In Memory of Tony Hickman 1945-2014 Let me rest on a peaceful mountain... Where the seeds for the harvest are sown. Where the wild birds rest in the good old summer time... In the hills near my home sweet home.
Thursday July 10th, 2014
5 - 6 pm - Open Stage 6 - 7 pm Delusions of Genre 7 - 8 pm Breakline 8 pm 50/50 Drawing 8 - 9 pm Deepwater Bluegrass 9 - 10 pm Rat Holler
Saturday July 12th, 2014
Friday July 11th, 2014
1-1:45pm Ottawa County Bluegrass 1:45-2:30 pm Herschel Blevins & South 79 2:30-3:15 pm New Outlook 3:15-4 pm The Wayfarers 4 pm - 50/50 Drawing 4-4:45 pm Sideline 4:45 pm - 6 pm Supper Break 6-6:45 pm Ottawa County Bluegrass 6:45-7:30 pm Herschel Blevins & South 79 7:30-8:15 pm New Outlook 8:15-9 pm Harbourtown 9-9:45 pm The Wayfarers 4 pm - 50/50 Drawing 9:45 pm - 10:30 pm Sideline
1 - 1:45 pm The Whitaker Brothers 1:45 - 2:30 pm Vertical Limit 2:30 - 3:15 pm Bluegrass Mountaineers 3:15 - 4 pm Acoustic Edge 4 pm 50/50 Drawing 4 - 4:45 pm Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out 4:45 - 6 pm Supper Break 6 - 6:45 pm The Whitaker Brothers 6:45 - 7:30 pm Bluegrass Mountaineers 7:30 - 8:15 pm Harbourtown 8:15 - 9 pm Vertical Limit 9 - 9:15 pm 50 / 50 and Bluegrass Person of the Year award 9:15 - 10 pm Acoustic Edge 10 - 10:45 pm Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out
Sunday July 13th, 2014 9:45 - 10 am Prayer
10-11 am The Whitaker Brothers 11 - Noon Bluegrass Mountaineers
The Norwalk Music Festival starts on Thursday evening at 5 pm. Friday at 1 pm, Saturday at 1 pm and the Sunday Morning Gospel Show starts at 9:45 am.
Be sure you get a chance to enjoy the jamming that will go on late into the hours, because the Norwalk Music Festival is one jam friendly festival! We will be picking all night long! Remember, dogs are welcome, but not in the stage area and must be leashed at all times! Arm bands must be worn at all times! Kids under 16 are free! We want to encourage families to come and enjoy the festival! And no alcohol will be sold at the event and no alcohol is allowed in the stage area! This Event is on rain or shine... bring your weather gear and enjoy some amazing music! Special Thanks to all the wonderful folk that made this festival possible! Our bands, sponsors, volunteers and friends, fans and family, we thank you all!
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“IIIrd Tyme Out has their own brand of bluegrass: unmatched quartets and trios, masterful lead singing, dead-on rhythm, tasteful fills, lyrical solos, and great songs. From stage left to right they are a complete band – perhaps the most complete band of the past two decades.” - Chris Stuart, Journalist Success for IIIrd Tyme Out was nearly an overnight occurrence for this group following its formation in 1991. They have carried on since then as one of the most beloved and best-selling acts in the genre. To this day, founding member Russell Moore (guitar), along with Steve Dilling (banjo), Justen Haynes (fiddle), Wayne Benson (mandolin), Edgar Loudermilk (bass) and their excellent sound technician, Donnie Carver, are creating a new tradition in modern bluegrass music. As the saying goes, “The proof is in the pudding,” and there is no greater proof of the band’s status as one of the world’s top bluegrass groups than its seven consecutive IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) awards for ‘Vocal Group of the Year’ and Russell Moore’s two IBMA ‘Male Vocalist of the Year’ trophies. All in all, IIIrd Tyme Out has garnered over 50 industry awards. As a band, their vocals define them, and their a cappella renditions of many songs can barely be matched. Their superb instrumentation provides a strong lead and supportive contrast to the rich vocal blends. Stir all of this together, including many performances on the Grand Ole Opry and other GAC and RFD channel programs, over fourteen recordings to date, and an unending desire to present their fans with the best music they can, and you’ve got something quite tasty for the ears.
