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TrueGrass & WOJB Radio present FiddleFest 2025
Sawmill Saloon, Seeley WI Saturday, April 5, 2025 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm x
It will be a fiddler’s feast of fun with a full day of bluegrass, old-time stringband, and Americana music and dance on the menu. Northwest Wisconsin’s TrueGrass Band is teaming up with WOJB Radio and Superior Tech Services to bring FiddleFest 2025 to the Sawmill Saloon in Seeley, Wisconsin, from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Saturday April 5th. In this edition of what has become an annual event, WOJB Radio MC Jeff Jones will host The TrueGrass Four, Annie & The Oakleys, The Old 13 String Bandits, Four Mile Portage, Kim Ritchie & Squirrel Cage, The Northwoods Strings, plus special guest dance callers Wade Pearson and Tom Maloney, guitarist Stan Nosbush and WOJB Radio Host Jeff Jones as our Master of Ceremonies.
There will be seven hours of stage performances in the Sawmill Theater with sound provided by Superior Tech Services. The upstairs dance hall will feature old-time dances with all the dances taught and called. The Moose Lips coffee shop will host intimate acoustic concerts. And you can bring your instrument and join in the informal jam sessions in the lobby while you enjoy the food and beverage specials from the restaurant. This all day and evening event will all be at the Sawmill Saloon on Highway 63 just north of Hayward (13350 Town Hall Rd 54843). The admission price of $10 (students 1/2 and kids free) includes all the shows and activities from 2:00 pm until 9:00 pm. For more information and performance schedule details visit www.truegrasstrio.com/fiddlefest or www.facebook.com/truegrasstrio. |
TrueGrass
Now a four-piece "Trio"?
The TrueGrass Trio specializes in reviving music of the old-time masters, adapting modern material to the bluegrass idiom, and creating original songs and new tunes in the traditional string band style, The TrueGrass Trio features Tom Draughon from Ashland WI on guitar and old-time banjo, Bruce Qualey from Cable WI on bass, Jed Malischke from Spooner WI on bluegrass banjo, guitar, and resophonic guitar, and the newest member of the now four piece “trio” - Carol McDowall from Trego WI on fiddle . Follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/truegrasstrio.
Now a four-piece "Trio"?
The TrueGrass Trio specializes in reviving music of the old-time masters, adapting modern material to the bluegrass idiom, and creating original songs and new tunes in the traditional string band style, The TrueGrass Trio features Tom Draughon from Ashland WI on guitar and old-time banjo, Bruce Qualey from Cable WI on bass, Jed Malischke from Spooner WI on bluegrass banjo, guitar, and resophonic guitar, and the newest member of the now four piece “trio” - Carol McDowall from Trego WI on fiddle . Follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/truegrasstrio.
TrueGrass specializes in reviving music of the old-time masters, adapting modern material to the bluegrass idiom, and creating original songs and new tunes in the traditional stringband style.
All veterans of the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, with over 100 years of combined professional performing experience, they take a traditional music recipe, add a pinch of influence from rock, blues, jazz, and gospel, spice it with experienced showmanship, and cook up a steady diet of fun to engage their audience on and off stage. |
TrueGrass features Tom Draughon from Ashland WI on guitar, fiddle & vocals, Bruce Qualey from Cable WI on bass & vocals, and Jed Malischke from Spooner WI on banjo, resophonic guitar & vocals.
They perform together and with various guest musicians throughout NW Wisconsin and the surrounding four state areas. Whether you have a small venue or large concert hall, a one act show or a multi band festival, TrueGrass can also help you organize, promote, and stage manage your event. |