The 2008 Prospect Bluegrass Festival will be held on July 11th, 12th and 13th. The 13th Annual Festival, hosted by the Prospect Lion’s Club, will be more fun than ever with some of the best bluegrass bands in Oregon, an old-fashioned barn dance and wonderful parkin’ lot pickin’ all weekend. Festival headliners include True North from Salem, Oregon, Green Mountain Bluegrass Band from Eugene, Siskiyou Summit from the Rogue Valley, The Mighty Lonesomes from Ashland, Oregon, Gold River from Grants Pass and local favorites, the Goldman Family Band from Eagle Point, Oregon along with the Rogue Valley’s Old-Time Fiddlers and more. Also, returning to the festival will be Leon Flick, the entertaining and award-winning Cowboy Poet with his humorous take on life.

Plus, this year’s festival will feature an Old-Fashioned Barn Dance on Saturday night with well-known caller Woody Lane from Roseburg and the Generic String Band from Ashland. The family-oriented dance, held at the Prospect Community Hall, will feature squares, rounds, contras, waltzes and kid’s dances. All ages and abilities are welcome; instruction will be given.

Other activities at the festival will include a Bluegrass Band Scramble on Saturday morning, a Gospel Open-Mic on Sunday morning, Kid’s Jam on Sunday afternoon, craft booths by regional artisans, a Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast on Sunday morning and Barbecue Dinner on Saturday evening plus lots Parkin’ Lot Pickin’ all weekend.

The festival will begin on Friday, July 11th at 6p.m. with the Dale Albee Memorial Bonfire Jam and hot dog roast. Along with great music, hot dogs and buns, the festival’s Friday night activities will be free to the public.

Prospect, Oregon is located on Highway 62, 40 miles northeast of Medford and just 35 minutes from Crater Lake National Park. For more information about the 2008 Prospect Bluegrass Festival go to www.prospectcommunity.org or call Jeff Jones, Festival Coordinator at 541-488-0178. July 11 - 13, 2008 • Lion’s Park • Prospect, Oregon 541.488.0178 • www.prospectcommunity.org/bluegrass

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Featured Performers

True North

Northwest indie-grass quartet True North combines traditional bluegrass instrumentation with soulful vocals, fat harmonies and folk-edged songwriting for a decidedly modern acoustic sound. True North's tight and careful arrangements can be alternately big and wild, tender and deliberate.

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The Green Mountain Bluegrass Band

Afive piece bluegrass band that plays traditional bluegrass music. They know what traditional bluegrass music is, and how it’s supposed to be played: straight ahead, from the heart, with drive, gathered around a single mic, in a manner reminiscent of the Masters, that reflects their soul, their spirit, and their talent!

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Siskiyou Summit Bluegrass Band

Since 1999, Siskiyou Summit has performed it’s special brand of bluegrass music to a growing fan base in the Pacific Northwest. The band has the benefit of six strong singers and instrumentalists as well as song writers and arrangers. This is very unusual for any band, especially one so far, geographically, from the origins of this uniquely American music.

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Admission:

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