Bluegrass festival returning to Mountain Homes
The Mountain View Bluegrass Association announced plans to host its 19th Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival at the Ozark Folk Center Nov. 11-13 at the state park’s 1,000-seat music venue, the Ozark Highlands Theater.
The event combines some of the biggest names in the bluegrass world with some of the most popular local performers. Thursday evening is the traditional all-gospel show beginning at 6 p.m. with The Redmond Keisler Band, The Ellis Family, Shannon Slaughter, and the King James Boys.
The Friday matinee features the Dave Adkins Band at noon followed by The Kody Norris Show, Shannon Slaughter, then Ralph Stanley II and The Clinch Mountain Boys. The evening lineup starts with Simply Southern Cloggers at 5:45 with The Kody Norris Show taking the stage at 6. The Dave Adkins Band, Spillwater Drive, and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver close out the evening.
The Saturday matinee begins at noon with The Redmond Keisler Band followed by the Dave Adkins Band, Spillwater Drive, Sylamore Special and The Kody Norris Show.
The evening program begins with a Salute to Veterans by the Stone County Honor Guard of American Legion Post #43 at 5:45 followed by a 15-minute set by Music Roots students, Other segments are by the Dave Adkins Band, The Redmond Keisler Band, The Kody Norris Show and Sideline.
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have multiple Grammy, Dove, and ICM nominations, and have won seven International Bluegrass Music Awards (IBMA) for Vocal Group of the Year and sixteen awards from the Society for Gospel Group of the Year from the Preservation of Bluegrass Awards (SPGMA). Doyle Lawson, the 43-year veteran, announced that he will retire in December of 2021.
Mountain View’s own Sylamore Special won first place at this year’s National Youth in Bluegrass competition at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. Gordon Parker, Turner Atwell, Mercy Grace, National Banjo Champion Lillyanne McCool, and nine-time state champion fiddler Mary Parker feature in this up-and-coming bluegrass band.
Reserved seating is available for the Bluegrass Festival, and preferred seats may be selected online.
Thursday tickets are for an evening show only and are $20 general admission or $25 for premium seating (first five rows).
Friday and Saturday tickets are good for all shows that day, from noon until 10 p.m. General admission seats are $25 and premium seating (first five rows) are $35 per seat. NOTE: Wearing masks is strongly encouraged.
Ticket buyers are able to select preferred seats online at mountainview-bluegrass.com. Payment must be made within 10 days of seat selection in order to hold the reservation. Pay online or mail a check to Mountain View Bluegrass Assoc. Inc., 17624 Hwy 66, Mountain View, Arkansas 72560-8488.
The Ozark Folk Center’s Skillet Restaurant plans to serve its all-you-can-eat buffet throughout the weekend. Buffets range from $10 to $12 a plate for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The state park also offers cabin rooms which include complimentary shuttle service to and from the indoor music theater, Craft Village, and restaurant throughout the weekend.
To learn more about The Skillet Restaurant or Cabins at Dry Creek, visit OzarkFolkCenter.com or call 800-264-3655.
For more information visit mountainview-bluegrass.com or call 870-501-5105.