Overall Comments

I just attended this festival with my wife and kids. Had some good top notch acts, but I don't care for the drums and keyboards that some acts were playing. My biggest problem was the gross amount of marijuana smoking. The staff advised that "it's just tradition". I will not return. As another reviewer commented, a bluegrass woodstock. Also the crowd was just plain rude.

Overall Rating

1

Overall Comments

Though 20 years ago this was a great festival I wouldn't recommend it to all but the most die hard newgrass lovers. Yeah you get big names and the workshops were awesome, but you also get drum sets, & keyboards. Plus at prices near $150 a pop and the strong odor of marijuana that rise as the sun goes down, not very family friendly. Mostly it's bluegrasses version of Woodstock. If it has radically changed in the past 3 years (not according to a couple of friends who still go) I apologize.

Overall Rating

5

Overall Comments

The 2008 Festival was the first major festival I had ever attended. First class acts and plenty of them.
The new location was beautiful! It was just too darn hot the weekend of the festival, but the staff was well prepared: pleny of water and plenty of very clean portapotties. I appreciated that alcohol was not allowed, although there seemed to be plenty there!
Excellent vendors and great food. Lots' of camping sites and a huge crowd; not crowded though, plenty of room. I can't wait to go back, but I'm going to be prepared with portable shade however!

Overall Rating

10

Overall Comments

As big as they come, with top performer talent, and the most vendors of any event I've been to. A great picker's event. Very crowded open field camping without hookups. BRING SHADE! The new site in 2008 provides level "urban" camping at it's best. A well run festival that must be experienced.

Overall Rating

9