{"id":71,"date":"2012-01-28T22:17:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T22:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:33:36","slug":"past-festivals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/past-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Festival Performers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Throughout the years, the Bluegrass on the Grass festival has sought high-quality performers and a mix of bands that offers bluegrass aficionados a variety of styles and subgenres. Many bands return to play year after year, including the Dismembered Tennesseans, who have performed every year since the first and become the festival\u2019s \u201chouse band.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performers hail mostly from southern Appalachia, including North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Maryland. Many of the groups have won numerous awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluegrass on the Grass has showcased a number of major bluegrass acts over the years such as:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/files\/2012\/01\/SteepCanyonRangers.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-502\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/files\/2012\/01\/SteepCanyonRangers-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"2013 Grammy winning Steep Canyon Rangers (2008 Festival)\" class=\"wp-image-502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/files\/2012\/01\/SteepCanyonRangers-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/files\/2012\/01\/SteepCanyonRangers.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2013 Grammy winning Steep Canyon Rangers (2008 Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lynn Morris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(International Bluegrass Music Association 1996 Song of the Year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue Highway (IBMA 2008 Song of the Year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butch Baldassari &amp; Mike Bubb (2008 IBMA bass player of the year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dale Ann Bradley (2009 IBMA female vocalist of the year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Claire Lynch Band (2010 IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Junior Sisk &amp; Ramblers Choice (IBMA 2013 Male Vocalist of the Year)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/files\/2012\/01\/Bluegrass-2013_255.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-645\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/files\/2012\/01\/Bluegrass-2013_255-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Bluegrass 2013_255\" class=\"wp-image-645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/files\/2012\/01\/Bluegrass-2013_255-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bluegrass\/files\/2012\/01\/Bluegrass-2013_255-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael Cleveland &amp; Flamekeeper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Steep Canyon Rangers (2013 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frank Solivan &amp; Dirty Kitchen (2014 IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special Consensus (2014 IBMA Recorded Event of the Year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Cleveland &amp; Flamekeeper (three time IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Boxcars (three time IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russell Moore &amp; IIIrd Tyme Out (five time IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Past&nbsp;Festival&nbsp;Lineups<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1996<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fox Family<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Penn-Del Mountain Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Country Bob &amp; the Barbecue Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1997<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Penn-Del Mountain Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lynn Morris Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1998<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Emerson \u2013 Mark Newton Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Jones &amp; the Night Drivers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Penn Dell Mountain Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1999<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiddle for Fun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Penn-Del Mountain Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mark Newton Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Vintage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2000 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Penn-Del Mountain Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Country Bluegrass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiddle for Fun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dale Ann Bradley &amp; Coon Creek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2001<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Country Bluegrass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sally Jones &amp; the Sidewinders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue Highway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2002<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Country Bluegrass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jim Hurst Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wolfe Bros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lone Mountain Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sally Jones &amp; the Sidewinders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2003<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lone Mountain Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Compton &amp; David Long<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Leva &amp; Memory Land<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slavek Hanzlik &amp; Emory Lester<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ronnie Reno &amp; the Reno Tradition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2004<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenny &amp; Amanda Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Special Consensus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UpSouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shenandoah Blue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Donna Hughes Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2005<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenny &amp; Amanda Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Emory Lester Set<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UpSouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lone Mountain Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2006<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No Speed Limit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Butch Baldassari Trio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Troublesome Creek String Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Special Consensus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chapmans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grass Cats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hunger Mountain Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Johnson &amp; Emory Lester<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2008<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dixie Bee-Liners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KC Groves &amp; Riley Baugus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chicken Chokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steep Canyon Rangers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Country Bluegrass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steep Canyon Rangers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grass Cats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chicken Chokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Special Consensus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Jones &amp; the Night Drivers w\/Sally Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Boxcars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Freight Hoppers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Claire Lynch Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chatham County Line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Louie Setzer &amp; the Appalachian Mountain Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Freight Hoppers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audie Blaylock &amp; Redline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Junior Sisk &amp; Ramblers Choice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lone Mountain Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nora Jane Struthers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Georgia Crackers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Cleveland &amp; Flamekeeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Paisley &amp; The Southern Grass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Town Mountain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frank Solivan &amp; Dirty Kitchen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nora Jane Struthers &amp; the Party Line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Country Bluegrass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vickie Vaughn Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jake Krack &amp; the Bing Brothers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tellico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Cleveland &amp; Flamekeeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jake Krack &amp; the Bing Brothers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russell Moore &amp; IIIrd Tyme Out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charm City Junction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coal Town Rounders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High Fidelity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Country Bluegrass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bing Brothers Band Featuring Jake Krack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mile Twelve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charm City Junction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lonesome Ace Stringband<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FY5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Circus #9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gibson Brothers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bing Brothers w Jake Krack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob Ickes &amp; Trey Hensley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Becky Buller Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Cleveland &amp; Flamekeeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Cleveland &amp; Flamekeeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Circus #9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charm City Junction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mile Twelve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tray Wellington Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seth Mulder &amp; Midnight Run<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five Mile Mountain Road<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authentic Unlimited<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ruta Beggars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alum Ridge Boys &amp; Ashlee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Cleveland &amp; Flamekeeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Po&#8217; Ramblin&#8217; Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Paisley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five Mile Mountain Road<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Dismembered Tennesseans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lonesome River Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tessa McCoy &amp; The State Birds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charm City Junction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black-Eyed Suzies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the years, the Bluegrass on the Grass festival has sought high-quality performers and a mix of bands that offers bluegrass aficionados a variety of styles and subgenres. 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