updated 4/2/08

 
 
Bluegrass from the  Forest

Festival

Shelton High School Auditorium and Campus

Shelton, WA.

Gateway to the Olympics

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*This year's festival was an outstanding success!  Next year's event is already in the planning stages -

It will be held May 15 - 17 2009.

Check this site for updates!

 

May 9. 10. 11 2008

Presented by Krismastown Kiwanis
100% of proceeds remain in Mason County.
At least 50% of proceeds dedicated
to the Community Projects.

BANDS

 

Cedar Hill - Missouri

The James King Band - Virginia

Runaway Train (host band) - Puget Sound

Black River - Winlock, WA.

The Cascade Mountain Boys - Duvall, WA.

Deadwood Revival - Sequim, WA.  

No Parta Nothin' - Seattle, WA.

     Molly Adkins and Martin Stevens - Portland/Salem, OR.

Dewgrass - Gig Harbor, WA.

Chick Rose (Youth Program) - Portland, OR.

Sound by Jackson Linder

 

Concert MC: George McKnight-Kamaloops, BC
 

NEW THIS YEAR:  Focus on Youth Workshops with Chick Rose

culminating with a stage appearance!

 

   

 

 


 

stage set is an exact replica of this drawing

Shelton High School Auditorium & Campus

 Friday Evening  6:40- 10 pm $ 12.00
Saturday Afternoon 1:40-5 pm $ 12.00
Saturday Evening 6:40-10 pm $ 12.00
All Events Saturday Starting at 10 am $20.00
Sunday Mid-day * 11-3 pm $12.00
Full Weekend pass $ 30.00
 ages12 - 17 1/2 price

*  NEW! Focus on Youth Workshops with Chick Rose

Indoor and Outdoor Jamming.

 free dry RV and Tent camping!

showers available (free)

vendors

 

*SCHEDULE OF BANDS*

FRIDAY EVENING

6:40 -  INTRODUCTION

7:00 - NOPARTA NOTHIN'

8:00 - RUNAWAY TRAIN

9:00 - CEDAR HILL

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

1:40 - SPECIAL APPEARANCE - RUNAWAY TRAIN

2:00 - MOLLY AND MARTIN

3:00 - DEADWOOD REVIVAL

4:00 - BLACK RIVER

SATURDAY EVENING

6:40 - SPECIAL APPEARANCE - MOLLY AND MARTIN

7:00 - RUNAWAY TRAIN

8:00 - CASCADE MOUNTAIN BOYS

9:00 - CEDAR HILL

SUNDAY

11:00 - CHICK ROSE AND THE FOCUS ON YOUTH

12:00 - DEWGRASS

1:00 - CEDAR HILL

2:00 - THE JAMES KING BAND

3:00 - FINALE

 

-SATURDAY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE-

Chick rose and the youth program will be ongoing from 10:00 on)

 

10:00

BASS - JOAN SMITH (BLACK RIVER)

BANJO - KENNY CANTRELL (CEDAR HILL)

MANDOLIN - FRANK RAY (CEDAR HILL)

DOBRO - TOM FOOTE (RESOMANIA INSTIGATOR)

FIDDLE - LISA RAY (CEDAR HILL)

 

11:00

BASS - MIKE FAAST (CASCADE MTN BOYS)

BANJO - JAMIE BLAIR (CASCADE MTN BOYS)

GUITAR - TERRY ENYEART (CASCADE MTN BOYS)

FIDDLE - ROGER FERGUSON (CASCADE MTN BOYS)

AFTER 40 MINUTES - ALL WILL GATHER FOR A 20 MINUTE ENSEMBLE WORKSHOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Saturday Events: Workshops 10-12 am, band scramble 12-1 pm,
open mic 5:30-6:30 pm, youth program will be held throughout the day,
Workshops included with any ticket.

Tickets available at: Mason County Chamber of Commerce, Lumbermens and Tupper's Floor Covering  

MORE INFO AT 360 898 4581 or THELIN@HCTC.COM

 

            BAND/WORKSHOP SPONSORS
Lumbermen's of Shelton & Hoodsport
Tupper Floors 
Castle and Coleman Logging Co.

Heritage Bank
Old town Hobby
Thomas Printing
Shelton Mason County Journal Hoss Wilson Hoss - LLP
Shelton Master Builders Alpine Way Retirement Center
Don GardnerC.P.A.,  P.S.
Simpson Timber Co.
 
1030 KMAS
The Nelson Team Real Estate
The Shopper's Weekly
Hood Canal Communications
Manke Lumber Co.
Peninsula Community Credit Union
Green Diamond Resource Co.
 
Hiawatha Evergreens
 

To sponsor the event, contact Duane Wilson at 360.426.2611

RV Parking is Available
Information contact : 360.898.4581

DIRECTIONS

MAP
Coming from North of Highway 101 (Ex: Hoodsport):
1) Take Wallace Kneeland Boulevard Exit
2) Keep going straight past WalMart
3) Take a LEFT on Shelton Springs Rd.
4) Keep going straight, the Shelton High School will be on your left

Coming from South of Highway 101 (Ex: Olympia):
1) Take Wallace Kneeland Boulevard Exit
2) Turn RIGHT on the stop sign
3) Keep going straight past WalMart
4) Take a LEFT on Shelton Springs Rd.
5) Keep going straight, the Shelton High School will be on your left

Coming from Highway 3 (Ex: Allyn):
1) Turn RIGHT on 1st Street (after Lumbermens)
2) Keep following the 1st Street
3) When the road will split, stay on the RIGHT side (you will have to merge onto 13th Street)
4) Get into Left Lane and turn LEFT on Shelton Springs Rd.
5) Keep going straight, the Shelton High School will be on your left