Tottenham Bluegrass Festival

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Tottenham Bluegrass Festival
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Bluegrass fans in the concert area at the 2014 Tottenham Bluegrass Festival
Genre Bluegrass music
Location(s) Tottenham, Ontario
Years active1983-present
Website Official website

The Tottenham Bluegrass Festival is an annual event which has been held in the community of Tottenham, Ontario since 1983. [1] [2]

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The Tottenham Bluegrass Festival presents a three-day stage show featuring well-known bluegrass bands from around Canada and the United States. [3] [4] [5] [6]

In addition to the main stage entertainment, the festival also includes a children's talent show, [7] instrument-specific workshops, new band showcases, an artisan's village, a barbeque supper, and campfire picking. [4]

Contributing to the 30-year success of this festival is its location, the Tottenham Conservation Area, with shady camping for hundreds of trailers and tents and a natural amphitheatre overlooking a small lake. [8] [9]

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References

  1. "Arts and Entertainment: Tottenham Bluegrass Festival", The Toronto Star, 21 June 2001
  2. Bluegrass Festivals In Ontario worth attending in 2012 Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine , Bluegrass Festival Hangout
  3. Bluegrass Festival rolling into Tottenham June 26, Alliston Herald, 16 June 2009
  4. 1 2 History of Bluegrass Music, at beanblossom.com
  5. Strings, newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, May/June 2001
  6. Strings, newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, June 2007
  7. "Bluegrass music in a natural setting – and summer has arrived!". New Tecumseth Times, June 25, 2015
  8. "Big plans for Bluegrass Festival", Alliston Herald, 21 Nov 2007
  9. "Tottenham Bluegrass Festival 2013" Archived 2013-04-10 at archive.today , Tottenham Chamber of Commerce