The Southwest Pickers (aka Southwest Traditional and Bluegrass Music Association) announces the 47th Annual Bluegrass and Traditional Music Festival to be held on June 17 - 18, 2022 at the Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood, NM. This celebration of traditional acoustic music will include a mix of Bluegrass, Old Time, Traditional Appalachian Dulcimer, Americana and various Folk concerts, informal and hosted jam sessions, workshops, open mic, banjo and lodging raffles, and more activities for the entire family.
This year's festival co-headliners feature an up and coming Bluegrass act from the Texas hill country, The Hillsiders tastefully combine Old Time and Bluegrass Genres. The Rifters hail from southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico will mesmerize the crowd with a variety of musical genres collectively referred to as Americana. Also appearing are New Mexico’s own The Crooked and The Cracked, Kitty Jo Creek, the ATC Acoustic Band, the High Desert Rangers, ABQ Skeleton Crew, Dulcimer virtuosos David and Annette Lindsey and a falconry exhibition presented by world-renowned falconer Tom Smylie.
Ticketing information available at: http://southwestpickers-festival.org/festival-ticketing.../