USA Special Event Description:
Each year during the third weekend of July, bluegrass enthusiasts from far and wide gather at the picturesque Rothvoss Farm on the NY-MA-CT border for a weekend of bluegrass bliss known as the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. Renown for its award-winning lineup, breathtaking setting, round-the-clock picking, impeccable organization and friendly staff, Grey Fox ranks #1 among thousands of bluegrass fans.
With several performance stages and learning programs, Grey Fox has something for the whole family. The legendary Main Stage delivers four days of the nations top bluegrass and acoustic artists. Around the grounds, fans can enjoy intimate mini-concerts at the Masters Workshop Stage, kick up their heels at the Dance Pavilion, and be mesmerized by clowns, magicians and storytellers at the Family Stage, where a Ringling Brothers clown even teaches an annual crop of young ‘clownees his tricks of the trade!
For budding musicians, Grey Fox also offers daily hands-on learning sessions and slow jams for adults at the Grass Roots Tent and an intensive four-day Bluegrass Academy for Kids.
Event Performers:
Hosted by Rounder Records artists, Dry Branch Fire Squad, and featuring Ricky Skaggs, Steve Earle, Tim O'Brien, Del McCoury, Jerry Douglas, Mountain Heart, Gibson Brothers, Uncle Earl, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Austin Lounge Lizards, Railroad Earth, Larry Sparks, John Cowan, Pat Flynn, Darrell Scott, The Grascals, Dan Paisley, King Wilkie, Abigail Washburn, Crooked Still, Lovell Sisters, Hot Buttered Rum, Chatham County Line, Cadillac Sky, Hit and Run, Red Stick Ramblers, Girl Howdy, John Kirk & Trish Miller and Fiddlestyx.
Location of USA Special Event:
Rothvoss Farm
Directions to Festival:
From NYS 22, take County Route 3. Turn left on East Ancram Road. Entrance to festival is 2 miles ahead on left.
Times:
9:00 am - 12:00 am
Admission & Parking:
Early Bird specials ($125) are available through April 15; Advance tickets through June 30; Gate prices after July 1. Senior discounts: $5 off daily gate price. Kids 12 and under admitted free with adult. Free day parking and shuttle bus to stage area.
Special Event Contact: 8889468495
Event Email Contact: office@greyfoxbluegrass.com