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Sideline Featuring Steve Dilling and Darryl Webb High-powered, hard-driving bluegrass by some of this genre’s most stellar performers! Side projects are becoming more and more common in the bluegrass world. Sometimes it’s a solo project from a member of an established band; other times it’s an all-star effort involving a bevy of popular artists. But sometimes it’s an actual band, who perform irregularly, as its members all tour and record with other groups full time. Such is the case with the aptly named Sideline, which started s few years back as something fun to do in December, when work for bluegrass bands is in short supply. In such short supply that for years, road warriors IIIrd Tyme Out take the entire month off, a nice perk given how much they travel during the rest of the year. But not everyone wants to give up picking for a whole month, so each year 3TO banjo player Steve Dilling assembles a group of musicians to do a series of special concerts during the holiday season. Two years ago that solidified into a regular lineup with fellow 3TO-er Justen Haynes on fiddle, Darrel Webb on mandolin, Skip Cherryhomes on guitar and Jason Moore on bass. The guys enjoy playing together so well that they did a few late night showcases during the 2011 World of Bluegrass conference, and are now cutting a debut album set for release this Spring.
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Harbourtown Bluegrass Harbourtown has been pleasing audiences since the early 1970’s, and getting great audience reviews every since. With heartfelt ballads, to foot stomping banjo tunes, the Harbourtown band has taken their own blend of traditional, contemporary, and original bluegrass to some of the biggest festivals in Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. Harbourtown is a four piece band that brings that good old fashioned three and four part harmony to life. With Kurt Hickman, a thrity year musician playing bass and vocals, Jeremie Cole playing banjo and anything else put in his hands has the bluegrass soul of great bluegrass musician singing any part and doing it right. Lynn Fox is a master on the mandolin singing lead and tenor vocals like a bird has been in the music business more years then he cares to count. Chris Smith has worked with some of the best musicians in the business including Dr. Ralph Stanley. Chris singing lead and tenor vocals like he was born with the words in his mouth, holding it down with strong guitar rhythm and has been known to play that good ole Stanley style banjo at any moment. Together Harbourtown is a known to have a great time both on and off the stage, look them up and come have some fun.
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Bluegrass Mountaineers
The Wayfarers
The sparks that the Bluegrass Mountaineers ignite while performing traditional bluegrass music are very unique. Their burning desire is fueled by their experience and music shared by four generations, continuing a family tradition in such a wonderful music style. The fourth generation of Bluegrass Mountaineers, Tyler Efaw and Chris Wilcox are eager to learn their instruments at the young age of eight years old. In a quest to carry on the traditional bluegrass sound, the Bluegrass Mountaineers combine old time hammering, classic country yodeling and twin fiddles in their unique style. All members of the band take turns showcasing their vocal and instrumental abilities. Their love for traditional genuine bluegrass sound is evident every time they take the stage.
Hailing from rural Southeast Ohio, The Wayfarers emerged onto the scene playing their own form of American Roots music. While much of their repertoire is drawn from the Appalachian tradition they revere, The Wayfarers fuse tight musicianship - centered largely by the fiddle - with the high energy that characterized early mountain music. With old-time radio shows setting the example, their style encompasses Appalachian dance music, traditional mountain fiddle tunes, and pre-bluegrass music of the 1920’s - resulting in a dose of nostalgic Americana.
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Featuring: Josh Hartman - Guitar, Harmonica Brandon Bankes - Mandolin Kenzie Maynard - Fiddle and Justin Rayner - Banjo Nathan Zangmeister - Upright Washtub Bass
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Vertical Limit Vertical Limit has been the long running house band for the popular bluegrass show at the Hambden Grage Hall in Ohio. Bobby Hupp and Bill Mathis have been leading the band and bringing that good old traditional bluegrass alive with their drive and passion for the music. They hail from the Rootstown/Columbiana Ohio region.
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Ottawa County Bluegrass
Deepwater Bluegrass
When you are talking about bluegrass in the Northwestern Ohio region, then you will have to talk about the gentlemen from the Ottawa County Bluegrass Band! Bringing their unique, traditional sound to the region for many years, this is one band not to be missed! The band consists of Joe Mitchell, Sr, Joe Mitchell, Jr., Dennis Mitchell and Vern Brink.
