Schedule

GET A WEEKEND PASS!

CAMPING & ADMISSION

4-night dry camping $140 – 2 weekend passes with camping
Generators allowed
Thursday barbeque (smoked brisket or pulled pork) $25/person
Friday Country Music $20/person
Saturday Bluegrass music $40/person
Sunday Bluegrass Gospel and Bluegrass music $20/person
Weekend Pass $70/person
Food and craft vendors on-site
Saturday morning farmers market on-site

PAYMENT METHODS:
Make cheques payable to Mud Creek Bluegrass Festival and send to:
Gary Walker 33221 Charlton Rd. Ailsa Craig N0M1A0
E-transfers to gary@mudcreekbluegrassfestival.com 
Please indicate what you are paying for if you send cheque or etransfer.

Meet the Bands

Friday Night is Country Night!

Come enjoy one-hour sets with Larry Mercey and Marie Bottrell

Friday Night Opening Act U-TURN

For the past 20 years, U-Turn has entertained with their classic country sound, playing monthly dances at the Cambridge French Club, Legions, the Conestoga Trail Bluegrass Festival, & more. The band is anchored by father & son Leonard & Josh Fortier who share the lead singing duties. Depending on the venue & band configuration, you may see Leonard playing bass or acoustic guitar; with Josh on electric guitar, bass or drums. During the past 5 years, they have been joined by Mike Weber on pedal steel for most of their gigs, with other talented country musicians making regular guest appearances.

BLUEGRASS BANDS PLAYING THROUGHOUT THE EVENT

Featuring

A bluegrass powerhouse featuring rich vocal harmonies, killer picking, and a fun-loving, down-to-earth stage presence, The Barrel Boys are a unique staple of Canadian roots music. Informed by the deep traditions of bluegrass, country, old-time, and Americana, The Boys have crafted their own unmistakable sound into an exuberant and deeply soulful musical experience.

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New Cumberland

Featuring inventive solo work, driving rhythms and three-part vocal harmonies, New Cumberland’s musical integrity and joy in playing together resonates in every performance. The resumes for the various individuals in New Cumberland include bluegrass stints with the Dixie Flyers, Rural Retreat and Cumberland Wail – as well as wide ranging experiences outside bluegrass in rock and folk music.
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The Highbanks Bluegrass Band

HighBanks is one of the most entertaining bluegrass bands you’ll find anywhere. The band draws from a wide variety of material including traditional bluegrass music, pop and show tunes, country, originals and more. Their outstanding instrumental talent and tight vocal harmonies bring new life to many of the standards that bluegrass fans are familiar with as well as creating innovative arrangements for originals and songs drawn from other genres. This is a group you don’t want to miss!
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Granite Hill

Granite Hill is based out of Southwestern Ontario and includes members with many years of experience in bluegrass and other musical genres. They entertain with a mixture of contemporary and traditional bluegrass material, including harmony vocals, dynamic instrumentals, and even a few numbers imported from country or folk. 
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The Nelson Family Bluegrass

The Nelson Family Bluegrass is a family band from Southern Ontario, Canada.
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Rescue Junction

Rescue Junction is an award winning Canadian bluegrass band based in Ontario that has been travelling and singing together since 2009. Originally comprised of brother and sister, Kyle & Kaitlyn Gerber on mandolin and guitar respectively, the band has grown to include Roger Martin on banjo, Dallas Roth on upright bass and Nick Huber on dobro. 
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BBQ Dinner on Thursday Night!

from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Choice of Smoked Brisket or Pulled Pork
$25 Per Person
GET YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE
Also available at the door, at Lewis Auto in Parkhill or Grumpa’s in front of Klondike Campground on Hwy 21

8 Food Vendors & 12 Product Vendors
Throughout the Festival

ABOUT THE MUSIC

Bluegrass music is the synthesis of American southern string band music, blues, English, Irish, and Scottish traditions, and sacred and country music. It is distinguished by its high energy, fast tempo sound. The typical bluegrass band includes 5-string banjo, flat-top guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and bass. The instruments are traditionally acoustic with the guitar and bass carrying the downbeat and providing the rhythmic foundation. Bluegrass songs are played with each melody instrument taking turns carrying the melody while the others revert to backing; this is in contrast to Old-time music, in which all instruments play the melody together.

Unlike country, bluegrass singing is usually high-pitched in the style of Bill Monroe, “The Father of Bluegrass” who originated and perfected what is known as that “high, lonesome sound.”

Another unique attribute of bluegrass is the tradition of soloing, or “passing a break.” Anyone with an instrument is invited to take a turn soloing, no matter their age or expertise.

Bluegrass music came out of the rural south after World War II, but its roots date back to the 1930s. The genre was named after Bill Monroe’s band The Blue Grass Boys who began performing in the 1940s. Bluegrass songs were about issues important to everyday people. Religion was a prominent subject and gospel music figured heavily in the development of the bluegrass sound. Secular songs tended to focus on love, home, and family, sometimes exploring the darker side of these issues.

Bluegrass music is now performed and enjoyed around the world—the International Bluegrass Music Association alone claims members in all 50 states and over 30 countries. In addition to the classic bluegrass style that is still performed widely, bluegrass bands today are influenced by a variety of sources from jazz to Celtic music to rock ‘n roll.

Great harmonies and instrumentals. Join us make music memories at Mud Creek Bluegrass