Bluegrass Festival, Stompin 76

THE OFFICIAL SITE

August 6, 7, 8 1976
7 mi. N of Galax, VA
THE GREATEST BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL IN HISTORY Of all Bluegrass Festivals there is one Bluegrass Festival that stands out in Bluegrass.

Over 150,000 attended Stompin' 76, many more were clogged all the way to the interstate and beyond. This one great event would come to be known as...

"The Woodstock Of Bluegrass"

CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY

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Going into 2008, I'd like to thank the hundreds of wild people who went Stompin, who are still alive, and those of you who contacted me. It was really good to hear your stories after all of these years. We were all so young. It was certainly a major party in modern American history. Those of us that were there should never forget the freedom that was had by all and how simple it all was back then. Long live bluegrass and blues! It's not over yet. Yer Pal, Hal

This is to commemorate that classic bluegrass festival, the people that ventured there and to stir the spirit once more so that the Stompin spirit may live again!

For 3 days in August 1976, 8 mi. north of Galax, Va., just a stone's throw from the North Carolina border, bluegrass and blues abounded. Outdoor Music festival lovers from all parts gathered for that historic event..

Appearing on one stage: Bonnie Raitt, Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt, Vassar Clements, Ry Cooder, John Hartford, Osborne Brothers, The Rowans, John Prine, Nitty Grittty Dirt Band, Doc & Merle Watson, Hickory Wind, New Grass Revival, Red, White and Bluegrass, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Papa John Creach and more.

Roads were backed up 11 miles to the interstate. 3 Days of Fun and Music, all for only $12.00!

Doyle Lawson's Farm mentioned herein, is not the performer, the name is a coincidence. Though the performer was part of the incredible Country Gentleman at the time, they were not booked, nor did they appear at Stompin 76.

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
~Berthold Auerbach

Stompin 76 by Silvia Hoefnagels (aka Salix Tree)

"Long long ago, my husband (who was then my boyfriend) and myself, and his brother and bro's girl went to a music festival in the mountains of Virginia. We had forgotten to bring the tent poles, so I went to the woods nearby to get branches, to which we tied the tent. Having no camera with me, I just had to draw a pic of the place. That's me in the little tent. Everyone was camped in this big cow pasture, and there was a great festival atmosphere going on."

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Hal Abramson
18127 Bowie Mill Rd.
Rockville, MD 20855

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