking forward to another
great event and hope to see you soon!***
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| Welcome to
the Mecca of bluegrass and the oldest, continuous running
bluegrass festival in the world! Now in our forty-second
year, you can enjoy 8 fun-filled days of music, over 50 performing
artists, music and instrument workshops, youth activities, and
a lot of pickin' and jammin'. |
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Look what we have in store for you...
Saturday, June 14th: Kick-off the festival
with the great sounds of the John
Cowan Band, Lonesome River Band, Ronnie Bowman & The Committee,
Larry Stephenson Band, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Lizzy Long
& Friends, Tommy Brown & County Line Grass, and Bill
Monroe's son - James Monroe & The Midnight Ramblers.
Sunday, June 15th:
The Bean Blossom tradition continues
as we worship and praise with Bill Monroe's preacher - The
Real Apostle Pastor Paul Baggett. Enjoy the sounds of
bluegrass gospel from The Sullivan Family, Glen Bonham, James
Monroe & Midnight Ramblers, New Harmony, Tommy Brown &
County Line Grass, Spanky Moore Bluegrass Band, and Harvest
Wind.
Monday, June 16th:
Start your week off with the soulful
sounds of Dave Evans & Riverbend, David Davis & Warrior
River Boys, Pine Mountain Railroad, Karl Shiflett & Big Country
Show, The Muellers, SweetGrass Bluegrass Band, Glen Bonham and
Cornfields & Crossroads.
Tuesday, June 17th: Join us for another Bean
Blossom tradition as we enjoy a hot bowl of Ham & Beans and
Miss Dixie Halls' famous cornbread at the annual Ham &
Bean Supper. Kick back and enjoy the bluegrass sounds of:
Randy Waller & Country Gentlemen, Kenny & Amanda Smith,
David Parmley & Continental Divide, Tim Graves & Cherokee,
Beth Stevens & Edge, The Muellers and Jesse
Perdue & Old Time Gospel.
Wednesday, June 18th: Get ready for The Grascals
are back in town! Other artists performing include: IIIrd
Tyme Out, The Lewis Family, Special Consensus, James King Band,
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Monroe Crossing and
The Doerfel Family.
Thursday, June 19th: Enjoy the soulful sounds of bluegrass with Larry
Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers. Also performing are Jesse
McReynolds & The Virginia Boys, Marty Raybon & Full Circle,
Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Special Consensus, James King
Band, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, G2
(Europe's #1 Bluegrass Band from Sweden)
and the 2008 Youth Bluegrass Boot
Camp Band.
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| Are you ready for the biggest
bluegrass weekend of the year? The legends of bluegrass are rollin'
into town! |
| Friday, June
20th: Bring your instruments
and jam with the stars at the oldest of Bean Blossom tradtions
- the Bill Monroe Sunset Jam. On stage: Cherryhomes,
Gene Watson, Ronnie Reno & Reno Tradition, Ralph Stanley
II, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Dailey & Vincent Band,
and Dan Paisley & Southern Grass and Gid-R-Done (fromCanada). |
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| Saturday, June 21st: This will be a night to remember featuring legendary
Bluegrass Hall of Famer's Dr.Ralph Stanley & The
Clinch Mountain Boys, The Seldom Scene (in their first
performance at Bean Blossom); Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top
Xpress and J.D. Crowe & New South. Also performing
will be Cherryholmes, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Alecia
Nugent, Ernie Thacket & Route 23 and Michelle Cupit. |
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Throughout the week, festival
patrons can enjoy the fun and educational music and instrument
workshops planned on the Workshop Stage located at the
top of Hippy Hill.There wil be a wide variety of workshops including:
beginning-advanced levels on banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin
and bass; mountain and bluegrass vocals, group harmony, songwriting,
band promotion, Bean Blossom history and more. All workshops
are taught by the artists performing at this year's event! Ron
and Lora Murphy return to Bean Blossom this year to host this
year's workshop and showcase stage. |
| Bluegrass Now's Youth Activity Tent
is hosted daily by teen columnist,
Stephanie Dilling. Kids and Teens can get up close and
personal with many of bluegrass' great musicians; including Little
Roy Lewis, Steve Dilling, Greg Cahill, Skip and Molly Cherryholmes
- just to name a few. Learn technique, ask questions or just
jam! |
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The 3rd Annual Youth Bluegrass
Boot Camp will take place Tuesday-Thursday, June 17-19.
Sarah Wasson will be heading up the camp and instructors.
Interested youth ages 6-18 years of age will be allowed to sign
up for the fun but structured camp. The Youth Bluegrass
Booth Camp consists of professional instructors and will
teach students in small group and one-on-one sessions - brand
new through advanced. There will be over 16 hours of hands
on instruction (banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar and bass) covering
topics such as: basic instrument care and handling, vocals
and harmonies, stage presence and working with microphones, songwriting,
jam etiquette - you name it! Space limited to first 50
kids. Sign up today!Click here
for more information. |
| Included with your festival ticket
is admission to Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Hall of Fame,.Museum
& Uncle Pen's Cabin self-guided tour; all music and instrument
workshops and activities scheduled at the Artist Workshop
Stage and Bluegrass Now Youth Activity Tent;
access to all food concessions, merchants and Bean Blossom Flea
market. Parking is FREE and handicap accessible. |
| On-site festival camping is available at discounted rates. Reserved water and
electrical hook-ups are limited to approximately 300 sites. Cost:
30 amp = $21.40 / per day; 50 amp = $26.75 / per day; all
sites double occupancy. Additional adults on a hook-up site
or primitive tent site = $6.42 per person / per day. Unlimited
dry camping is available in Brummet's Field. All campers must
purchase a ticket for every day of camping. Prices include all
applicable state and local taxes. Non-reserved
gate arrivals will see an increase in camp rates. The official hotel for the festival is the
Holiday Inn in Columbus, IN (812) 372-1541. Be
sure to give promotion code bluegrass in order to
receive your discounts. Room availability
is limited. |
| In order to provide a safer environment
for all festival attendees and campers, ATV's and/or 4-wheeler's
will not be allowed into the campground. A limited number
of golf cars provided by Cunningham Golf Car (800)456-1577
will be available for rent per day, for the weekend or by
the week. Daily shuttle service will also be available throughout
the day. |
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Thank you to the following media
sponsors for their continued support:
 
| This festival has general admission,
lawn chair seating. High backed chairs ARE NOT allowed for they
impair the view of others. Please remember that all shows go
on rain or shine at Bean Blossom. There are no rain checks or
refunds. A rain shelter is provided for your convenience. All
acts and times ae subject to change without prior notice. Alcohol,
smoking, pets and large coolers ARE NOT ALLOWED in the concert
area. Drugs, firearms, fireworks and ATV's ARE BANNED from Bean
Blossom. All violators will be prosecuted. Security and/or
local law inforcement will be on the premises 24 hours to ensure
that our festival patrons and campers have a wonderful time and
memorable experience at Bean Blossom. |
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