Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: charlotte bluegrass festival

Reed plays bass with Audie Blaylock and Redline (that's Audie's hand on the redlined guitar). At the 2014 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival.

Of Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys , performing at the Charlotte (Michigan) Bluegrass Festival.

Isn't that a great face? Charlotte (Michigan) Bluegrass Festival, 6/19/2014.

Hey! It's Lester Flatt's 100th birthday. Let's celebrate! Harbourtown, photographed at last year's Charlotte (Michigan) Bluegrass Festival. They're playing on the same stage this afternoon, and tonight.

Justen, Steve, Russell, Edgar, & Wayne. Took this pic at Charlotte, in June. Gonna hear these guys again this weekend in Milan.

Duane & Kyle Estep, and Dennis Dubois at the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival, which is just ending (ignoring the parking lot pickers) as I write this. New County Grass is a Flint, Michigan, band. Had an excellent time this year. Hoping and expecting better crowds next year, when the promoters will have more lead time. My thanks to Wes Pettinger and everyone for rescuing my favorite weekend.

A bit of yesterday's bluegrass action at the Charlotte (MI) Bluegrass Festival. More today and tomorrow!

Learned last week that the 41st Charlotte Bluegrass Festival will be held, on June 20 to 22 at the Charlotte, Michigan, fairgrounds. Featured performers will include the Grascals (pictured above from last year's fest), IIIrd Tyme Out, Marty Raybon, and Audie Blaylock & Redline. Also appearing are Shannon & Heather Slaughter's band County Clare, and the Darrell Webb Band. The other bands appear to be mostly midwestern regional groups, and the show's got sort of a makeshift look to it. But that's OK, since it appears that they started working on this in February, after many bands had committed to be elsewhere. There's more info on the festival's Facebook page than their website. Dixie Bozung and Doris Peiffer have put up some fun photos from early Charlotte festivals on FB, by the way. Dixie's parents' band, Homegrown Grass , played the festival circuit for several years. I see from those photos that Lester Flatt played at the Charlotte Festival in the 1970s. Can't say I'm surprised, but that was before I moved to the area. I have, of course, purchased my ticket....

Buck & Company 40th Charlotte (MI) Bluegrass Festival, June 21 through 23, 2012 (continues Friday and Saturday: Come, hear! ) Please correct me if I've mis-identified someone. Thanks.

Buck & Company 40th Charlotte (MI) Bluegrass Festival, June 21 through 23, 2012 (continues Friday and Saturday: Come, hear! ) Please correct me if I've mis-identified someone. Thanks.

Buck & Company Connie & Buck are sister & brother. 40th Charlotte (MI) Bluegrass Festival, June 21 through 23, 2012 (continues Friday and Saturday: Come, hear! ) Please correct me if I've mis-identified someone. Thanks.

Buck & Company 40th Charlotte (MI) Bluegrass Festival, June 21 through 23, 2012 (continues Friday and Saturday: Come, hear! ) Please correct me if I've mis-identified someone. Thanks.

Buck & Company 40th Charlotte (MI) Bluegrass Festival, June 21 through 23, 2012 (continues Friday and Saturday: Come, hear! ) Please correct me if I've mis-identified someone. Thanks.

Buck & Company 40th Charlotte (MI) Bluegrass Festival, June 21 through 23, 2012 (continues Friday and Saturday: Come, hear! ) Please correct me if I've mis-identified someone. Thanks.

Bob is the father (literally) of the Branson-based bluegrass band Goldwing Express. The humor's not to my taste; the music's OK but unexciting. Charlotte Bluegrass Festival, June, 2007.

2007 Charlotte, Michigan, Bluegrass Festival.

James and Marcie Malicote of the Bluegrass Thoroughbreds (and a youngster I can't identify; likely related, though) behind the stage at the Charlotte (Michigan) Bluegrass Festival.