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 The Rage
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Dates Announced for Next Year
January 20, 21, & 22 2012
Colorado River Fairgrounds
Blythe, California, USA


2012 Artist Lineup

New Artist Just Added to 2012 Lineup:
The Bluegrass Brethren

MICHAEL CLEVELAND & FLAMEKEEPER
(Special Sunday Performance Only)

Plus the following great performers:

Audie Blaylock & Redline
The Special Consensus
The Spinney Brothers
IIIrd Generation Bluegrass
John Reischman & The Jaybirds
Highway 65
Pine Mountain Railroad
The Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
Lonesome Otis
Just 4 Fun

 

Note:  DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, DOYLE LAWSON AND QUICKSILVER WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT  THE 2012 BLYTHE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL. MICHAEL CLEVELAND AND FLAMEKEEPER IS THE NEW BAND FOR SUNDAY'S SPECIAL PERFORMANCE. 

About the Festival

Blythe's Bluegrass event is typically the first major Bluegrass Festival of the season and one of the biggest Bluegrass events in the U.S.A. 


Photo courtesy of Bluegrass Artist Wayne Taylor

We have hosted some of the finest acts in Bluegrass including Ralph Stanley II, Alicia Nugent, and Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. 

Our most recent January 2011 Festival featured an eclectic mix of performers:  Ralph Stanley II, Chris Jones and The Night Drivers, Dave Peterson & 1946, IIIrd Generation Bluegrass, The Blue Canyon Boys, Wayne Taylor and Allaloosa, Silverado, Thomas Porter and Copper River Bandm Monroe Crossing, Virtual Strangers, Plow, The Kid Fiddlers, and Grasslands. 

Get ready for two huge stages, jam-packed with musicians, all day long for 3 full days.  BlueGrassers also enjoy the contests, quilt show, food, and merchandise booths.

See pictures from previous festivals: click here


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RV's Are Welcome! 
Contact the Blythe Area Chamber of Commerce for further information.
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Beautiful Sunset in Blythe (Jan 2011)
Photo courtesy of Bluegrass Artist Wayne Taylor

We are a proud member of the following
Bluegrass Music Associations:


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California Bluegrass Association
  
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Arizona Pickers & Grinners
- AZ Bluegrass Association
- AZ Old Time Fiddlers Association
- Bluegrass Unlimited
- Colorado Bluegrass Ass'n
- I.B.M.A
- International Bluegrass Association
- Northern Nevada Bluegrass Ass'n
- Oregon Bluegrass Ass'n
- San Diego N. Country Bluegrass
- San Diego Bluegrass Society
- Southwest Bluegrass Association
- Southern Nevada Bluegrass Music Society

We want to hear your suggestions and comments:

Contact Jim Shipley
blythebluegrass@yahoo.com
760-922-8166

Festival Location:
591 North Olive Lake Blvd
Blythe, CA

* Ticket Purchases are Non-Refundable. 

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* Sign Up For Mark Miracle's   Bluegrass Jamming Class (taking place during festival): Click Here.

 *UPDATED* Download the 2012 Festival Performance Schedule
Click Here.

Download the 2012 Festival Pre-Reservation Form: Click Here

Live Bluegrass Music

"Performances by some of the biggest & most talented stars in Bluegrass"

"Just about the largest Bluegrass Festival West of the Mississippi"

Bluegrass Quilters

The annual quilt show so good that it is becoming a tradition in its own right.

Booths and Vendors

Every year an array of vendors pack the festival grounds with excellent things to see and buy---not to mention the great food selection.

Festival Location

Colorado River Fairgrounds:
591 North Olive Lake Blvd
Blythe, CA 92225

Click here for Interactive Map by Google.