DelFest - Sunday in Cumberland - May 29, 2023

Sierra Ferrell

24 concerts

West Virginia-born roots singer/songwriter & multi-instrumentalist blending bluegrass, old-time & gritty honky-tonk; Americana Emerging Act; collabs: Margo Price, Old Crow.

Molly Tuttle

24 concerts

Grammy-winning Golden Highway guitarist Molly Tuttle pushes bluegrass boundaries, blending pop/country/rock flatpicking; covers Icona Pop & Charli XCX “I Love It.”

The California Honeydrops

31 concerts

Formed in Oakland subways, retro-soul jam band The California Honeydrops improvise setlist-free; toured w/ B.B. King, Dr. John; 200M streams; TV/film.

Lindsay Lou

6 concerts

Born in Michigan, Nashville’s Lindsay Lou blends bluegrass, folk, Americana & soulful pop; known for captivating vocals and “back-porch psychedelia.” Ex-Flatbellys; Sweet Water Warblers w/ Rachael Davis & May Erlewine.

Trampled by Turtles

27 concerts

Duluth, Minnesota bluegrass/folk band led by Dave Simonett; fast, frenetic acoustic sound mixing rock & roll. Members include Ryan Young, Tim Saxhaug, Erik Berry, Dave Carroll.

Rising Appalachia

10 concerts

Georgia-born sisters Leah & Chloe Smith lead Rising Appalachia, an Americana/world-folk act blending Appalachian & Irish roots; famed for Tiny Desk, Red Rocks, Telluride.

Sierra Hull

13 concerts

Nashville bluegrass/Americana standout Sierra Hull: 7x IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year, 6x GRAMMY nominee; collabs w/ Béla Fleck, Tim O’Brien. Gibson sig mandolin.

Sam Bush

7 concerts

Born in Bowling Green, KY, Sam Bush is the “Father of Newgrass,” blending bluegrass with rock/jazz/reggae; led New Grass Revival; worked w/Emmylou Harris; AMA Lifetime Award.

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

20 concerts

Baltimore’s Pigeons Playing Ping Pong: psychedelic funk quartet famed for sweat-soaked live shows and Domefest; collab’d w/ Wes Bailey (Moon Taxi).

Keller Williams

21 concerts

Virginian genre-blender Keller Williams pioneered looping “acoustic dance music” (ADM), mixing rock/jazz/funk/bluegrass; famed for unpredictable live shows and projects like Keels & Grateful Grass.

The Infamous Stringdusters

13 concerts

U.S. progressive bluegrass quintet famed for virtuosic, genre-blending jams & high-energy live shows; GRAMMY Best Bluegrass Album (Laws of Gravity) + multiple IBMA wins.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit

16 concerts

Santa Cruz, CA bluegrass/Americana string band mixing country soul & bluesy grit with CA folk; festival-ready. Known for award-winning, jaw-dropping picking.

The Travelin' McCourys

6 concerts

Bluegrass duo Ronnie (mandolin) & Rob (banjo) McCoury, sons of legend Del. Del McCoury Band veterans; with Christian Ward, Alan Bartram & Cody Kilby.

Kitchen Dwellers

11 concerts

Bozeman, Montana quartet mixing bluegrass/folk with psychedelic modern roots. Known for “Madison,” “Mimas and Ida,” “Katabatic”; feat. Eric “Benny” Bloom (Lettuce).

Cris Jacobs

2 concerts

Baltimore-born singer-songwriter blending bluegrass, folk & blues; acclaimed for *One of These Days* (prod. Jerry Douglas) with Infamous Stringdusters + Billy Strings, Sam Bush.

Never Come Down

2 concerts

Portland, OR string band blending modern & traditional Americana/bluegrass; Joe Suskind, Crystal Lariza, Lillian Sawyer & Kaden Hurst. Albums: Better Late Than Never.

Junior Sisk

1 concert

Junior Sisk, a Virginia Blue Ridge native, is a leading voice in traditional bluegrass, celebrated for his hard-driving, emotional style. Known for his powerful high-lonesome singing, he garnered IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for "The Heart of a Song". His albums include "Load the Wagon" and "It's All Fun and Games". Sisk's songwriting credits include hits for the Lonesome River Band, and he collaborated on "Longneck Blues" with Ronnie Bowman.

Gibson Brothers

2 concerts

Ellenburg Depot, NY bluegrass duo mixing country/rock; IBMA Emerging Artist winners. Known for “She Paints a Picture”; worked with Dan Auerbach, Jerry Douglas.

Peter Rowan

5 concerts

Born in Wayland, MA, Peter Rowan is a Grammy-winning progressive bluegrass cult hero—guitarist/singer/yodeler—known for “New Moon Rising,” and work with Bill Monroe, Old & in the Way & Tony Rice.

The Del McCoury Band

5 concerts

Del McCoury, from York County, PA, joined Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in 1963, mastering bluegrass guitar and vocals. Leading the Del McCoury Band with his sons, he's a pivotal bluegrass figure, famed for his dynamic style and ability to engage new audiences.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones

37 concerts

Alabama soul/R&B powerhouse formed in Birmingham (2011), famed for electrifying live shows and Paul Janeway’s vocals; “Sushi and Coca-Cola,” “Going Back”; toured w/ Stones, Lizzo; played Coachella; invited by Elton John.

DelFest - Sunday in Cumberland, MD

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