{"id":29475,"date":"2026-02-17T17:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=29475"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:23:45","slug":"podunk-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=29475","title":{"rendered":"Podunk Music Festival."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">29th Annual<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podunk-alt-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podunk-alt-Logo.png 1424w, https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podunk-alt-Logo-250x111.png 250w, https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podunk-alt-Logo-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podunk-alt-Logo-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podunk-alt-Logo-768x342.png 768w\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aug 5-9, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to Connecticut\u2019s only multi-day bluegrass festival, set in the scenic hills of Litchfield County, CT. Podunk transforms Goshen into a lively celebration of bluegrass music and community. From seasoned bluegrass veterans to emerging talents, the festival promises a weekend filled with stellar performances, jam sessions, kids activities, round the clock field pickin\u2019 and the warm camaraderie of a community brought together by a shared love for this timeless genre&#8230;.<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>that is what their web page says at least. I look deeply into all of the many festivals that we here support, and I see many positive things that this one does for it&#8217;s economy of the area. See, many websites think that featuring small local and family fun festivals is a waste of time. They want to talk about the same old stuff which is GREAT. We report on them also. However we fully support the &#8220;small folks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In the next few weeks, we will be looking into more about the artists on this roster and I will feature the ones I find on here that I like. One day soon when I retire, folks I will indeed travel all over and go to a bunch of festivals that I have supported for years now.<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 PODUNK LINEUP<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wood Box Heroes (Sat)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Gibson Brothers (Fri)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JigJam (Fri)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Becky Buller (Sat)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Rick Faris Band&nbsp; (Sat)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downriver Collective (Fri)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crying Uncle(Fri)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Songs From The Road Band (Sat)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donna Ulisse (Sat)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Price Sisters (Fri)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Asheville Mountain Boys (Fri)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cody Sisters (Thu)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Queen City Cut Ups (Sat)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ironwood Drive (Thu)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dale and Darcy Band (Sat)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podunk Kids Academy (Sat)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PLUS MANY MORE on our 2 other stages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thursday\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/band-competition\/\">Band Competition<\/a>&nbsp;Sponsored by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com\/\">Telefunken<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/ticket-information\/\">Tickets On Sale<\/a>&nbsp;NOW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multiple Stages \u2022 Workshops \u2022 Kids Academy \u2022 On Site Camping \u2022&nbsp;Hookups<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kids Activities \u2022&nbsp;Band &amp; Song Writing Competitions&nbsp;\u2022 Food and Craft Vendors \u2022&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jams\u2022 Round the Clock Field Picking!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Listen to our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0Bv1N8G46lMxFqBAdURAVt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 Spotify Playlist<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each August,&nbsp;outstanding&nbsp;local, regional and national bluegrass acts&nbsp;converge&nbsp;on the Podunk Stages&nbsp;and deliver&nbsp;an awesome festival experience. &nbsp;Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/main-stage-performers\/\">Main Stage<\/a>&nbsp;festivities kick off on Thursday with our annual&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/band-competition\/\">Band Competition<\/a>&nbsp;sponsored by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Telefunken<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/showcase-stage-performers\/\">Housatonic Stage<\/a>&nbsp;features Bluegrass and Bluegrass friendly acts from around Connecticut and the region playing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Thursday is Veterans Appreciation Day and the Band Competition sponsored by Telefunken! All Veterans (and Active duty too) will receive free admission and a meal. Thursday evening the Housatonic Stage will host an Open Mic and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gates will open at 1 pm&nbsp;on Wednesday for early bird campers.&nbsp;Camp&nbsp;on site or come for the day or night using our close, ample parking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be plenty to do for the whole family. &nbsp;Learn about our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/accommodations-on-site-camping\/\">Camping<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/family-fun-activities\/\">Family Fun Activities<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/vendors\/\">Vendors<\/a>. &nbsp;Check out&nbsp;what else there is to do in the area on the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctvisit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CT Tourism site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Podunk&nbsp;is proudly presented by the members of the Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival Inc.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/podunkbluegrass.com\/contacts\/\">Board of Directors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2010 IBMA Event of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jodHxD8AsKE?si=m2Ew_58hEE-yU3CN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29th Annual Aug 5-9, 2026 Welcome to Connecticut\u2019s only multi-day bluegrass festival, set in the scenic hills of Litchfield County, CT. 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