On stage this year will be some old favorites and new faces. The eight-hour long concert will feature Big Country Bluegrass, Lone Mountain Band, Sally Jones and The Sidewinders, Wolfe Bros., Jim Hurst and the Dismembered Tennesseans. The groups perform in a variety of styles from acoustic to hard-edged bluegrass and from good old time gospel and folk ballads to more contemporary love songs.

Performance Schedule

Using original and traditional instrumentals and vocals, Lone Mountain Band brings the music of Appalachia to the stage. Band members say that their shows are a mini-Bluegrass variety show featuring each member of the band in several related styles. The group is featured on the CD, "The Low and Lonesome Wind."

Sally Jones and the Sidewinders is led by a woman who conveys a depth and sincerity from a strong emotional connection with her songs that she shares in turn with her audience. Jones is backed up by three talented musicians including a child prodigy.

The Wolfe Bros. are that essential of traditional music, the accomplished musicians who enjoy playing good tunes. The group is known for its good story songs and fiddle music.

Since his emergence on the Bluegrass music scene in the late 1980s, Jim Hurst has been steadily shaping his own identity in the ranks of today's most stylistically compelling guitar players. He possesses a broad base of experience across all forms of music—but, they are deeply and sometimes involuntarily rooted in the tradition of eastern Kentucky's mountain music.

The Dismembered Tennesseans, performing continually for more than 50 years, blend tight instrumentals with outstanding vocals to create their "new acoustic" sound. The six-member band is a mix of veteran performers and more recent additions.

"Festival foods" will be sold by the Warm Springs Lodge, Landisburg, Pa.

The concert is free and open to the public and guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. Call 717-245-1997 or e-mail bgrass@dickinson.edu for more details.