Mark your calendars for Nov. 9, 10 & 11! The Mountain View Fall Bluegrass Festival returns to the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View for three days and two nights of traditional bluegrass and gospel music. Tickets go on sale after Labor Day at MountainView-Bluegrass.com. Proceeds go to support the Music Roots Program in Mountain View Public Schools.
The twice-yearly event held during the second weekend in March and November combines some of the biggest names in bluegrass with some of the region’s most popular bands. The line-up this November includes Lonesome River Band, The Churchmen, Kurt and Andrea Stephenson, Finley River Boys, Eddie Sanders, Tina Adair, Volume Five, Unspoken Tradition, Fast Track, Authentic Unlimited, and the Roving Gambler Band.
Thursday evening is the traditional all-gospel show beginning at 6 p.m. with the Finley River Boys, The Churchmen, Kurt and Andrea Stephenson, Eddie Sanders and the Lonesome River Band.
The Friday matinee opens with a dance performance by Simply Southern Cloggers from 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eddie Sanders takes the stage at noon followed by Finley River Boys, Lonesome River Band, Volume Five, and Tina Adair. The evening lineup starts with Simply Southern Cloggers at 5:45 p.m. with the Finley River Boys taking the stage at 6 p.m. Eddie Sanders, Volume Five, Tina Adair, and Lonesome River Band close out the evening.
The Saturday matinee begins at noon with the Roving Gambler Band followed by Fast Track, Volume Five, Unspoken Tradition, and Authentic Unlimited.
The evening program begins with a 15-minute set by Mountain View’s Music Roots Ensemble at 5:45 p.m. Music to follow by the Roving Gambler Band, Unspoken Tradition, Fast Track, Volume Five, and Authentic Unlimited.
The 21st Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival is hosted by the Mountain View Bluegrass Assoc. Inc., a non-profit organization that donates a portion of its proceeds to support the Music Roots program, which teaches traditional stringband instruments to local youth in the Mountain View area.
