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Bill & Raetha

we cant wait we are so eager to come again as always! tina cant wait to set up her new pearl stand as well as our drinks trl. this event is highlight of our season, all three kids are so looking forward to being there as well. still workign to find ice we can have to sell.

Can't wait for the festival. Should be Great !
See you all there.

GOD bless

We're really excited to play the Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival this year! I've been telling folks along the trail that this is such a great, welcoming festival. Reminds me of TPB in many ways. Great pickin and singing around many a campsite. Dig traditional bluegrass or old style (real) country? You don't have to mosey too far.... like a little out of the box bluegrass with some western swing or funky jazzy riff here and there? Just walk around, and best of all, it's a self maintained festival, everyone seems to appreciate the diversity. After all it's all about music and the joy and sometimes retrospection that we love ain't it?
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Any info on Thursday activities? Friends from The Netherlands are on their way and would like to know. Thanks in advance!

really looking forward to the festival. i noticed there's an instrument barn where you can buy and sell used instruments - can i bring a guitar to sell if i'm just attending saturday? is taping allowed? looking forward to some awesome field pickin - please stop by the 'fatbass' van & pick a tune with us!

a favorite festival for sure!!! Raetha & Bill are just great hosts and with a killer line-up this year! see you all in just a couple of days....................:-)

Ossipee Valley is one of the great traditional bluegrass festivals. The location is great with plenty of room and everyone is very friendly and relaxed. There are alot of festivals closer to where we live in CT but its worth the drive.

Looking forward to heading out and on to the festival tomorrow morning. Ossipee Valley is still my favorite festival and what I consider to be the all-around best of them all. Congrats to Bill and Raetha on the 9th Anniversary of this wonderful festival. We all show up for the 4 days for fun in the sun, great music and good times with good friends. But we really don't see all the work and preparation that goes into putting a festival together. I applaud you for your hard work, dedication and commitment to making this such a great event. See you soon, Jim

My first Bluegrass Festival Ever! And I'm so impressed...I will definately be back next year. I still am in that "afterglow" period...Bill and Raetha, you've put on an amazing festival...and I appreciate all the hard work that went into it. It really and truly blew my mind. I'm hoping someday you will be able to get Old Crow Medicine Show there, as well as Iris Dement...but I've added a few new bands to my list of favorites, thanks to this amazing festival. See you next year!

hi Raetha and Bill, thanks for another wonderful festival. Nothin' Fancy was the perfect gift for all of us with their great music and especially their humor which we all needed this year. would love to see the Stillhouse Jammers next year again. Enjoy the rest of your summer.

Thanks for everything you do, Raetha and Bill. We love you guys.

You have my vote for festival of the year !
 Thanks

>as always we have the best time all year at ovb and many thanks to bill
and raetha for all they do as well as mnay thks to all the volunteers as well. see u all next year with your favorite coffee and smoothie drinks sincerly
 the stimpson family


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Wow!!!! what a great festival! The music, the food, the swimming - everything was perfect. You folks sure know how to put on a show. This was our first time to Ossipee but we will be back with friends. count on it!!!

Thanks for a great weekend. Ossipee Valley is truely the best festival of it's kind in th Northeast. It's the workshops, the dances, and the contests combined with the killer main stage show. The memory of Michael Cleveland fiddle dueling with Ray Legere will keep me warm through the long winter months. It does'nt get any better than that! And kudos to the folks running the dances. Our family had agreat time. We danced till we dropped and then went for a nice cool swim in the river. Thanks for all your hard work. Can't wait to see you all next year!

The Wilders are amazing!! I'd never heard of them before but now I'm ready to quit my job and just follow them around the country! They are my new favorite band and Ossipee is my new favorite festival. Thanks fo a great weekend

Any chance you guys will bring the Kruger Brothers back?

We used to go to 5 festivals every summer but now we just go to one. And it's the best one - Ossipee Valley! Thanks for doing what you do. We had a great time singing on the open stage and hope to get the chance again next year.

Hey, you guys should look into the Infamous Stringdusters. they would be perfect for your festival.

I just checked out your Michael Cleveland clip on youtube. Very impressive. If you've got any more footage of that jam you should post it.

Just a quick note to let you guys know that I thought the contests this year were the best ever. The talent level at the guitar and banjo contests were unbelievable. Where do these guys come from??!! The contests for me are just as entertaining as the main stage. It's hard to believe that the guy who won the songwriting contest is unknown. I've never heard of him before but he was awesome. Keep up the good work and I'll keep coming.

