Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival
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| Genre | Bluegrass music |
| Dates | April |
| Location(s) | Baltimore, MD |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Founded by | Jordan August and Phil Chorney |
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The Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival is a bluegrass festival established in 2013 and taking place each April in Baltimore, MD. The festival features local, regional, and national musicians. The festival maintains strong ties with the local community and seeks to highlight the long, distinguished history of Bluegrass music in Baltimore.[1]
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History
The Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival was founded in 2013 when Jordan August and Phil Chorney, partners in the Baltimore Music Agency, wished to "put on bluegrass for everyone to see, whether it was on the porch, at a show, or a bigger party,"[2] as a way to highlight Baltimore's rich history of bluegrass music. The inaugural festival was a sold-out event held on the grounds of the Union Craft Brewery and featured a line-up headlined by Tony Trischka and Tim O'Brien (musician).[3]
For the second installment August and Chorney, moved to the much larger grounds of Druid Hill Park.[4] The line-up featured Jerry Douglas, Noam Pikelny & Friends, Sierra Hull, Chris Eldridge & Julian Lage, and Cris Jacobs and saw the attendance almost double from the first year.[5]
In 2015 for the event's third year, the festival again returned to Druid Hill Park and expanded its line-up by adding a second stage. The 2015 line-up included The Traveling McCourys, The Wood Brothers, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Cris Jacobs, the Seldom Scene, and many others.[6]
On November 23, 2015, Charm City Folk & Bluegrass announced they would be returning to Druid Hill Park for a third straight year with a line-up that features Ricky Skaggs, Keller Williams and the Traveling McCourys, Steep Canyon Rangers, Cris Jacobs, Sierra Hull, Cabinet, Colebrook Road, with more to be announced. They also announced the addition of the Bluegrass Academy to the festival, where performers will give lessons and discuss their music with fans for free in a dedicated tent. The festival will take place April 30, 2016.
Recognition
- 2014 - Baltimore Magazine: "Best Festival"[7]
- 2015 - Baltimore Magazine: "Best Music Festival Readers Choice"[8]
See also
- List of bluegrass music festivals
- List of country music festivals
- Bluegrass in Baltimore: The Hard Drivin' Sound and its Legacy
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