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Junior Sisk has lived most of his life in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where he listened to and played the music that was born in the hills of his home state. His songwriting helped The Lonesome River Band in its ascent to bluegrass stardom in the early 1990’s.

The Get Down Boys, "...a fine, new, youthful quartet of Los Angeles-based musicians." (-California Bluegrass Association), are a string band who perform traditional bluegrass & other modern styles at clubs and special events.

The Clumsy Lovers have brought their mix of fiddle and banjo-fuelled, bluegrassified Celtic rock to North American audiences for over a decade. With more than 2500 performances under their belts, their high-energy shows have worn out dance floors and created a loyal following in 49 states and across their homeland of Canada.

Winners of the International Bluegrass Music Association's prestigious Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2003, the Kenny and Amanda Smith Band combines gutsy, heartfelt vocals, brilliant instrumental talents and a powerful, contemporary sense of song choice and arrangement into one of the most compelling new sounds in bluegrass today.

Back by popular demand, Driven entertained us at the 2010 festival on stage and off!

The name itself suits this band perfectly. Driven is comprised of 5 young and talented musicians that have a love for traditional bluegrass music. The band formed as a simple group of friends that met at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas only a couple years ago. Their hard drivin' sound is inspired by the very roots of this music such as people like Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and the Stanley Brothers. Whether they're singing in concise harmony or tearin' it up on a blistering instrumental, Driven brings an exciting energy to the stage that can't be missed.