Welcome! This year's festival will be September 18-20, 2009
Get tickets online now!
Weekend passes are only $60 until September 1 for an entire weekend of concerts, workshops, contra dance events, kids' activities and more. Get tickets online, or by mail (see the ticketing link at left), or in person from Arizona Music Pro or the Wine Loft (both in downtown Flagstaff.) You can also purchase tickets at Rainbow's End or at pinemountainamphitheater.com
Thanks to our generous supporters, we are making every effort to keep our festival affordable, while maintaining our reputation as a high-quality festival. Pickin' in the Pines is supported by Flagstaff Cultural Partners and the City of Flagstaff BBB taxes, Coconino County Board of Supervisors, Arizona Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. We also get support from Arizona Music Pro, Simply Delicious, New Frontiers Natural Foods, and many other local businessess.
This year's festival features a great lineup of traditonal and acoustic bands, including the Gibson Brothers, Claire Lynch Band, Steep Canyon Rangers, Crooked Still, The Freight Hoppers and Burnett Family Bluegrass. We'll also be featuring Murphy's Law, Muskellunge Bluegrass, Red Desert Ramblers, Headline Bluegrass Band, Voluntary String Band, Mars Hillbillies, The Bears and the Bees, and Tony Norris & Sid Hausman. Visit our lineup page to learn more about these bands.
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If you'd like to be kept informed about details regarding next year's festival, please sign up for our electronic mailing list below. We'll be updating this website periodically with current information for the 2009 festival.
This year's festival will include many of the same great activities our attendees have enjoyed in the past: a band contest, children's activities (kids are admitted FREE again this year!) , contra dance events, and workshops. Camping (with a great jamming scene) is available, too. If you prefer hotel accomodations, you'll find lodging nearby.
PIP in the Media
You can now see more than 60 videos taken live at Pickin' in the Pines on the Pickin' in the Pines channel on Youtube. Del McCoury, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Steve Smith & Hard Road, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, Eric Lambert jamming with NBB players backstage, and lots more.
Follow us on Twitter:@PickinFlagstaff
Volunteer Dwayne Conn has created a podcast that gives an overview of the festival, and highlights the history and the music of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Give a listen!
Booking questions?
Bands for this year's festival are booked. If you're interested in playing at the 2010 festival, please send materials to Pickin' in the Pines, Attn: Talent Committee, PO Box 23701, Flagstaff, Arizona 86002. Materials will not be returned.
Thanks for supporting Pickin' in the Pines. See you in the fall!
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