Past Lineups

Parkfield Bluegrass Festival red star
Parkfield Bluegrass Festival red star

Over a quarter century and counting!
Enjoy this little walk down Parkfield Bluegrass Memory lane.

Old photo of three men playing musical instruments outdoors, with trees in the background at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival.
Group of people playing guitars on the front porch of the Parkfield Lodge at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Old photo of three musicians performing on stage at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, with a banner and trees in the background, audience watching
Old photo of the audience at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival seated outdoors on lawn chairs under trees, with tents and booths in the background.
Old photo of the audience at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival seated outdoors on lawn chairs under trees, with tents and booths in the background.
Old photo of the audience at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival seated outdoors on lawn chairs under trees, with tents and booths in the background.
Old photo of the front door of the Parkfield Lodge.
Audience at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival seated outdoors on lawn chairs under trees, with the Parkfield Cafe, tents and booths in the background.
Group of five musicians playing string instruments and singing outdoors on the back porch of the Parkfield Lodge.
Old photo of the Roland White band performing on stage at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, with one playing a mandolin, another playing an acoustic guitar, and the third playing a violin
Old photo of group of musicians performing outdoors at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, with an audience of children and adults watching. There are trees, a camper, and trucks in the background.
Three men playing acoustic guitars outdoors under a large tree with rolling hills in the background at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival campsite
Group of six people sitting outdoors at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival under a white canopy, playing guitars and enjoying music together near the Parkfield Lodge.
Dancin' John dancing at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, with a green towel draped around his neck. He is wearing sunglasses and walking past a row of outdoor chairs and a fence, with trees and a lamppost in the background.
Crowd gathered outdoors seated on lawn chairs at a concert at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival under large trees during the evening.
Audience members at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival in the evening.
Children sitting at a table with baked goods, a sign that says "School Bake Sale," and other people in the background at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival under trees.
Group of children and adults sitting in a circle playing music in the historic Parkfield Community Hall, a person in a cowboy hat leading the activity at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival kids program
The Jeff Scroggins band performing on the main stage at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival.
A group of children and adults playing musical instruments, including banjos and guitars, performing in the historic Parkfield Community Hall at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival.
Paul Knight working the sound desk at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
An old photo of young children playing music during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival Kids On Bluegrass performance
Children and adults performing music on the main stage during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival Kids On Bluegrass performance
Group of four people playing guitar and singing on a the back porch of the Parkfield Lodge during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
A group of people playing acoustic guitars and a banjo outdoors under a canopy, during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Three men playing acoustic guitar, upright bass, and banjo during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Children and adults perform on the main stage during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival Kids on Bluegrass Performance
Large gathering of people seated outdoors on lawn chairs during daytime, under trees with vendor tents in the background during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
LeRoy Mack Band performing on stage at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival with three musicians playing dobro, guitar and banjo, and an audience watching.
Old photo of the audience seated at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Old photo of people attending the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, sitting on chairs and blankets, watching a stage with musicians, under trees, with tents.
Outdoor evening gathering with people seated in front of the Parkfield Cafe and trees against a darkening sky during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Group of people sitting under a white canopy outdoors, playing and listening to guitars, in front of the Parkfield Lodge during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Dancin' John dancing during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Three men sitting outdoors under a tree, playing guitars in the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival campsire
People gathered outdoors during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, sitting on chairs and blankets under trees, with the Parkfield Cafe and string lights in the background.
Old photo of the rustic entrance to the Parkfield Inn, with wooden double doors, a window to the left, and a wooden sign with the inn’s name above the entrance.
The Roland White band performing on stage at the Bluegrass Festival, with a banner in the background.
A group of five people playing musical instruments on the Parkfield Lodge porch with green trees and sunlight in the background during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Large outdoor gathering of people seated in chairs under trees, with the Parkfield Cafe and tents in the background on a sunny day during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Old photo of children playing violins on stage during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival Kids on Bluegrass Performance
The Jeff Scroggins Band performing on the main stage during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Three young children sitting behind a table with baked goods and a sign that reads "School bake sale" during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Four musicians performing on a wooden stage in the rustic Parkfield Cafe, playing guitars, a double bass, and a mandolin, with an audience seated in front during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
A group of children and a man playing musical instruments performing for an audience in the historic Parkfield Community Hall during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Paul Knight working with audio equipment during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Group of people, including children and adults, gathered in a circle in the historic Parkfield Community Hall, some playing guitars, singing, or listening, with musical instruments during the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
A group of five young musicians performing on a wooden stage at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival.
A rural landscape with hay bales scattered across a dry, grassy field, large trees, and rolling hills under a clear blue sky at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival

  • Seth Mulder & Midnight Run
    The Bushwick Mountain Boys
    Showman and Coole
    The Price Sisters
    Mountain Highway
    Evie Ladin Band
    Water Tower
    The Honeysuckle Possums
    Blue Birds on a Wire
    SLO County Stumblers
    Solid Gold Stranger
    Red Dog Ash
    Whole Hog
    Amber Cross
    Plus Joy Louise & “Kid’s on Stage”

  • Mr. Sun
    Edgar Loudermilk Band
    The Clements Brothers
    Never Come Down
    Mountain Highway
    Crying Uncle Bluegrass
    Stillhouse Junkies
    Alum Ridge Boys with Ashlee
    Central Valley Boys
    Blue Birds on a Wire
    SLO County Stumblers
    Who’s Feeling Young Now
    Amber Cross
    Gerry Higbie’s final “Kids on Stage”

