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PEI Bluegrass & Oldtime Music
Society Inc
PO Box 2812
Charlottetown
PE, Canada
C1A 8C4
For more info:
Shirley Jay
(902) 566-2641
Charlie Hansen
(902) 566-3011
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24th Annual PEI Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival
July 3, 4, & 5, 2009
at the Rollo Bay Festival Grounds
near Souris , King's County , PEI
An aerial photo of the festival in 2003
A panoramic photo of the festival in 2003
The main stage in 2007
The main stage 2007
Festival Admittance
Weekend at gate ............. $45
............Seniors(65+) ... $40
Camping charges for Fri.,Sat.&Sun. are included)
Weekend advanced ................................. $40 (Till June 15)
Thursday Night Open Mike ..................... $ 5(free to weekend pass holders)
Friday ...................................................... $18
Saturday .................................................. $22
Sunday .................................................... $16
Overnight Sat. & Sun. .............................. $35
Under 14 admitted Free (with parental supervision
Early Bird Camping ......... $5/day/unit (Wed.,Thur.)
Serviced Sites ................. $7/day/unit (first come, first served)
Dumping Station Fee ....... $ 5.00/dump
To receive your advance tickets, please mail cheque payable to:
PEIBOTMS
Send cheque along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
PEI Bluegrass & Old Time Music Society
Box 2812
Charlottetown PE
C1A 8C4
Gate Opens ........................ July 1st Wednesday at 1pm
Regular Main Stage Program begins ........9am Friday
Day Parking ....................included in cost of Day Pass Friday Morning Showcase , Opening & Closing Ceremonies , Instrument & Vocal Workshops, Children's Program, Security , First Aid, Canteen Service and Concessions , Guitar Draw , Quiet Area, 24hour Picking Areas, Stage Area Sun & Rain Shelter , Fixed Seating, Flush Toilets & Hot Showers, Dumping Station.
How to find the site
The Rollo Bay Festival Grounds are located on Route # 2, near Souris, Kings County, PEI.
Routes will be marked with signs:
Coming from New Brunswick - Cross the Confederation Bridge to Borden, PEI. Stay on Route # 1 to Charlottetown (56 km) - Then take Route # 2 to Rollo Bay (76 km)
Coming from Caribou, Nova Scotia - Take the ferry to Wood Island, PEI (22 km) - Then take Route # 315 to Montague (25 km) Then take Route # 4 to Dingwells Mills (15 km) - Then take Route # 2 to Rollo Bay (8 km)
2009 Featured Acts booked to date are:
Also featuring a stellar lineup of local and regional bands, with many bands to be announced later. Don't forget to inquire about our band showcase.
We will also have a full lineup of acoustic instrument workshops, open mic on Wed July 1st & Thur July 2nd, and lots of
concessions and fun for the whole family.
We reserve the right to change the program without prior notice. Gates open Wednesday July 1st at 1:00PM
For advanced tickets or information call: Glenda Johnston (902)569-4501, Charlie Hansen (902)566-3011, or Shirley Jay (902)566-2641
Sound By Francis and Vincent Cormier
Regional and Local Acts booked to date are:
The Bluegrass Diamonds - NB
Close To Home - NS
The Douthwrights - NB
Grassroots - NS/NB
Mountain Rush - NB
SK Bluegrass - PE
Janet McGarry & Wildwood - PE/NS
Eastern Edition - PE
Country Grass Band - PE
High Tenor - PE
Wayne Brown & Friends - PE
Bluegrass Revival - PE
Jericho Road - PE
Norm Bowser - PE
The 24th Annual PEI Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival will be held July 3, 4 and 5, 2009 at the Festival Grounds in Rollo Bay. With many US, Eastern Canadian and Island bands putting out over 30 hours of great music on our main stage, “The Buzz” Music Workshops where artists share their skills with budding musicians, Bluegrass songwriters’ circle, the ever popular “Open Mic” on Wednesday and Thursday night preceding the main stage events, new talent showcases, children’s program, and more concessions this year’s event promises to be the biggest and brightest Festival yet.
Over 500 recreational vehicles are expected to attend from all over Eastern Canada and the US to hear great bands and enjoy our genuine island hospitality. This year’s main stage event will feature special guests Junior Sisk & ramblers Choice from Virginia, Kentucky’s Summertown Road, and the very popular Doerfel Family from New York.
