Putting a twist on tradition, Barnum Jack blends traditional bluegrass instrumentation with creative arrangements and original songwriting. As one of Missouri’s hottest up and coming bluegrass acts, Barnum Jack released their first album in 2024, won the Pickin’ On Picnic band competition that same year, and has released several collections of singles in the time since. With their next album scheduled to release in the spring of 2026, Barnum Jack delivers a sound that’s both modern and timeless. They’re redefining what bluegrass can be, one performance at a time.
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 5, 2026
THE BLUE CANYON BOYS
7:00 PM
The Blue Canyon Boys are equal parts purists and innovators when it comes to bluegrass: they stay true to the form's roots while constantly reimagining their relationship to the tradition. The result is a toe-tapping mix of haunting standards, genre bending arrangements, and catchy original numbers - all built on the bedrock of their collective bluegrass mastery.
They bring it all: seamless brother duet style, crisp instrumentation, unvarnished lyrics and subversive humor. After winning first place at the 2008 Telluride Bluegrass Festival festival contest, the band went off at full tilt, taking the bluegrass circuit by storm, performing at illustrious venues and festivals across the country, as well as internationally.
Their distinctive sound, honed from from over almost two decades of performing together, moves easily from instrumentation wizardry to playful ribbing. Whether calling on their old times musical roots or reconnoitering the future, the band's musical prowess never wavers. This is high lonesome sound at its best: a driving pulse that weaves through harmonies and fierce rhythms, always with the reminder that as long as the music plays we are never quite alone.
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 4, 2026
GREENWOOD RYE
3:00 PM
Greenwood Rye is a modern jam-grass band, formed in Nashville during pandemic-times as the house band for the award-winning bluegrass supper club, Jane's Hideaway. The band is led by Shawn Spencer on Guitar and Vocals, and a main cast of David Freeman (Mandolin, Vox), Taylor Shuck (Banjo), Ruth Shumway (Fiddle, Vox), & Andy Brown(Upright Bass).
The group writes fun, modern songs that are rooted in bluegrass, throwing in some jam-band tendencies, and an occasional kick-drum or delay pedal. And they love performing fresh renditions of eclectic covers of all genres done with the beautiful sounds of acoustic bluegrass instruments.
