Cartersville Bluegrass and Roots Music Festival

06/09/2020

Due to current conditions and social distancing guidelines, we will NOT be having our bluegrass festival for 2020.
Thank you to everyone who has worked hard on preparations, hoping for 2021!

01/24/2020

Thank you to our Friends with the "Downtown Development Authority" for their investment in the Boys & Girls Clubs!!

Seen here receiving the proceeds from the Bluegrass & Roots Music Festival from DDA Members, Lillie Read, Matt Stephens, and Jeff Tindall are Boys & Girls Clubs Board Members, Joyce Emery, Anderea Williams, Brad Hughes, Gabe Agan, Erik Pirozzi, and Walt Sullins, Cartersville Bluegrass and Roots Music Festival

10/22/2019

Although mother nature was not on our side this weekend for the Bluegrass Festival, we would still like to thank all of our volunteers, vendors, and bands that still showed up!! We are excited to continue growing and developing our Bluegrass Festival to make it a fun experience for everyone who is involved!! See you next year for our 2020 Festival!

10/19/2019

Our last two performances will be at Cohutta Fishing Company !!! Be there!

10/18/2019

Be there!!! RAIN OR SHINE! Come out and enjoy beautiful downtown Cartersville, good food, great shops, vendors, and live music!!!

In its seventh year, Cartersville’s bluegrass festival will experience numerous firsts Saturday. Along with debuting a new name — the Cartersville Bluegrass & Roots Festival — the event …

10/17/2019

TWO DAY AWAY from our 7th Annual Bluegrass and Roots Festival!
Check out one of our last BAND SPOTLIGHTS!!

Jeff Sipe Trio featuring Mike Seal & Taylor Lee
We are thrilled to have Two-time Grammy nominee Jeff Sipe bringing together the incredible virtuosos Mike Seal on guitar and Taylor Lee on bass to form the Jeff Sipe Trio. An alumni of Berklee College of Music, Sipe has established himself as one of the greatest drummers in the United States. He is a rock and jazz fusion drummer but proficient in many styles. He has toured and/or recorded with highly renowned artists such as Bela Fleck, Phil Lesh, Jimmy Herring Band, Keller Williams and Warren Haynes of The Allman Brothers, Trey Anastasio Band, Derek Trucks, Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit and many others.
Mike Seal on guitar is an Appalachian, bluegrass finger picker with phenomenal technique. Mike has been touring and recording with a number of different bands including Jeff Coffin Mu’tet, Larkin Poe, Sierra Hull and the Mountain Soul which is a bluegrass music group. He also records and tours with Dobro player from Allison Krauss, Jerry Douglas Band. Taylor Lee on bass locks in beautifully with the other two for an explosive set of songs and improvisation.
http://jeffsipetrio.com

10/17/2019

Yes, you are reading this correctly!! You will have a chance to win $500.00 OR the grand prize of $1,000.00 this Saturday at our 7th Annual Bluegrass and Roots Festival!!!

OnePoint Rewards is teaming up with Downtown Cartersville to donate $500.00 to the Boys & Girls Club of Bartow County Inc while also giving our festival attendees a chance to win BIG! Get more information on how to win by visiting one of our 4 entrance tents and picking up a ONEPOINT Rewards Rack card !!

We enjoyed working with OnePoint Rewards to design these rack cards to promote a very special event they are doing at the Downtown Cartersville Bluegrass and Roots Music Festival THIS SATURDAY!!

If you create a free account on their app and mention and on Facebook you could win $500 and another @500 for Boys & Girls Club of Bartow County!! Plus be entered to win the $1000 grand prize 💵

Thank you so much to OnePoint Rewards for everything you're doing for our community to promote our local small town businesses and help Boys & Girls Clubs of Bartow County!!

10/16/2019

Today we have TWO BAND SPOTLIGHTS!!
Flatt & Strugglin' and Old Mill Road Band

Flatt & Strugglin’ is a newly formed bluegrass band full of seasoned professionals based in the NW Georgia area. All members have worked with national and regional artists in both bluegrass and country genres over the years. Their influences range from traditional/modern bluegrass to country music. Their hard-driving sound mixed with 3 part harmony is a definite crowd pleaser and very entertaining! Matt Thornton is also the guitarist for local country band favorite Babe’s Bayou.

Old Mill Road Band is a traditional leaning bluegrass band from Bartow country with ripping instrumentals, smooth vocalization, and multi-layered harmonies makes their sound adaptable regardless of the genre. They have played at every Cartersville Bluegrass Festival since the beginning. They’re always a crowd favorite and sure to have you up on your feet in no time. The band members like to entertain the crowd with some great stories that will have you rolling with laughter.

10/16/2019

We can't wait to see everyone this Saturday for our 7th Annual Bluegrass and Roots Festival!
Food, handmade goods, live music, downtown shops, drinks, and more!!

10/15/2019

Check out what one of our delicious food vendors is going to be serving this weekend at our 7th Annual Bluegrass and Roots Festival!!!

FREE Admission + FREE Music!

10/15/2019

We are FIVE DAYS OUT from our 7th Annual Bluegrass and Roots Festival! Check out one of our last Band Spotlights!!

The Wiseman Brothers:
Growing up in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Donovan and Devon Wiseman were exposed to traditional Bluegrass, Country, and Gospel Music from an early age. Like the Stanley Brothers, the Monroe Brothers, the Osborne Brothers, and Jim & Jesse McReynolds, these two up-and-coming musicians hope to preserve the sound of traditional Bluegrass music. Donovan’s smooth vocals and strong guitar solos coupled with the Scruggs-style banjo playing and tenor singing of his brother Devon make for a nostalgic, traditional sound. The Wiseman Brothers are joined on mandolin by Jay Moore with his hot-licks and baritone vocals. Drew Lawson brings an unmatched energy along with a tremendous tone and feel on the upright bass. The Wiseman Brothers hope to give listeners a taste of traditional Bluegrass Music and allow this music to live on for future generations to enjoy.
www.facebook.com/thewisemanbrothers

10/14/2019

We are six days out from our 7th Annual Bluegrass and Roots Festival! Check out this artist spotlight on one of our festival performers, Jayron!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT!!! Jayron

Quicksand, shotguns, and fiery sermons all paint the background to where Jayron began laying his musical roots. He was raised roaming the hills of Georgia, exploring old copper mines and railroad trestles, while indulging a steady diet of Bluegrass, Gospel, Soul, and Country Gold. Jayron couples that backdrop with an arsenal of influences that range from Alison Krauss to Steve Earl, from Vince Gill to the Wallflowers. Jayron puts a stamp on his music that crosses over genre lines. In March of 2007, Jayron helped form the duo band, “Blue-Eyed Grass”. The duo released three albums gaining recognition on Gibson Guitars’ list, “Best New Musicians”. The duo toured together until January of 2011. Jayron has toured all over the U.S. and Canada. He’s also shared the stage with country music’s headliners, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Sugarland, Josh Turner, and many others. He’s appeared on several television shows, including USA network’s “Nashville Star”, CMT’s “Can You Duet”, Fox’s “American Idol”, and ABC’s 20/20.

Jayron will be accompanied by singer, songwriter, guitarist Hailey Fletcher. Together they host a songwriter’s night at The Local Bar & Grill in Cartersville every other Tuesday night.
To hear his music go to www.Jayronweaver.com/music