2022 IBMA Event of the Year
The Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival
is a three-day indoor music festival
featuring the best in bluegrass and American roots music.
Be sure to join us every Fall and Spring at the
Roberts Convention Centre in Wilmington, OH.
The Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival
is a three-day indoor music festival
featuring the best in bluegrass and American roots music.
Be sure to join us every Fall and Spring at the
Roberts Convention Centre in Wilmington, OH.
The Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival features nationally known acoustic music groups, including pioneers of bluegrass music, as well as a sampling of up and coming bands. Our goal is to feature bluegrass, country, old-time, gospel, and roots music, combined with family fun and educational opportunities in an entertaining, smoke and alcohol-free environment.
Hosted by Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers |
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What is "Industrial Strength Bluegrass"?
This title refers to bluegrass music created or connected to southwestern Ohio. Bluegrass Hall of Fame member Dr. Neil V. Rosenberg first used the phrase over thirty years ago describing the music made by those of Appalachian heritage who landed in the Cincinnati/Dayton region and made music that has been celebrated around the world. The Osborne Brothers, Jim and Jesse, Red Allen, Larry Sparks, Jimmy Martin and other Bluegrass Hall of Fame members lived and performed in the Miami Valley for a portion of their careers. Flatt and Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, Dave Evans and many others recorded in Ohio recording studios. The Boys From Indiana, The Allen Brothers and The Radio Ramblers among others past and present, began their career in this region. And Joe's dad, the late Paul “Moon” Mullins, featured ALL of this music and its history on radio and on stages for decades.
Industrial Strength Bluegrass:
Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy
is a new book AND new album of all-star talent presenting bluegrass songs connected to southwestern Ohio history.
It is also the new name of the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival.
It is also the new name of the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival.
The AlbumAvailable now from Smithsonian Folkways!
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The BookAvailable now from University of Illinois Press!
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