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No Joe Val Festival This Year, but the BBU Has a Substitute

Posted on February 12, 2021 by cousinlynn953

Last Presidents’ Day Weekend (2020) in mid-February, the annual Joe Val Festival went off without a hitch. See HERE for lots of photos I took, along with some (relatively spare) commentary. Now here we are back in February, and no … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, HA'pennings | Tagged BBU, Boston Bluegrass Union, Dean Loomis, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival | Leave a comment

Photos from the 2020 Joe Val Festival

Posted on April 17, 2020 by cousinlynn953

It’s hard to believe it’s been two months since the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival on Presidents’ Day Weekend in February. Harder still to remember that hundreds of bluegrass pickers and fans took over the entire Sheraton Hotel for three days, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Festivals | Tagged Adam Bibey & Grasstowne, Alan Bibey, Balsm Range, BB Bowness, Bob Amos, Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Buddy Melton, C. J. Lewandowski, Caleb Smith, Chris Coole, Chris Cruger, Chris Jones, Claire Lynch, Dan Eubanks, Dan Tyminski, David Benedict, Deborah McDonnell, Ellie Hankanson, Evan Murphy, Freeman Corey, Gary Darling, Gerry Katz, Greg Blake, Greg Cahill, Jackie Damsky, Jason Davis, Jasper Lorentzen, Jeff Scroggins, Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, Jereme Brown, Jesse Brock, Jimmy Martin, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, John Showman, Josh 'Jug' Rinkel, Josie Toney, Josie Toney and Her Honky Tonk Heroes, Justin JUenkins, Justin Moses, Laura Orshaw, Marc Pruett, Mark Schatz, Max Heineman, Mile Twelve, Nate Burie, Nate Sabat, Rick Faris, Ritchie Brown, Sarah Amos, Steve Smith, Steve Wright, Stu Ervin, The Dan Tyminski Band, The Deborah McDonnell Band, The Lonesome Ace Stringband, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, The Special Consensus, The Stanley Brothers, Tim Dishman, Tim Fiehler, Tim Surrett, Tommy Brown, Tony Watt, Tony Wray, Tristan Scroggins, Zak McLamb | 1 Comment

Coming Up: The Joe Val Festival for 2020!

Posted on February 6, 2020 by cousinlynn953

Just realized I hadn’t previewed The Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, February 14th, 15th, and 16th, my favorite—and only partly because it’s right in my backyard. Well, almost; we’re on the river in Saxonville, but only about 10 minutes drive west … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country Calendar, HA'pennings | Tagged Boston Bluegrass Union, Claire Lynch, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Saxonville, Sheraton Hotel Framingham | Leave a comment

The 2019 Joe Val Festival—Photos!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by cousinlynn953

Once again, another amazing festival produced and hosted by the Boston Bluegrass Union! Dr Janie and I got to a fair amount of the shows, but of course there was lots more going on that we didn’t see: workshops, jams, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Follow-ups, Hillbilly Journal | Tagged Alex MacLeod, Alex O'Brien, Andy Bromage, Annabelle's Revival, Appalachian Road Show, Barry Abernathy, Becky Buller, Ben Eldridge, Beth Lawrence, Billy Thibodeau, Bluegrass: The Band, Bobby Lundy, Boston Bluegrass Union, Brandon Godman, Bruno Bruzzese, Bryan Sutton, Charles Clements, Chris Luquette, Clayton Campbell, Corrina Rose Logston, Dale Ann Bradley, Daniel Amick, Danny Musher, Danny Paisley, Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, Darrell Webb, Deanie Richardson, Deborah Melkin, Don Reno, Dudley Connell, Easy Eye Sound, Eric O'Hara, Ethan Robbins, Frank Drake, Frank Solivan, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Fred Travers, Gabe Hirshfeld, Gary Filgate, Gena Britt, George Clements, Haselden 'Hasie' Ciaccio, High Fidelity, James Field, Jeremy Middleton, Jeremy Stephens, Jesse Brock, Jim VanCleve, Joe Deetz, Joe Hannabach, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Joe Zauner, John Brunette, John Miller, Jon Pachter, Josie Toney, Justin Moses, Kurt Stephenson, Laurie Lewis, Level Best, Liberty Pike, Lisa Kay Howard-Hughers, Lou Reid, Maddie Witler, Mainline Express, Mamma's Boys, Mark Delaney, Mark therieau, Michael Cleveland, Mike Barber, Mike Munford, Patrick M'Gonigle, Paul Chase, Pete Kelly, Phil Zimmerman, Rebel Records, Rick Brodsky, Right Hands, Rob Ravlin, Rock Hearts, Ron Stewart, Ronnie Simpkins, Ryan Paisley, Sam Zuchini, Sister Sadie, Sofia Chiarandini, Spade Cooley, Stacy Phillips, Terry Wittenberg, The Bluegrass Characters, The Earls of Leicester, The Gibson Brothers, The Lonely Heartstring Band, The Seldom Scene, Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Tina Adair, TJ Lundy, Todd Phillips, Tom Gray, Tom Rozum, Valerie Smith, Valerie Smith and LIberty Pike, Vickie Vaughn, Wally Hughes, Waylon Jennings, Wes Corbett | 1 Comment

Time for the 2019 Joe Val Festival!

