Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival

Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival

Charm City Folk & Bluegrass Festival 2015
Genre Bluegrass music
Dates April
Location(s) Baltimore, MD
Years active 2013-present
Founded by Jordan August and Phil Chorney
Website
Official website

The Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival is a bluegrass festival established in 2013 and taking place each April in Baltimore, MD. The festival features local, regional, and national musicians. The festival maintains strong ties with the local community and seeks to highlight the long, distinguished history of Bluegrass music in Baltimore.[1]

History

The Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival was founded in 2013 when Jordan August and Phil Chorney, partners in the Baltimore Music Agency, wished to "put on bluegrass for everyone to see, whether it was on the porch, at a show, or a bigger party,"[2] as a way to highlight Baltimore's rich history of bluegrass music. The inaugural festival was a sold-out event held on the grounds of the Union Craft Brewery and featured a line-up headlined by Tony Trischka and Tim O'Brien (musician).[3]

For the second installment August and Chorney, moved to the much larger grounds of Druid Hill Park.[4] The line-up featured Jerry Douglas, Noam Pikelny & Friends, Sierra Hull, Chris Eldridge & Julian Lage, and Cris Jacobs and saw the attendance almost double from the first year.[5]

In 2015 for the event's third year, the festival again returned to Druid Hill Park and expanded its line-up by adding a second stage. The 2015 line-up included The Traveling McCourys, The Wood Brothers, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Cris Jacobs, the Seldom Scene, and many others.[6]

On November 23, 2015, Charm City Folk & Bluegrass announced they would be returning to Druid Hill Park for a third straight year with a line-up that features Ricky Skaggs, Keller Williams and the Traveling McCourys, Steep Canyon Rangers, Cris Jacobs, Sierra Hull, Cabinet, Colebrook Road, with more to be announced. They also announced the addition of the Bluegrass Academy to the festival, where performers will give lessons and discuss their music with fans for free in a dedicated tent. The festival will take place April 30, 2016.

Recognition

See also

References

  1. ↑ McNamara, Kevin. "Bringing the Charm Back to Charm City". Honest Tune Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Blumberg Mayhugh, Jess. "True Blue". Baltimore Magazine. Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Newby, Tim. "Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival and the Killer B's". Honest Tune Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Matz, Ron. "Charm City Folk And Bluegrass Festival Will Bring History & Music To Baltimore". CBS Baltimore. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Newby, Tim. "Charm City Folk & Bluegrass Fest: A Rollicking Good Time". Honest Tune Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Matz, Ron. "Thousands Expected To Attend Bluegrass Festival In Hampden". CBS Baltimore. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Amy Mulvihill &, Jess Blumberg Mayhugh. "2014 Best of Baltimore: Fun". Baltimore Magzine. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Best of Baltimore Readers’ Poll Results". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2015. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

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