Kootenai River Bluegrass Festival

Schedule

Friday, July 18th

4:00 Bryan Bowers
5:00 Prairie Flyer
6:00 Big Red Barn
7:00 True North
8:00 Billy Pilgrims
9:00 JackStraw

Saturday July 19th

10:00 - Instrument ,voice and Storytelling workshops
12:00 - Band Scramble
1:00 Panhandle Polecats
2:00 Billy Pilgrims
3:00 Bryan Bowers
4:00 Mike and Tari Conroy Band
5:00 Sheldon Mountain Boys
6:00 Panhandle Polecats
7:00 Big Red Barn
8:00 Prairie Flyer
9:00 True North

Sunday July 20th

10:00 Gospel Hour
11:00 Youth Bluegrass showcase
12:00 Bryan Bowers
1:00 Sheldon Mountain Boys
2:00 Panhandle Polecats
3:00 Prairie Flyer

We have nine amazing bands coming from the pacific northwest and as far away as Colorado. The music will start at 4:00 pm on Friday July 18th and five bands will play until 10:00. Jackstraw from Portland and the Billy Pilgrims from Colorado will be the headliners but every band on the venue brings something unique to the stage.

On Saturday morning June 19th there will be free instrument, storytelling and voice workshops from 10 am until noon , a band scramble followed by all day music from 1pm until 10 pm.

On Sunday there will be a morning gospel hour, kid bluegrass showcase and three or four bands will finish the show by 3 pm.

There will be Bluegrass jamming for the entire three day event on the grounds, in the campgrounds. around town, you just never know where jamm'in will start up.

We are proud to present these fine performers:

Legendary auto-harp/storyteller "Bryan Bowers" will be the MC and will perform.

Spokane’s infamous "Prairie Flyer Bluegrass Band" will get things rolling.

Spokane’s "Big Red Barn" plays a mix of traditional and Newgrass.

Salem Oregon’s "True North" bring some of the finest harmonies in the Northwest.

Rathdrum Idaho’s own “Panhandle Polecats” five piece family band with home grown harmonies.

Portland’s "JackStraw " one of the hottest bands on the road this summer.

Colorado’s "Billy Pilgrims" Bluegrass and Honky-Tonk.

Hamilton, Montana‘s "Mike and Tari Conroy Band " the "Godfather" of Montana Bluegrass.

Lincoln Counties own "Sheldon Mountain Boys" keeping the rest of the bands honest.