I've already reserved our hotel room for the festival for my husband and I. This will be our first time here. What brought us here was seeing that the Nashville Bluegrass Band will be playing in 2008. I can't wait to see the full schedule. What time does it start on Thursday? We want to be sure to stake out a good place with our chairs.

Hello, Bill and Raetha
Thanks for posting the 2008 lineup. A big bright spot in this long and dreary winter. Glad to see that Dan Paisley will be there. His band puts on a great show. Should be a great 10 year anniversary for the festival. It only seems like yesterday that it was the first one.
Take care and see you all in July, Jim Hebert

I got talked into going to the festival last year expecting the most borring afternoon of the summer. WOW!!! Was I surprised. My buddy Jack had to drag me out of there and I can't wait to make a weekend of it this year. The festival is so well promoted and family oriented I'm shocked it is not a bigger event in the Maine summer season dominated by over priced lobster, italian sandwiches and cheap horse racing. Wonderful job whoever you are and watch for the big guy tapping his feet this year.

Hi Bill,

Good luck with the festival this year.

TD

Good luck with the festival this year Bill & Raetha.

Cant wait to see Dailey & Vincent!!!!!!!!!

Can You guys that are in the know give some info on the area hotels around the festival?

Thanks

If its not too much trouble e-mail me at dpw4040@yahoo.com

Greatly appreciated

Do you have the schedule posted yet? Thanks, Jim & Wanda

Hello --

When will the organizers drop the other size 12 on the songwriter contest??
I need to know if I have to get my tent back from the storage shed.

Thanks

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hey did you make it through the storm? We are trying to reach you all at the fair ground but keep getting the answering machine just woundering if every thing is a go?

Lost Purse-- Dark Green Mesh

Hello, I believe I left my purse down at one of the sites. If you found it could you kindly contact me at 2o7-458-7146.

It has a wallet with my license, a book, a harmonica, and other misc. purse like things. Thanks so much!

Hannah

Just want to know where the results of the contests are posted.

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take a peak at our time at OVBF in 08

http://ourhouse48.blogspot.com/

Oh and thanks again B&R, once again our family enjoyed and are already looking forward to next year

Couldn't think of a better way to spend a Summer day ! My contribution to the 08 pictures.

http://waterboro.smugmug.com/

Thank you Bill, Raetha and staff for another wonderful festival. It was a joy to be there again but it always goes by way too fast. I am already looking forward to the 11th Annual event. Keep up the great work. Thanks to all the field pickers and musicians who play for us non-pickers after the stage show is over. And special thanks to the girl from the Bagboys who did the great clawhammer banjo at my site early Sunday morning. Sure would be nice if you could get "The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band with Leroy Troy" at next years festival. Leroy and Mike Armistead will be part of a reality show on Country Music Television (CMT) starting at 8 pm on August 15th.

Great great festival. If anyone found a black bag with a binder of lyrics in it please contact me at dcbernier@verison.net or call (207)212-5336. I lost it Thursday night at open mic. Thanks alot. Don

Nice site, I think I'll be back here, and hope to make it to your fest someday!

We're a new group called 'The New North String Band' and we'd be happy to get some Ossipee Valley folk's thoughts on our new demo recording...

Please, if you get a minute, take some time to listen to our stuff at...

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We appreciate your time and comments!

Take care,

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Had a great time last summer. Thanks for signing me up. Look forward to hearing about 09 events. Love my Donna Hughes and my Jorgenson CD's!!

Hello, Bill & Raetha
Even though this long, cold winter isn't done yet, I keep thinking about the warm days and long nights of the Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival. I sure am looking forward to the 2009 festival. As usual the lineup is going to be great and I am sure that a good time will be had by all who attend.
See you all in July. Second Wind from New Hampshire has gotten back together and they might be a good addition to the festival. Pete Hubbard (vocals & guitar), Gary Pomerleau (fiddle), Kevin Reil (bass), George LaPorta (mandolin) and Gary Filgate (banjo) make up the band. Take care, Jim

hey there, bill & raetha-- as i have in the past, i'm ready, willing, & mostly able to help out in any way you might use me! thanks, denis

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Hi, I bought tickets for the fest for Saturday, but my husband can't go that day. Would we be allowed to go on Sunday instead. Please help!

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I here the toughcats are going to be there. I've seen them many times. They are great! When are they playing?

They plan on being there all weekend and will probably be out and about jamming in the campground. They will be on the mainstage on Thursday night and on the showcase stage sometime on Saturday.

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