Posted on February 13, 2019 by cousinlynn953

Far and away the major winter bluegrass event in this part of the country, and maybe in the whole country (as Alex MacLeod of Rock Hearts corrected on the show back on the 26th), it’s time again for The Joe … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country Calendar | Tagged Alex MacLeod, James Field, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Level Best, Mamma's Boys, Mamma's Marmalade, Rock Hearts, Valerie Smith and LIberty Pike | Leave a comment

The 2018 Joe Val Festival

Posted on April 2, 2018 by cousinlynn953

For bluegrass-country fans here in New England, Presidents’ Day weekend means Joe Val Weekend. The substitution is fine with me, as the elevation of the third weekend in February to just another Monday day off meant the nation quickly forgot … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Hillbilly Journal, Neat Pics, Old-Timey | Tagged Alan Bibey, Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters, Art Schatz, Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith, Atira Otsuka, Bela Fleck, Berklee Bluegrass Amalgamation, Bill Keith, Bobby Britt, Boston Bluegrass Union, Bryan Sutton, C. J. Lewandowski, Caleb Klauder, Charles Sawtelle, Charlie Poole, Chris Jones, Claire Lynch, Clayton Campbell, Dallas Frazier, Dan Eubanks, David Davis and the Warrior River Boys, Don Reno, Doyle Lawson, Eddie Adcock, Eric L, Eric Levenson, George Jones, Greg Cahill, Hot Rize, IIIrd Tme Out, J.D. Williams, James King, Jason Burleson, Jasper Lorentzen, Jerome Brown, Jerry Cole, Jesse Brock, Jesse Langlais, Jim Orchard, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Josh 'Jug' Rinkel, Josie Toney, Justen Haynes, Keith McKinnon, Laura Orshaw, Lester Flatt, Martha Adcock, Marty Hays, Mike Barber, Nadine Landry, Nick Dumas, Nick Forster, Patuxent Music, Pete Kuykendall, PeteWernick, Phil Barker, Phil Leadbetter, Phil Leadbetter and the All-Stars of Bluegrass, Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, Red Smiley, Red Wine, Reeb Willms, Rick Faris, Robert Greer, Roger Williams, Russell Moore, Stephen ('Sammy') Lind, Steve Dilling, Steve Gulley, Tara Linhardt, The Beantown Buckaroos, The Countruy Gentlemen, The Foghorn Stringband, The Gibson Brothers, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, The Special Consensus, Tim O'Brien, Tom Gray, Town Mountain, Wayne Benson, Zach Smith | 1 Comment

2018 Joe Val Festival: IIIrd Tyme Out, David Davis, and more!

Posted on January 31, 2018 by cousinlynn953

Just a few miles west on Route 9 from our home on the river in Saxonville, at the junction with the Mass Pike, is the hotel our kids used to call ‘The Castle’, the Sheraton in Framingham. And fortunately for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country Calendar | Tagged Boston Bluegrass Union, David Davis and the Warrior River Boys, Joe Val, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, Sheraton Hotel Framingham | 2 Comments

The 32nd Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival!

Posted on February 9, 2017 by cousinlynn953

From the Boston Bluegrass Union— Join the Boston Bluegrass Union and celebrate the legacy of the late Joe Val with three big days of indoor bluegrass at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel. We have a great lineup of national and regional … Continue reading →

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Another Great Joe Val Festival!—Part I

Posted on March 15, 2016 by cousinlynn953

Once again the Boston Bluegrass Union pulled off another flawlessly-executed (at least as far as we spectators could tell, and that’s what counts!) Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Presidents’ Day weekend at the Sheraton in Framingham. At least this year there … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Follow-ups, Hillbilly Journal | Tagged Boston Bluegrass Union, Bryan Turner, Everett Lilly, Gary Robinson Jr., Jamie Harper, Jason Davis, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Johnathan Dillon, Junior Sisk and Ramblers' Choice, Kameron Keller, Matthew Cruby, Mountain Fever Records, Steve Gulley, Steve Gulley and New Pinnacle, The Lilly Brothers | 3 Comments

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Tag Archives: Joe Val Bluegrass Festival

No Joe Val Festival This Year, but the BBU Has a Substitute

Photos from the 2020 Joe Val Festival

Coming Up: The Joe Val Festival for 2020!

The 2019 Joe Val Festival—Photos!

Time for the 2019 Joe Val Festival!

The 2018 Joe Val Festival

2018 Joe Val Festival: IIIrd Tyme Out, David Davis, and more!

The 32nd Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival!

Another Great Joe Val Festival!—Part I

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