The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association is based out of Lowell, Michigan, and in
2010 we're celebrating our 15th year as an association! We're a dynamic and active group,
putting on one or more monthly events throughout the year. Our flagship events are the
two bluegrass festivals that we host in May and September. Scroll down the page for a
quick view calendar or click over to the events page for full
details of our upcoming events.
Join The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association Mailing List!
We periodically send out news, announcements, and updates to our subscriber list. We would love to add you to that list! Simply click the link below to be taken to our subscriber form.
The W.M.B.M.A. Quick-view Calendar
The calendar at the left gives you a quick peek into the upcoming events for the West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association.
The calendar starts with today highlighted, and if any activities are occurring
today, you'll see it at the top of the calendar. Colored dates this month (or any month)
mean there's an activity that day. Click the date to see a quick description of the
activity appear at the top of the calendar. Use the blue arrows at the bottom to
scroll between months and years.
To learn more about any of our events, just click this picture
W.M.B.M.A. News, Updates & Announcements
Visit this area often to receive updates and news about association related business and events, and any statewide events that we get asked to feature on our website.
If you have something to announce to the bluegrass fans who use this site, please
email the W.M.B.M.A. Social Media Director, Bluegrass Paul, here: bluegrasspaul@wmbma.org
8/28/2010 Mayfest pictures are loaded
To check out the photo gallery, just click on the photo gallery link in the menu above.
8/16/2010 It's Fallfest time!
Our official Fallfest 2010 web page is launched and ready to view! Click over to our events page from the menu at the top of the page to reach the Fallfest page.
8/01/2010 Benefit to help a family! Need bands!
Ed Fisher of Alto had Lymphoma and then graft-vs-host disease, a complication from the bone marrow transplant. A great fan of bluegrass, Ed finally lost the 5.5 year battle for his life here on this earth on May 15. There is a benefit being thrown to help the family on Saturday, Sept. 25 in Alto Michigan. Any bands willing to play for the benefit would be greatly appreciated. Learn more about the event by visiting the event Facebook page at this link: Ed Fisher Benefit Page.
6/24/210 The events calendar is updated!
We've got the remainder of the association-sponsored events loaded on the events calendar page, including the flyer for upcoming Fallfest 2010.
5/17/2010 Catch the Blarney Stone Band in concert
The Blarney Stone Band, comprised of the Hoffman family from the Hastings, Michigan
area, are playing an ice cream social and artist reception at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute.
This is a free event. The Hoffman's are friends of the W.M.B.M.A. and I'm sure they'd love
to see you there. The event takes place on Tuesday, June 29, from 6-8pm. For location info
or other details,
visit: Cedar Creek Website
5/16/2010 The picture galleries are loaded
The final menu item above is loaded and working. Please click on the the photo gallery item in the menu to view the photos that we've taken over the years.
04/10/2010 Please help! Important questions
As you know, the W.M.B.M.A. is celebrating our 15th anniversary in 2010, and to help commemorate the event, we are pursuing the idea of creating a CD, recorded live at our two festivals this year. The CD would feature the stage shows of the acts, recorded as they perform for us.
We're trying to figure out how much interest there would be in such an
undertaking, so we've come up with two very important questions:
- Would you be interested in purchasing such a CD?
- Would you be interested in pre-purchasing the CD at a discounted rate?
We would appreciate it if you would take the time to send us an answer
to these two questions, even if the answer is no. It will help us to plan
accordingly. Send your answers to this address: wmbmacd@gmail.com
You may also download these questions on a questionnaire that you can mail
to us (address provided on questionnaire). To download the questionnaire,
click here.
04/02/2010 The Williams Family appearing at Pietro's on April 8!
We have a last minute change to our Pietro's lineup that we wanted to let you know about. West Michigan's first family of bluegrass, The Williams Family Band, have agreed to stand in for Schlitz Creek at our weekly bluegrass event that happens at Pietro's Italian Restaurant. Schlitz Creek has a scheduling conflict and so can't make their April 8 show. The Williams Family graciously agreed to step in and help out. To learn more about the free weekly bluegrass concert at Pietro's Italian Restaurant, follow this link.
03/21/2010 Weekly free bluegrass at Pietro's!!
The W.M.B.M.A. is sponsoring bluegrass music at Pietro's Italian Restaurant every Thursday through May. This is a great concert series featuring four really good local bands and some of the best Italian food in this area.
To learn more about the event and to see the band lineup, you can visit
our promotional page about the event for more
details.
03/15/2010 The Jeff & Vida Band appearing in Benton Harbor
The association was approached by a band out of Tennessee who wished it to be known that they are appearing in our backyard this coming April. The band is Jeff & Vida, and they have a website at www.jeffandvida.com.
The band is appearing at the Livery in Benton Harbor on April 24, 2010.
If you are looking for some great acoustic and bluegrass music to go see, you
might want to check out this show. Visit their website
for more details.
02/25/2010 The new website is here!
It's a work in progress, but you are currently viewing the newest version of the West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association's website. Stay tuned for more changes and features to come!
The W.M.B.M.A. social networks
Click on these links to visit the W.M.B.M.A. at our social networking accounts: