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What about that horrific hail storm this year? I am an artist liaison at Delfest and one of the bands (Great American Taxi, with Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt) that I worked with this weekend and I were stuck on the Campground Stage hovering over their instruments trying to protect them as the stage hands, stage manager, and sound guys tried to hold onto equipment (sometimes unsuccessfully) . . . everything got wet, equipment was ruined, hail pelted us, and blew and hurt people, people were sruc… Continue

I suppose what got me into Bluegrass, like many others my age or rather inclination, was being a Deadhead and following Jerry Garcia and his goings on with Old and In the Way. Originally I found more traditional Bluegrass via Peter Rowan and attended many traditional bluegrass festivals in Ohio and Kentucky. But I quickly gravitated to the Jamgrass scene although I still appreciate both. First it was Sam Bush, Bela and his Bluegrass Sessions, then Leftover Salmon,YMSB and lately Railroad Earth a… Continue

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Promo Tour Tune in to the following schedule of TV & Radio appearances for The Del McCoury Band's DelFest promo tour this week! On Tuesday, April 21st, tune into DC's WJLA ABC7 around 10am, WAMU 88.5 around noon, WTMD 89.7 at 6pm and your local CBS station around 9:30pm. On Wednesday, April 22nd, you can tune into KDKA CBS2 in Pittsburgh at 8am, 104.7 WAYZ around 4pm, and 91.9 WFWM at Frostburg State University around 8pm. On their final day, Thursday, April 23rd, tune into 105.3 WFRB ar… Continue

Late Nights Last year's late nights were legendary, so be sure not to miss out this time! We look forward to presenting these one-of-a-kind collaborations that will become the stuff of festival lore. You just never know who will show up! Friday: The Travelin' McCourys and Friends with the Davisson Brothers Band Saturday: Del McCoury and Friends All Star Pick with Railroad Earth Sunday: The Travelin' McCourys and Lee Boys with Cornmeal For your convenience, we will be selling late night tickets… Continue

Allegany County Fairgrounds Cumberland, Maryland Memorial Day Weekend, May 22-24, 2009 February 24, 2009: (Nashville, TN)…DelFest organizers have announced that the deadline for discounted tickets has been extended until March 2nd at midnight. One of our nation’s stellar music festivals to be held in Cumberland, Maryland Memorial Day Weekend, May 22-24th will continue to offer the adult 3-day pass for the discounted price of $110.00 until March 2nd, after that, the price changes to $125.00 th… Continue

Ticket Deadline Extended- Don't Miss Out! Great news for budget-minded music lovers! We've extended our current discount period to give everyone an extra week to save on the price of adult three-day passes. The deadline for the $110 pricing is now Monday, March 2nd at midnight PST. Don't miss out on this value- that's less than $40 a day for more than 20 first-rate performers plus free camping, music playshops, children's activities, an art and craft faire and more! DelFest Academy!… Continue

More Line-up Additions! Del McCoury Band Old Crow Medicine Show Leftover Salmon Sam Bush Railroad Earth Dark Star Orchestra (acoustic set & electric set) Peter Rowan and The Free Mexican Air Force J.D. Crowe and The New South Tim O'Brien Ollabelle The Infamous Stringdusters Steep Canyon Rangers The Lee Boys Joe Craven Cornmeal Crooked Still Great American Taxi Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass Ronnie Bowman and the Committee Davisson Brothers Band Vinegar Creek Constituency It's a line… Continue