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A great time was had by all at the 15th annual West Michigan Fallfest Bluegrass Festival. Click into the article to see pictures and details about the event.

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The W.M.B.M.A. is excited to announce the 15th annual Fallfest Bluegrass Festival! This year’s festival will be a great one with some fantastic bands, family friendly activities, a bake sale, instrument workshops, farmer’s market…all for a great price!

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The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association held their March 20, 2010 meeting at Zellie’s Opry House and a good time was had by all. Two great bands entertained us, there was jamming, there was a great audience, and we appreciated our hosts Keith and Terri Grannis who always take good care of us. Click the headline above to check out some highlights of the event, including a video of the bands that performed.

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Our weekly concert series is going strong, and we hope you are making plans to come on out for some of the best local acoustic music and Italian food available in the Grand Rapids area. Click the headline above to see details of our fourth-Thursday-of-the-month band: Patchwork Band.

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The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association continues to make great strides in supporting bluegrass and acoustic music in west Michigan. We hold events at least once per month throughout the year, and we recently held our February 2010 meeting and jam session. We featured a great band, and we held the event at a great venue that serves some award winning pizza. Click the headline above to learn more about the event.

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Bluegrass and Italian food featuring Jonas Ridge Band

Association events

The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association has launched their new weekly series of bluegrass concerts every Thursday night at Pietro’s Italian Restaurant. We hosted our first band, Deadwood, on Feb. 4, and we’ll be featuring a rotation of four bands, one every week. Click the headline above to see details of our third meeting, featuring Jonas Ridge.

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Week two of bluegrass and Italian food was a big success!

Association events

The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association has launched their new weekly series of bluegrass concerts every Thursday night at Pietro’s Italian Restaurant. We hosted our first band, Deadwood, on Feb. 4, and we’ll be featuring a rotation of four bands, one every week. Click the headline above to see details of our second meeting, featuring Schlitz Creek.

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Bluegrass music and Italian food every Thursday through May

Association events

The West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association has launched their new weekly series of bluegrass concerts every Thursday night at Pietro’s Italian Restaurant. We hosted our first band, Deadwood, on Feb. 4, and we’ll be featuring a rotation of four bands, one every week. Click the headline above to learn more about the event.

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Join the West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association for our monthly meeting!

Association events

The third Saturday of every month finds us meeting for our monthly membership meeting/jam session, and the next scheduled meeting is this coming Saturday, Jan. 16, at Fricano’s Pizza on Alpine. Click the headline above for more information.

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A bluegrass favorite: The Lonesome River Band

Bluegrass personalities

Our blog administrator, Bluegrass Paul, loves the Lonesome River Band, and if you aren’t a fan already we think you will too. Click the headline above to read a bit of information about this great band.

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