UPDATES

THE FIRST ANNUAL BISMARCK BLUGRASS FESTIVAL WAS A SUCCESS. WITH TANGLED ROOTS AND DICK KIMMEL AS HEADLINERS, AS WELL AS TEN LOCAL BANDS, HOW COULD IT NOT BE?
NEXT YEAR THE FESTIVAL WILL BE AUGUST 17th and 18th AT SLEEPY HOLLOW PARK.

OUR FIRST CD "MAIDEN VOYAGE" HAS ARRIVED. THIRTEEN TUNES INCLUDING ORIGINAL WORKS BY JAY. SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST BECKY BLAKE IS ALSO FEATURED. CONTACT US FOR MORE INFO.

LLOYD ATTENDED THE FIRST BILL MONROE STYLE MANDOLIN WORKSHOP HOSTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC MUSEUM IN OWENSBORO, KY SEPT. 15-17, 2006. SEE PICTURES ELSEWHERE ON THE WEBSITE. PLEASE JOIN THE MUSEUM-SEE OUR LINKS PAGE.

DON'T FORGET THE BLUEGRASS JAMS HELD THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH AT GATEWAY MALL IN BISMARCK, 1PM TO 5PM. HOSTED BY THE BLUEGRASS AND OLDTIME MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF NORTH DAKOTA. JOIN THEM ALSO! SEE OUR LINKS PAGE.

OUR BASS PLAYER, TOM, HAS GONE OFF TO COLLEGE TO MAJOR IN MUSIC. WE WISH HIM GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED. HE WILL BE MISSED.

WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE PAUL JOHNSON PLAYING BASS FOR US. THE BEAT GOES ON!

JANUARY 2008:
SORRY FOR THE UPDATE DELAY!
THE SECOND BISMARCK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL IN AUGUST OF 2007 AT SLEEPY HOLLOW PARK HAD CEDAR HILL AND TANGLED ROOTS AS HEADLINERS-AMAZING. CHECK OUT THESE BANDS ONLINE.
THE THIRD ANNUAL BISMARCK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WILL BE AT SLEEPY HOLLOW PARK ON AUGUST 15 AND 16. HEADLINERS WILL BE THE HIGH 48'S AND ART STEVENSON AND HIGH WATER. PLEASE COME ON OUT!

BLUE MOON RISING GRACED US FOR A THIRD YEAR AT BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE FOR TWO NIGHTS OF TOP-NOTCH BLUEGRASS. BOTH NIGHTS, JANUARY 11 AND 12, WERE SOLD OUT. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THESE GUYS IF YOU CAN'T HELP IT.

THE BLUEGRASS AND OLD TIME MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN DISBANDED. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING THE NEW ORGANIZATION: THE BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH DAKOTA (B.A.N.D.). STAY TUNED.

JULY 2008

THE THIRD ANNUAL BISMARCK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL IS SET TO GO AUGUST 15TH AND 16TH AT SLEEPY HOLLOW PARK!
FRIDAY NIGHT STARTS AT SIX PM AND GOES TO ELEVEN.
SATURDAY STARTS AT ELEVEN AM AND GOES TO ELEVEN PM. ENJOY OUR HEADLINERS "ART STEVENSON AND HIGH WATER" AND "THE HIGH 48'S" ALONG WITH NEARLY A DOZEN LOCAL BANDS. WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE CONCESSIONS ON SITE WITH KIDS ACTIVITIES ALSO.