Deepwater is a Toledo, Ohio band, with roots in traditional bluegrass, yet looking forward to the new grass being played as well as developing their own original material. Timing and drive are very important to us, as well as handcrafting a song to be as pleasing as possible. Our band members are seasoned and have been playing in other bands as well as being very involved in the music as publishers, writers and promoters.
You can visit them on Facebook... Search for Ottawa County Bluegrass Band
You can visit them on Facebook... Or www.DeepwaterBluegrass.com
Whitaker Brothers The 5-piece band consists of 3 brothers who were raised in a bluegrass gospel home in Ohio. Their parents sang and played bluegrass gospel for over 50 years performing in the U.S. and Canada. All three brothers played in their mom and dad’s group called Lillie Mae and the Dixie Gospel Aires. The incredible harmony and the smooth pickin’ you will hear makes you wonder what took them so long! To round out the band they are joined by lifelong friends Dana Cupp who played with a lot of the bluegrass legends including Jimmy Martin and the Osborn Brothers now plays banjo, and Dwayne McCumbers who has picked with Red Allen, the Allen brothers and many well-known acts in bluegrass music on the dobro. You can visit them on Facebook... Search for Whitaker Brothers
Hershel Blevins and South 79 South79 is a band of great bluegrass musicians that love what they do and it shows. All fantastic bluegrass players, each one add their flair to their shows that are guaranteed to delight and entertain... its like a bluegrass family reunion when we all get together. Hershel Blevins - Dobro, Toby Hammond - Guitar, John McNaughton - Bass , Scott Pearson - Mandolin Gregg Welty - Banjo Search for South 79 on Facebook
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Rat Holler Composed of the children of the popular Prater Brothers bluegrass legends of our area, these young cousins have been raised in the music and are very pleased to present their traditional sound to the audience! The Norwalk Bluegrass Festival is proud to be encouraging young people in the music. Be sure to welcome them to the world of performing for some of the best of Ohio’s bluegrass fans! www.FaceBook.com/RatHoller
Acoustic Edge
New Outlook
Like so many country bands, Acoustic Edge owes it’s start to Nashville. Powerful vocalist Heidi McCloud and multi-instrumentalist Mitchell Ball first met there in a crowded honky tonk in 2009. They felt an instant musical connection, and were surprised to learn that they lived only 60 miles apart back in Ohio.
In 2009 Brad and Lori came together after both playing nationally with prominent and influential acts to create a band and a sound all of their own. Out of that union came, New Outlook. It’s no surprise that Brad and Lori Lambert are the driving force behind the wealth of talented bluegrass musicians including: Brad Lambert (lead vocals and banjo), Lori Lambert (lead vocals and bass), Caleb Daughtery (guitar), Dewayne Guffey (mandolin) all performing that unique soulful grassy sound that all fans love to hear.
The pair then became a trio when they added the upright bass and seasoned vocals of Steve Baxter, who sings lead and backup along with Heidi. More recently, experienced drummer Eric Frisch joined the band, rounding out the group’s pulse and creativity. Today, Acoustic Edge is on a mission to introduce you to your next favorite country song. From bygone classics like Jackson and current favorites like Mama’s Broken Heart to originals like Gypsy Soul, this working man’s band knows how to pick and play the songs that fans love to hear. Don’t be surprised when they stray from country on occasion to show their bluegrass roots or classic rock too.
Check out their FaceBook page. Search for New Outlook Bluegrass
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Delusions of Genre
Breakline
Delusions of Genre is a new up and coming acoustic band. As their name implies they’re not sure what to call their music. A blend of blues and rock with hints of bluegrass all done in an acoustic style.
Breakline ...with bluegrass roots this group stretches the boundaries with an awesome swing rhythm. Performing old classics as well as contemporary favorites you will not want to miss this group!
Featuring Greg Hipp on vocal, guitar, harmonica and bass, Bill Wise on vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass and fiddle... James Mason on vocals, bass, guitar and fiddle and Phil Kushner on vocals and piano/keys.
Breakline is an acoustic trio featuring Jerri Hipp on mandolin, Mike Hipp on guitar, and Kurt Hickman on upright bass. With a swinging rhythm and sharp vocals this group is sure to ‘play you a good time!’
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Visit their Facebook page by searching for Breakline Bluegrass.
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