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Wintergrass Festival

probably around Friday, February 19, 2027 · Hyatt Regency Bellevue on Seattle's Eastside
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Wintergrass Festival
Wintergrass Festival brings together traditional and contemporary bluegrass acts at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue on February 19th. You'll hear Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass (20-time Bluegrass Music Award nominees), Woody Platt's Grammy-winning take on the genre, and New Dangerfield, a newer Black string band reclaiming bluegrass history through old-time music. The festival includes workshops and is family-friendly, so it's a solid day if you want live acoustic music without leaving the Eastside.

Lineup

  • Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass are a traditional bluegrass band from Pennsylvania, continuing the legacy of Danny's father Bob Paisley who founded Southern Grass. Since 2004, the group has produced consecutive chart-topping albums and earned over 20 Bluegrass Music Award nominations, winning the 2009 IBMA Song of the Year for 'Don't Throw Mama's Flowers Away,' with Danny recognized as a reigning IBMA Male…

  • Woody Platt & The Bluegrass Gentlemen bring a fresh, modern approach to classic bluegrass, led by Grammy Award-winner Woody Platt. As a founding member of the acclaimed Steep Canyon Rangers and frequent touring partner of Steve Martin, Woody's legacy in bluegrass is well-established.

  • Melissa Carpenter is a deaf artist and former professional ballet dancer who performed with major American ballet companies including Pennsylvania Ballet and San Francisco Ballet for 13 years. After leaving professional dance at age 29, she pursued visual art and founded VOW ART, a family business based in Arlington, Massachusetts, where she creates and sells paintings.

  • New Dangerfield is a Black string band formed in 2023 featuring banjoist Tray Wellington, fiddler Jake Blount, multi-instrumentalist Kaia Kater, and bassist Nelson Williams. The band plays bluegrass and old-time music while centering the history and stories of Black musicians and abolitionists, named after Dangerfield Newby who fought at Harpers Ferry in 1859.

Venue

900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA · Bellevue

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