From a press release:
“The 7th Annual Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival Presented by Living Classrooms is two weeks away and Festival organizers are excited to announce the set times, activities, and partnerships that will be featured at this year’s celebration.
TICKETS & FESTIVAL INFO
The Festival will take place on Saturday, April 30th on Kingman Island in Washington, DC from Noon till 8pm.
Funds from the Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival benefit Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region and are allocated to the continued maintenance and restoration of the island and to Living Classrooms’ hands-on educational and environmental programming in Washington, DC.
GA Tickets & Friends of Living Classroom Passes can be purchased HERE
General Info & Festival FAQs can be found at http://www.kingmanislandbluegrass.com/bio/
Leave your car at home and take the DC Streetcar!
LINEUP & PERFORMANCES:
BLUEGRASS STAGE
12:15-1:00 Lowland Hum
1:10-1:55 Letitia Van Sant
2:05-2:50 Circa Blue
3:00-3:45 Dori Freeman
3:55-4:40 Buds Collective
4:50-5:35 Plate Scrapers
5:45-6:30 Forlorn Strangers
6:50-8:00 Spirit Family Reunion
Emcee – The Notorious Jonny Grave
Special Performances by Atoka Chase and Jonny Grave
AMERICANA STAGE
12:15-12:45 Handsome Hound
1:00-1:40 Peyote Pilgrim
1:55-2:35 Near Northeast
2:50-3:30 Burt the Dirt
3:45-4:25 Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray
4:40-5:20 Bumper Jacksons
5:40-6:30 Magic Giant
Emcees – Jenn Tisdale and Brandon Wetherbee of BYT
Special Performances by Run Come See and Ballad’ve
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FRASER STAGE (CLASSROOM 1)
12:30-1:15 Only Lonesome
1:25-2:10 Veve & Tha Rebels
2:20-3:05 Slow Down Tommy
3:15-4:00 Brian Farrow & What Got Over
4:10-4:55 By & By
5:10-6:00 Second String Band
Stage Host – The Hamilton DC
IMAGINATION STAGE (CLASSROOM 2 OVERPASS)
12:15-1:00 The Charlie Bucket Project
1:15-2:00 Calamity Row
2:15-3:00 Bearcat Wildcat
3:15-4:00 Oh He Dead
4:15-5:00 The Iris Bell
5:15-6:00 The Torches
Stage Host – Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe
HALF-SHELL STAGE (BRIDGE)
12:00-12:50 Heavy Traffic Ahead
1:00-1:50 Delafield String Band
2:00-2:50 Gravel Road Bluesgrass
3:00-3:50 Hollertown
4:00-4:50 Rye & Dirty
5:00-5:50 Smoke N’ Mangoes
Stage Host – Mr Henry’s Restaurant
FRESH START STAGE (HERITAGE)
12:00-12:50 Jahnel Daliya
1:00-1:40 Blue Plains
2:00-2:50 Captain Krunch & the Taste Brigade
3:00-3:50 Don Kim
4:00-4:50 The Sunrise Review
5:00-5:50 Herb and Hanson
Stage Host – Acre 121
AFTER PARTY
8:15-9:30 The Woodshedders
Festival Line-Up Website Link – http://www.kingmanislandbluegrass.com/tour/
Kingman Island Festival Playlist and Sampler – https://playmoss.com/en/listenlocaldc/playlist/kingman-island-bluegrass-folk-festival-2016“
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