  • Missy Raines & Allegheny
    John Reischman & the Jaybirds
    The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project
    Hillary Klug
    Eli West Trio
    Phil Salazar and the Kin Folk
    The Honeysuckle Possums
    Amy Scher and Hailey Pexton
    Amber Cross
    Miss Leo & The Handsome Fellers
    SLO County Stumblers
    Mike Lewinski
    North Country Blue
    Gerry Higbie’s “Kids on Stage”

  • Lonesome Ace Stringband
    Loneliest Heartstrings
    Joe Craven & Dead on Grass
    Chris Brashear, Peter McLaughlin, & Paul Knight
    Rick Faris Band
    AJ Lee & Blue Summit
    The Sonoran Dogs
    The High Water Line
    Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
    Honeysuckle Possums
    Amber Cross
    SLO County Stumblers
    Gerry Higbie’s “Kids on Stage”

  • Special Consensus
    The Cache Valley Drifters
    The Slocan Ramblers
    Rebekah Long
    Phil Salazar and Kin Folk
    Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players
    Blue Summit
    The Littlest Birds
    One Button Suit
    Mission Blue
    Have More Fun String Band
    Amber Cross
    North Country Blue
    SLO County Stumblers
    Connor Maguire Dance Caller & Instructor
    Gerry Higbie’s “Kids on Stage” 

  • Lonely Heartstring Band
    Missy Raines
    Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
    Jeff Scroggins & Colorado
    FY5
    Sonoran Dogs
    Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players
    Blue Summit
    Phil Salazar & the Kin Folk
    Bean Creek
    Goat Hill Girls
    Echo Mountain
    Honey Suckle Possums
    Amber Cross
    Robin Fischer
    Gerry Higbie’s “Kids on Stage”

  • Sawmill Road
    Cache Valley Drifters
    Lonely Heartstring Band
    Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players
    Pacific Drive
    Blue Summit
    The Blue “J”s
    Have More Fun Stringband
    The Hossettes
    Dim Lights
    Ynana Rose
    Honey Suckle Possums
    Amber Cross
    Robin Fischer
    Gerry Higbie’s “Kids on Stage”

  • Crary, Evans & Spurgin
    Jeff Scroggins & Colorado
    Gold Heart
    AJ Lee and the Valley Ramblers
    Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players
    Evie Ladin Band
    Cuesta Ridge
    Steep Ravine
    Sweetwater String Band
    One Button Suit
    Burning Heart Bluegrass
    Honeysuckle Possums
    Jug Tucker
    Amber Cross
    Gerry Higbie’s “Kids on Stage”

  • Bluegrass, Etc.
    Joe Craven and the Sometimers
    The Sonoran Dogs
    The Hay Dudes
    Next Generation
    Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players
    Steep Ravine
    The Brothers Barton
    Bean Creek Bluegrass
    Sidesaddle & Co.
    Amaya Rose & Gold Rush
    Honeysuckle Possums
    Amber Cross
    Wild Sage
    Gerry Higbie’s “Kids on Stage”

  • Peter Rowan
    Cache Valley Drifters
    Jeff Scroggins & Colorado
    Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players
    Little Black Train
    Old Time Fiddle & Banjo Show
    Canyon Johnson
    Steep Ravine
    Virtual Strangers
    Honeysuckle Possums
    Front Country
    The Naked Bootleggers
    The Creak
    Gospel Show – Amber Cross
    Kids on Bluegrass Music Show

    Read more about the 2014 festival in this article by Dick Estel…

  • Roland White Band
    Kathy Kalick Band
    Snap Jackson & Knock on Wood
    Get Down Boys
    Central Valley Boys
    Dark Hollow
    Roustabouts
    Old Time Fiddle & Banjo Show
    Rock Ridge
    Rocky Neck Bluegrass
    Gospel Show – LeRoy Mack
    Kids Bluegrass Music Show

  • Special Consensus
    Darrell Webb Band
    Loafers Glory
    Snap Jackson & Knock on Wood
    Little Black Train
    Get Down Boys
    Virtual Strangers
    California Pearly Blue
    Red Dog Ash
    Alkali Flats
    Parkfield Peahens
    Gospel Show – LeRoy Mack
    Kids Bluegrass Music Show

  • Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
    Loafer’s Glory
    The Lost and Found
    Bell Monroe
    The Get Down Boys
    Grasslands
    High Plains Tradition
    The Stairwell Sisters
    Snap Jackson & Knock On Wood
    Wimberley Bluegrass Band
    Next Generation
    Windy Hill
    Better Late Than Never
    New Parkfield Peahens
    Gospel Show – LeRoy Mack
    Kids Bluegrass Music Show

  • Don Rigsby & Midnight Call
    The Rarely Herd
    Belle Monroe
    The Brombies
    Bean Creek
    Snap Jackson
    Black Crown
    Dalton Mountain Gang
    Fine Line
    Kitchen Help
    Old Pals
    Salt Martians
    Virtual Strangers
    Whiskey Chimp
    Gospel Show – LeRoy Mack
    Kids Bluegrass Music Show

  • Special Consensus
    John Reischman & Jaybirds
    Sawmill Road 
    Chris Stuart and Back Country
    Kathy Kallick 
    Dalton Mountain Gang
    Bean Creek
    Sidesaddle
    Kitchen Help
    Wild River Ramblers
    Better Late Than Never
    Whiskey Chimp
    Gospel Show – LeRoy Mack
    Kids Bluegrass Music Show

  • The James King Band
    Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
    The Del Williams Band
    The Brombies
    The Salt Martians
    Bean Creek
    Virtual Strangers
    Smiley Mountain
    Wild River Ramblers
    Better Late Than Never
    Eric Uglum & Sons
    Baloney Creek
    Southside Bluegrass Band
    Gospel Show – LeRoy Mack
    Kids Bluegrass Music Show