Preview: 7th Annual Delfest May 22

Preview: 7th Annual Delfest May 22 - 25

Allegany County Fairgrounds
Cumberland, MD

In it's 7th year, Delfest brings together a vast community of pickers and passionate music fans to The Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, MD for a weekend celebrating one of the greats, Del McCoury! In addition to an incredible who's who line-up of all-stars, the weekend includes intimate artist playshops, late night shows, a fun-filled kids area, a quality arts & crafts faire, delicious food and drinks, plentiful camping space with RV hookups, and much more!

Delfest 2014 Line-up: The Del McCoury Band, The String Cheese Incident (2 Sets), Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder, Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, Hot Rize featuring Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, The Travelin’ McCourys, Greensky Bluegrass, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Devil Makes Three, The Gibson Brothers, Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott, Sierra Hull, Jim Lauderdale, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Kruger Brothers, The Duhks (Original Lineup), Joe Craven, Shook Twins, The Deadly Gentlemen, Spirit Family Reunion, Cabinet, The California Honeydrops, Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run, The Unseen Strangers, T Sisters, Horsehoes & Hand Grenades,

Plus the DelFest Artist Open Submission Winners: The Barefoot Movement, Dead Horses, The Kitchen Dwellers, Liz Frame and the Kickers, Mo’ Mojo, Tuckahoe Ridge String Band

For more information about ticketing, camping and more, head over to www.delfest.com

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