Festival

Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis will be held on September 6, 7, and 8, 2012 at the same great location, KC Campground.

Thursday evening will feature a free concert, and plenty of jamming to follow. We would like to involve the entire community, bring your friends and neighbors!

Advance weekend tickets for Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis will be available beginning April 1. Tickets are $30, children under 16 are free with a paying adult. Admission at the gate will be $40 weekend, $20 Friday or Saturday.

For tickets send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a check made out  to:

Jim Kittle
246 N. Dickinson Ave
Hesperia MI  49421

Camping reservations may be made beginning April 1, 2012 by phoning KC Campground, 734-439-1076.

Scheduled to appear are: The Darin and Brooke Aldridge Band, Detour Bluegrass, Hardline Drive Reunion, Stoney Creek Gospel, Lonesome Meadow, Berachah Valley, New Outlook,  New County Grass, Lonesome County, and Out Of The Blue.

The Darin and Brook Aldridge Band will present a workshop on Saturday morning.

You can volunteer to help, please use the Contact Page to Volunteer.

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Berachah Valley

We are proud to welcome Berachah Valley back again this year; they will appear on Saturday, September eighth. Berachah Valley was founded in the spring of 2005 when a few friends came together searching for a place to play traditional bluegrass, gospel, and traditional renditions of current favorites. Audiences quickly see the result is a …

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Darin and Brooke Aldridge

Darin & Brooke Aldridge The Sweethearts of Bluegrass, Darin and Brooke Aldridge, are from Cherryville N.C. and are one of the best duos in acoustic music these days. In 2011 the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) voted them an Emerging Artist of the year nominee and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music (SPBGMA) voted them as …

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Detour Bluegrass

From West Michgian, Detour Bluegrass is a staple of Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis; the have played at all of our festivals. Detour is a Michigan-based bluegrass band that combines original contemporary bluegrass sounds with great traditional favorites.  Detour’s tight focused harmonies, precision instrumentals, and creative melodies take you down a unique bluegrass road. Find out more …

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Hardline Drive Reunion

We are happy to announce that Hardline Drive will be make a special reunion performance on Saturday, September 8, 2012. This super talented bunch has helped us out before, and we are excited they will be doing so again. HLD’s signature original tunes, great vocals and instrumentals will be echoing throughout KC Campground!

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Lonesome County

We are happy to welcome Lonesome County back from another year. These guys play hard-driving bluegrass at it’s best.  Find out more about Lonesome County on their website,  and be sure to like them on Facebook. Lonesome County will appear Friday, September 7, 2012.

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Lonesome Meadow

Returning to Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis after an absence of a year is Lonesome Meadow. This super-talented group of siblings and their bass playing father have previously appeared twice at Pickin’ on CF. Playing beyond their years, Anne Marie, fiddle; Gary, banjo; and John, guitar; will blow you away. This group’s sibling harmonies are an …

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New County Grass

Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis is proud to welcome back New County Grass to the festival again. Since their inception in the beginning of 2009, New County Grass has been making a name for themselves in the mid-Michigan area as a state-of-the-art, version 2.0, hard-driving, high-energy bluegrass band with a contemporary edge. Though the band is …

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New Outlook

From Wapakoneta, Ohio, Lori and Brad Lambert return to Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis with their band, New Outlook, for the third time.  With great instrumentals, traditional tunes, and original compositions, this band brings great energy and stage presence to every show. New Outlook was established in the Spring of 2009. After traveling for years with …

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Out Of The Blue

Back again, from the Hills of Southern Michigan comes the Out Of The Blue bluegrass band. The band will entertain you with a mix of  great mix of traditional bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music. They will be with us on Friday, September 7, 2012. You can visit the band on Facebook or MySpace.

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Stoney Creek Gospel

Back for their  fourth appearance is the Stoney Creek Gospel band. This is Bluegrass gospel band who loves to serve the Lord through music wherever He allows, Stoney Creek will appear Friday, September 7th. Based out of Ypsilanti Michigan,the group consists of: Lead Vocals: Jeff and Sherry Rose, Bass Guitar: Anna Guenther, Mandolin: Emily Guenther, …

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