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2025 LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT – ROUND THREE

It is not February without spreading a little Strawberry love. Round three of the 2025 Lineup Announcements is here!

Sam Grisman Project, Darlingside, and The Langan Band will be joining us on the Strawberry Stage this Spring, and Del McCoury Band will be joining us in the Fall!

SPRING 2025

DARLINGSIDE
SAM GRISMAN PROJECT
THE LANGAN BAND

FALL 2025

DEL MCCOURY BAND

Visit our Spring Lineup and Fall Lineup pages to listen to and learn more about each performer.

Stay tuned here and on our website — more lineup announcements for BOTH festivals are coming soon! ALL ticket types for 2025 are on sale now. Tickets can be ordered online 24/7 or by phone at (209) 984-8630, M-Th, 10:00 am-3:00 pm.

SPRING 2025 VOLUNTEER APPLICATION 

The Spring 2025 Volunteer Application is now live! For more information and the application, please visit our Volunteer Inquiries page here.

There are typically more applicants than available positions. Please note we will only contact you if you are chosen for a position — this could happen anytime between now and the festival.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Spring 2025 Strawberry Music Festival!

Photo credit: Kate Skogen, Robin Frenette, Shelby McCauliffe

PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT – EAST NASH GRASS

East Nash Grass is one of the hottest young bands in Bluegrass.

They are far more than impressive instrumental technicians. As a group that came together organically on Nashville’s East Side, playing tiny stages for the love of it between tours backing bigger acts, they have a hard-forged bond that’s reflected in their stage chemistry. 

“East Nash Grass not only has great cohesiveness, but also loads of versatility.” – Braeden Paul, Bluegrass Today

Like birds in a flock, each keenly aware of one another’s every move, the pickers in East Nash Grass fly in tight formation, no matter the twists and turns the moment demands.

East Nash Grass is Maddie Denton (fiddle), Cory Walker (banjo), Harry Clark (mandolin), Jeff Partin (bass), and frontman James Kee. This powerhouse leader of the next generation in bluegrass excellence will hit the Strawberry stage on Sunday, May 25th! Listen and learn more here.

REMINDER: RV LOTTERY CLOSES TOMORROW!

The RV Site Reservation Lottery ends at NOON tomorrow, Tuesday, January 28th!

Please review the RV Site Guidelines and find the forms here:

FALL LOTTERY FORM

IMPORTANT: If you want to reserve a site for Spring AND Fall, please note you must fill out a submission for EACH festival. Multiple submissions will be deleted to ensure equal opportunity — we will only accept one submission per person, per household, per festival.

We will begin contacting people on or by January 30th by phone regarding site placement. The Strawberry Office phone number is (209) 984-8630. (Pro Tip: Add our office number to your contact list so you don’t think it’s spam!)

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@strawberrymusic.com or (209) 984-8630, M–Th, 10:00 am–3:00 pm.

Photo Credit Kate Skogen

PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT – WATER TOWER

Water Tower is the current moniker of multi-instrumentalist Kenny Feinstein’s musical brainchild, originally founded in 2005 in Portland.

“…the band has endless energy emitting old-time sounds in a modern musical world.” – Dave Berry, Bluegrass Today

Fueled by Feinstein’s masterful song-crafting, fiercely DIY approach, and genre-bending sonic identity, Water Tower have established themselves as a global force to be reckoned with. Their lineup consists of Kenny Feinstein (lead vocals, guitar, fiddle, mandolin), Tommy Drinkard (banjo, vocals), Taylor Estes (Bass, Vocals), and Jesse Blue Eads (banjo, vocals).

We can’t wait to give a warm Strawberry welcome to Water Tower on Thursday, May 22nd! Listen and learn more here.

PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT – DAN TYMINSKI BAND

Dan Tyminski is an icon of modern-day bluegrass.

In addition to reaching Number 1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart with solo albums like 2008’s Wheels and 2023’s God Fearing Heathen, he has won 14 Grammy Awards, released multiple records as a member of Alison Krauss & Union Station, and topped the charts in more than 10 countries with “Hey Brother,” his genre-bending collaboration with DJ Avicii.

2024’s Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman—for which he just snagged another Grammy nom—captures him onstage in Nashville, Tennessee, performing a mix of songs from throughout his career with a string band.

“‘I haven’t had this much fun in years. And to be able to do it with five others that are on fire—it’s an opportunity I cannot pass up. And I’ll ride her until she bucks!’” – Dan Tyminski, as quoted by Craig Havighurst, WMOT

We can’t wait to welcome this virtuosic legend and his band to the Strawberry stage on Sunday, May 25th! Listen here.

RV SITE RESERVATION INFORMATION

The RV Site Reservation Lottery is now open for BOTH Spring and Fall Festivals!

This year we are using a new lottery system to make the process easier for everyone. After the submission form closes at NOON on January 28th, sites will be assigned from randomly drawn reservation requests. No need to wait on the phone, and no more stress if you don’t get through to us! 

Please review the RV Site Guidelines and find the Spring AND Fall Lottery Forms here.  

The RV Site Reservation Lottery opens today and ends at noon on Tuesday, January 28th. We will begin contacting people on or by January 30th by phone regarding site placement. The Strawberry Office phone number is 209.984.8630. (Pro Tip: Add our office number to your contact list so you don’t think it’s spam!)

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@strawberrymusic.com or (209) 984.8630, M-Th, 10am–3pm.

Thank you!

2025 LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT – ROUND TWO

The perfect cure for winter blues? A second round of lineup announcements for Spring AND Fall!

Black Opry Revue, Jontavious Willis, Anna Moss, Rose’s Pawn Shop, Daniel Rodriguez, and The Rita Hosking Band will be joining us on the Strawberry Stage this Spring, and Big Richard, Chatham Rabbits, and Painted Mandolin will be joining us in the Fall!

SPRING 2025

BLACK OPRY REVUE
ANNA MOSS
DANIEL RODRIGUEZ
JONTAVIOUS WILLIS
ROSE’S PAWN SHOP
THE RITA HOSKING BAND

FALL 2025

BIG RICHARD
CHATHAM RABBITS
PAINTED MANDOLIN

Visit our Spring Lineup and Fall Lineup to listen and learn more about each performer.

Stay tuned here and on our website — more lineup announcements for BOTH festivals are on the way! ALL ticket types for 2025 are on sale now. Tickets can be ordered online 24/7 or by phone at (209) 984-8630, M-Th, 10:00 am-3:00 pm.

SPRING 2025 ARTISAN TENT APPLICATION

The Spring 2025 Artisan Tent Application is now open for submissions! The application and more information about participating at the festival can be found HERE

The Strawberry Artisan Tent features a wide variety of hand-crafted items, including jewelry, clothing, glassware, pottery, shoes, textiles, fine art prints, metal sculptures, and more. We only accept artisans who make their own work and are available to represent said work at the festivals. The Fall 2025 Application will be available later this year.