Some of these groups simply do not appear in or near Michigan, so it was a treat for us to see them. The Sowards presented a wonderful festival, we didn’t see anything but smiles all weekend.

The bands which appeared are: Jerry Butler & the Blu-J’s, Paul Williams, Greenbrier, the Bluegrass Brothers, The Expedition Show, Lou Reid, the Boxcars, Junior Sisk, the Travelin’ McCourys, the Leadbetters with Paul Brewster, Balsam Range, Barry Scott, Larry Cordle and J.D. Crowe.

The rest of the photos are in the gallery.

Joe Dean, Jr., of Dailey & Vincent.

Tony Mabe of the James King Band

Joe Mullins traded in his banjo for a mandolin, while he belted out a couple with James King.

Jack Hicks of Summertown Road.

There are a total of 537 photos of this event in the gallery. The are organized by band name, alphabetically. You can use the thumbnail pages to scroll to your favorites.

The new white backdrop and the colored lights presented a challenge. The lights are distracting in the shots of complete bands. The previous black backdrop was far better for capturing good stage shots. We hope you enjoy the photos. Artists who appeared my contact us from the link at the bottom of the page for access to a private gallery, and complementary web-resolution downloads.