Junior Sisk has lived most of his life in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where he listened to and played the music that was born there. His songwriting helped The Lonesome River Band in its ascent to bluegrass stardom in the early 1990's, but it was his lonesome, haunting singing that earned him the devotion of traditional bluegrass fans a few years later as a member of Wyatt Rice and Santa Cruz. Subsequently, he assembled Ramblers Choice, which released the acclaimed "Sounds of the Mountains" in 1998, and contributed to the IBMA award winning "The Stanley Gospel Tradition". A brief stint with The Lost and Found followed before Junior took over the lead vocal role for BlueRidge. Junior has been nominated many times for Songwriter and Male Vocalist of the year. Other band members include Junior’s long time musical and songwriting partner, Tim Massey on bass, Darrell Wilkerson on banjo, Billy Hawkes on fiddle, and John Miller, the newest member of the band, on mandolin.
Summertown Road are a new group made up of four master musicians with many years of experience to fall back on. Jack Hicks, on banjo has played with such luminaries as Jim and Jesse, Bill Monroe, Del Reeves, The Whites, Lester Flatt and Sonny James and spent a decade with Conway Twitty. Jack is a prolific songwriter and owns a recording studio where he records many different genres of music. John Rigsby on fiddle and mandolin has played with Ralph Stanley, The Bluegrass Strangers and Melvin Goins to name just a few. John has won a Grammy award for his work on fiddle and mandolin. Bo Isaac on guitar is a member of the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and has played with Ernie Thacker, Dave Evans, and Larry Cordle along with appearances with IIIrd Tyme Out, and Marty Raybon. Randy Thomas on bass has played with Dave Evans, Tony Rice, Hylo Brown, Don Reno, and the Marshall Family and is the rock solid foundation that the Summertown Road sound is built on.
The Doerfels consists of the oldest son and leader TJ, 19, on banjo; Kim, 17, on the fiddle; Eddy, 15, on mandolin; Joey, 14, on bass and cello; and Ben, 12, on guitar. The whole family joins in on certain songs and adds humor to the act, making it entertaining for all ages. If you like country, gospel, and bluegrass, interspersed with a touch of blues, jazz, swing, and classical, you’ll want to catch this outstanding, young talented band! See why “The Doerfel Family is a force to be reckoned with.”* No strings attached!
A stellar lineup of Eastern Canadian Bluegrass artists is also featured this year including Close To Home (http://www.closetohomebluegrassband.com/) from Nova Scotia, a very popular and talented band versed in traditional and contemporary Bluegrass and gospel music as well as the ever popular Bluegrass Diamonds (www.bluegrassdiamonds.com), The Douthwrights, as well as our showcase winner from last year Mountain Rush and one of the finest bands to suit up in the maritimes for many years, Grassroots.
Island favorites also include, Bluegrass Revival, Jericho Road, Joe Casey & High Tenor, SK Bluegrass, Eastern Edition, Janet McGarry & Wildwood, The Wheatley River Ban, The Grass Mountain Hobos, Driftwood Harmony, Wayne Brown and Friends, Bluestreak, and the Country Grass band.
Our festival this year will put its coordinated workshops front and center. Beginning on Saturday morning at 9:00am, “The Buzz” Workshops will be held in the shelter featuring up-close and personal discussions, tips and learning opportunities on all Bluegrass music instruments and vocals. Peter Richards of “The Buzz” is a proud sponsor of this enhanced event. Our pre-festival shows at the shelter this year will include the ever popular Open Mic on Wednesday and Thursday night at 7:30pm featuring a chance for the campers to strut their stuff. Admittance is free with weekend passes or $5 at the door.
Advance weekend passes are available until June 15th at $40 per person and available by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to: PEI Bluegrass & Old Time Music Society, Box 2812, Charlottetown PE, C1A 8C4 or if in the Souris area contact Angela MacCormac at 902 687-3285. Weekend passes at gate $45, Seniors(65+) $40, Camping charges for Fri.,Sat.&Sun. are included), Day passes are Friday $18, Saturday $22, Sunday $16, Sat. & Sun. Overnight $35, Under 14 admitted Free (with parental supervision), Early Bird Camping $5/day/unit (Wed.,Thur.) Serviced Sites $7/day/unit (first come, first served), Dumping Station On Site $ 5/dump.
We wish to acknowledge our major corporate sponsors including Tourism PEI, Aliant sponsoring our Children’s program and The Buzz sponsoring our Workshops. As always, remember to tune in to Bluegrass Island every Sunday evening at nine on The Island’s Country 95.1FM CFCY. Come and join us, we have plenty of great music, fun and genuine Island hospitality for everyone and help make one of Eastern Canada’s biggest and brightest Festivals even brighter.
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