Pocahontas Premieres: Bluegrass Festival
Where
Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Rd., Chesterfield, VA 23832.
Heritage Amphitheater
When
Aug. 20, 2022. 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Our own 'mini' Bluegrass Festival with The Hot Seats, Into the Fog, Josh Grigsby and County Line, and the Slack Family.
The Hot Seats specialize in unearthing traditional music and reinventing it into something fresh and funky. From Richmond, Virginia, they blend ragtime, oldtime, and jug band sounds that are unlike anything you have seen or heard. This local favorite is sure to please with their dynamic tunes. To learn more, visit thehotseatsrva.com.
Into the Fog is a genre jumping string band hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina and they have quickly made a name for themselves across the music festival circuit. With various backgrounds ranging from blues, funk, jam, and Bluegrass this culmination of sound resonates in an acoustic Newgrass setting. To learn more visit intothefogmusic.com.
Josh Grigsby and County Line began in 2013 and became very popular on the local music scene. Based out of the beautiful Northern Neck of Virginia, the award winning band plays traditional, contemporary, gospel and bluegrass music giving the audience a wholesome connection. To learn more, visit joshgrigsbyandcountyline.com.
The Slack Family is ever creating energetic, diverse and infectious music featuring three part vocal harmonies and a wide variety of influences. This blend of traditional, contemporary and original tunes with mass appeal for all ages renders music their fans affectionately dub "slackgrass". To learn more visit slackfamily.com.
Admission is $20; children 5 and under are free. Advanced tickets are available at tickets to buy or at the park office. Parking fee required at all times.
This event is sponsored by Friends of Pocahontas State Park and Stone Brewing Company.
Other details
Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: $20.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 804-796-4255
Email Address: Pocahontas@dcr.virginia.gov
Event types
Kids/Family | Music/Concert | Special Event