The only Twin Cities teen Bluegrass band, Sawtooth, will open the festival, playing traditional songs as well as their own originals.  You won’t believe your ears when you hear these two sets of brothers picking and strumming. www.sawtoothbluegrass.com

From 6-7 PM, the Middle Spunk Creek Boys, will return with their own special form of Bluegrass music.  With a history of more than thirty years of sturdy Mid-America bluegrass music making, the group has been entertaining upper Midwest audiences since 1968. www.mscb.com

Joining the festival for the first-time, the 7-8 slot will feature newcomers, High 48’s.  This group is a traditionally minded Bluegrass band whose music combines the soulful sound of the first-generation bluegrass pioneers with a honky-tonk swagger and rock-and-roll energy that shows their roots in the alternative country scene. www.thehigh48s.com
 

Tangled Roots, will close out the evening. This perennial ArtBarn favorite, one of the most energetic and exciting bands to hit the bustling regional Bluegrass music scene, consists of some of the best-known performers in the upper Midwest and together bring to the stage over 100 years of musical experience.  www.tangledrootsbluegrass.com