YONDER CALENDAR ~ Bluegrass and Old-Time Music in and around St. Louis

JANUARY

• Thu-Sat 1.29-31 ~ The Bootheel Bluegrass Festival at Bavarian Halle by Drury Inn, Fruitland MO, featuring Daryl Mosely, Possum Trot, Stringed Union, Alaskan Sunshine Sisters, Rising Son, Bull Harman & Friends, Leevon Decourley Band, Herbie Johnston & Fiddlers Frolic
  
• Fri 1.30 ~ Robbie Fulks at The Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis, 7:30 pm
  
• Sat 1.31 ~ John Hartford Days at The Bluegrass Museum & Hall of Fame, Owensboro KY, featuring The Tim O'Brien Band, Robbie Fulks, and The Wildmans, plus presentations and jam sessions. 3 pm-11pm

FEBRUARY 

• Sun 2.1 ~ Mama Said String Band at the Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis, 7 pm
  
• ​Fri 2.6 ~ Mark Stoffel's Kitchen Table Crew at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
  
• Sat 2.7 ~ Lynx Lynx at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
  
• Wed 2.11 ~ Sierra Hull & The Milk Carton Kids at The Pageant, 6161 Delmar, St. Louis. Doors 7 pm, Show 8 pm
  
• Tues 2.17 ~ Sister Sadie at The Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis,  7 pm
  
• Fri 2.20 ~ Rayna Gellert & Kieran Kane at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
  
• Sat 2.21 ~ Five Mile Mountain Road at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
  
• Sat 2.28 ~ As The Crowe Flies at The Grubville Opry, Dittmer MO
  
• Sat 2.28 ~ Dailey & Vincent at The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 7:30 pm
  

MARCH

• ​Sun 3.1 ~ Henhouse Prowlers at Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis, 7 pm
  
• Fri 3.6 ~ The Mighty Pines at 4 Hands Brewing, 1220 South 8th Street, St. Louis, 7 pm
  
• Thu 3.19 ~ Railroad Earth at The Hawthorn, St. Louis, 8 pm
  
• Fri 3.20 ~ The Cleverlys at The Sovereign, 3306 Washington, St. Louis, 8 pm
  
• Sun 3.22 ~ Rrinaco (Corina Rose Logston with Jeremy Stephens) at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 7 pm
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APRIL

• Thu 4.2 ~ Sam Bush Band at The Blue Note, Columbia MO. Doors 6:30, Show 7:30
  
• Fri 4.3 ~ As The Crowe Flies play Jerry Grass, music from the acoustic side of Jerry Garcia, at The Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis, 7:30 pm

MAY

• Fri-Sat 5.8-9 ~ The Chet Kingery Bluegrass Festival at the Chatauqua Auditorium at Forest Park, Shelbyville IL. Fri: Kenny & Amanda Smith, Coal  Creek Station, Mackville. Sat: Appalachian Road Show, Lonesome River Band, Tony Holt & The Wildwood Valley Boys, Illinois Rail, Mackville. Workshops 2-7 pm both days.
  
• Sat 5.9 ~ The Seldom Scene at the Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville MO, a benefit for the Steelville Historical Society.
  
• Fri-Sat 5.29-30 ~ The Folky Fish Fest at Maramec Springs Park south of St. James, MO, featuring The Kyle Tuttle Band, The Dillards, The HillBenders, The Lonesome Ace String Band, Michael Prewitt & Crunchgrass Supreme, National Park Radio, The Catgut String Band, The John DePew Trio, The Debutants, Betse & Clarke, Chris Walz, Dan Eubanks, Matt Schmidt, Lukas Simpson, The Ozark Snappers, and The Hammer & The Hatchet
  
• Fri 5.29 ~ The Sam Bush Band at The Sheldon, 3648 Washington, St. Louis, 8 pm
  

AUGUST

• Sun-Thu 8.9-13 ~ The Wildwood School of Music at the Wildwood Springs Lodge in Steelville MO, a 3-day "tunes intensive" musical experience, featuring instruction from Bryan McDowell, Jake Eddy (guitar), Jacob Joliff (mandolin), Alex Genova (banjo), Jeff Partin (bass and dobro), and Sophie Wellington (old-time).

SEPTEMBER

• Tue 9.22 ~ Alison Krauss & Union Station at The Stifel Theatre, downtown St. Louis
  

OCTOBER

• Sat 10.10 ~ Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at the Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville MO. Dinner: 6 pm. Show: In lobby after dinner.
• Fri-Sat 10.23-24 ~ Yonder Mountain String Band weekend at the Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville MO. Dinner: 6pm. Show: In lobby after dinner.