Sleeping Bear Dunegrass and Blues Music Festival

This festival took place on August 4, 5, and 6th of 2006 in the small town of Empire, Michigan. Empire is a villiage nestled between two of the largest, most magnificent collection of sand dunes in the entire world. The bands included Tom Constenten and friends playing a tribute to Vince Wellnick (you deadheads should know who i'm talkin about), Electric Hot Tuna, Greensky Bluegrass, The Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet, Steppin in it, The Lonely Jones' (formerly known as Potato Moon), and Cornmeal. By far the best show that was put on happened saturday night, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice played a killer set, followed by Electric Hot Tuna. After Hot Tuna, and band played by the name of Cornmeal, and let me tell you, these guys know how to put on an energetic feel good bluegrass, dance your ass off show. after all the music on stage both friday and saturday nights there was folk, bluegrass, rock and roll music being played in the woods for hours upon end. This festival is one of life's great pleasures and when they hold it again next year, anyone who enjoys a good summertime music festival should visit.

I took a ton of pictures there, and want to share some with everyone. Enjoy!
First, the Roster of this years trip.
Me enjoying my wine

Brian

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Signuts

Jesse

Stephanie


And our token gangsta kid, Damien.... Dont worry kids, he's really a non-smoker...
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Early on, everyone setting up camp


Town Hall


The Village of Empire..... i would have taken more pictures of downtown... but thats really about all there is to it...


Watching Greensky Bluegrass
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Everybody dance


The beach is That a way


Sig Need BEEER


badass sand sculpture

 

Cornmeal


Hot Tuna

Dance Dance


Bliss
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sand sculpture

 

and last, the whole gang gathered round town hall at the palmer street sanctuary

 

what a lovely group you have there. nice smiles and looks like everyone had a rockin time. I know when i have seen Hot Tuna i have enjoyed myself


that sand scupture kicks ass dude. i would have sat in front of that all day

 

That is the most beautiful, kickass sand sculpture I have ever seen! WOW...serious talent. Makes my buckets of sand look like dog shit!!! Haha

 

haha that looks fun...hot tuna is awesome


airplane for life!

 

looks like a blast

 

it was indeed a very good time. If anyone has any pictures from the same show, i'd like to see them, or even from music fests other than this one, please share

 

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cornmeal fuckin rocks dude... they're comin to town on the 19th... my buddies are opening for them