1973-06-08 [Fri]

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Jerry Garcia - banjo, vocals
David Grisman - mandolin, vocals
Peter Rowan - acoustic guitar, vocals
John Kahn - acoustic bass
Vassar Clements - fiddle
Guest Musicians
Tex Logan (partial show)

[1] Only known performance
[2] First known performance (by OAITW) last known performance on 1964-03-27 by Black Mountain Boys
[3] With Tex Logan
[4] not on commonly circulating sources, but present on this Fred Robbins recording. h/t Volkmar
Title
Warrenton Bluegrass Folk Festival
Also Appearing
Earl Scruggs Revue, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Hartford, Doc & Merle Watson, The Dillards, Mother Maybelle & the Carter Family, Doug Kershaw, Don Mclean, Steve Goodman, Grandpa Jones, Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Brian Bowers, Country Gentlemen, Seldom Scene, Breakfast Special, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, New Grass Revival, Tracy Nelson, Star Spangled Washboard Band, Merle Travis, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Bonnie Kolac, The Stonemans, Frank Wakefield, Snuffy Jenkins & Pappy Sherrill, Lilly Brothers, Tex Logan, Orphan, Don Stover, Red Allen & the Allen Brothers, Jim Eanes, Doug Dillard, Happy & Artie Traum, Bluegrass Connection, and Lost City Cats
Notes
  • Richard Harrington: "I ended up picking up the band members at BWI airport, driving them to Warrenton, then hanging at their hotel as they jammed into the early morning hours with fellow musicians before a midday appearance".
  • preview: "Bluegrass Fest Set for June," Cash Box, May 26, 1973, p. 37
  • ref: Harrington 2005
  • mention: Baltimore Evening Sun, June 6, 1973, p. B1
  • expost: Mayer 1973; Bronson 1973
  • Torrents for Date
    Weather
    High: 88.1 °F
    Low: 63.8 °F
    Feels Like High: 91.8 °F
    Feels Like Low: 63.8 °F
    Wind Speed: 11.6 mph
    Humidity: 75.8 %
    Moonphase: 0.25
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
    In Attendance
    3000