Southwest Indiana Bluegrass Association

"Let's Pick"


August:

September:

4th-5th- The Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Contest

Located at The Gibson County Fairgrounds
711 N Embree St
Princeton, IN 47670

2009 Schedule

Admission Fees
Adults and children (7 years and older) Friday $5.00
Adults and children (7 years and older) Saturday $7.00
2 Day ticket $10.00

Times are approximate. Actual times will be dependent on number of contestants in each division. Make sure you arrive in plenty of time to compete.

***Princeton, IN is on Central Daylight Time, the same as Evansville, IN ***


SEPTEMBER 4, FRIDAY - 6:00 p.m. (registration starts at 5:00 p.m.)

Old Time Singers - Female (Eliminations)
Ragtime Annie Contest (Finals)
Old Time Singers - Male (Eliminations)
Gambler's Draw (Finals)
Judges Entertain
Free Style Clogging (Eliminations)
Blue Grass Band (Eliminations)

SEPTEMBER 5, SATURDAY -10:00 a.m. (registration starts at 9:00 a.m.)
Harmonica (Finals)
Jr. Jr. Fiddle (Finals)
Dobro (Finals)
Jr. Fiddle (Eliminations)
Banjo (Finals)
Adult Fiddle (Eliminations)

SEPTEMBER 5, SATURDAY - Approximately 1:00 p.m.
Grand Champion Fiddle (Round 1)
Senior Fiddle (Eliminations)
Thumb Pick Guitar (Finals)
Adult Fiddle (Finals)
Mandolin (Finals)
Senior Fiddle (Finals)
Free Style Clogging (Finals)
Junior Fiddle (Finals)

SEPTEMBER 5, SATURDAY - Approximately 6:00 p.m.
Judges Entertain
Hot Fiddle (Finals)
Old Time Singers - Female (Finals)
Grand Champion Fiddle (Round 2)
Old Time Singers - Male (Finals)
Flat Picking Guitar (Finals)
Blue Grass Band (Finals)
Grand Champion Fiddle (Finals)
Accompanist Award

 

 

3rd-6th - Join the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association for their Labor Day Festival

Featuring: Cumberland Gap Connection, Davidson Bros (Australia), Kentucky Blue, Buck and Company, Jett’s Creek.
Campers can arrive starting Aug. 30!
Showcase Bands -- starting 5p Sept. 3

Weekend tickets each: non-member $25 NIBGA member $23, includes Fri/Sa/Su camping (electric is a one time $5 charge)
 Children 15 and under free when accompanied by parent
Early camping is $10 per day.
Jim Winger
President
NIBGA
260-432-4485
www.BluegrassUSA.net

 

 

11th-13th - The Bluegrass Creek Dulcimer Festival located at Camp Reviel in Evansville, IN. just off of highway 41. Join in with a great little dulcimer oriented old-time and bluegrass festival. Visit www.bluegrasscreek.com for more information and directions.

 

18th - 20th-

Norman Station Conservation Club,

12157 W. Co. Rd. 450 N.

Norman, Indiana
 
Fall Bluegrass Festival
Sept 18th, 19th and 20th
 
4pm on the 18th thru the 20th
A Bean Supper will be held on the 17th at 6 p.m. and Church Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday Lots of Great Bluegrass musicians will be on hand to perform and many groups will be pickin throughout the campgrounds. bring a lawn chair and come on out.

Contact: Camping information is available by calling campground manager Ron Sage at 812-793-2241 or (cell) 812-869-0850 or call Dave Wagner at 812-849-6995 Band information is available by calling booking director Fred Norman at 834-5184 or email Fred at: rnorman8558@sbcglobal.net

 

19th-20th -  Join The Wabash String-Band at Kunstfest in New Harmony, In for two full days of townwide celebration. TWSB will be located across from the Anthineam in fronteir village.

October:

1st - 4th - The Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Festival in Rosine, KY.

November:

December:

 

 

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*Please visit the festivals websites for more information.

 

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