Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival weekend

August 21, 2012

David Bell, Carroll County Newspapers

Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival 2012 featured music from several bands at Basin Park, as well as headliners Dread Clampitt and Folk Soul Revival at The Aud.

Phillip Wilson of Eureka Springs picks his mandolin in Basin Park on Sunday afternoon during the free bluegrass music session.
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Kyle Ogle, right, and Balder Saunders of Dread Clampitt, each solo before jamming together in a "duel" during their band's performance Saturday at The Aud.
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Folk Soul Revival performs Saturday night at The Aud as one of two headliners during the Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival weekend on Aug. 18, 2012.
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Dread Clampitt's John Reinlie gets down to the nitty gritty during an uptempo track Saturday night at The Aud.
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The audience loved Dread Clampitt Saturday night, giving the Florida-based "newgrass" group not one but three standing ovations throughout the performance.
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Guitarist and vocalist Kyle Ogle of Dread Clampitt makes his 1960-model Gibson LG1 acoustic guitar sing like a vintage Danelectro on some songs, giving some of the band's more rock-and-roll tunes a real "Johnny B. Goode" kind of sound.
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Kenny Oliverio sings lead and plays electric and upright bass for Dread Clampitt, as well as writes some of the group's songs. He was an enthusiastic frontman at times on Saturday evening at The Aud.
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Glory Mountain quartet from Beaver Lake Baptist Church performs Sunday at Basin Park during a free bluegrass performance as part of the Bluegrass Festival weekend.
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Tulsa-based Grasscrack, with Dan Riffe on acoustic guitar at left, performs late Saturday at the New Delhi Cafe in Eureka Springs.
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Dread Clampitt mandolinist Balder Saunders brought the house down at The Aud on Saturday with unbelievable instrumental solos and outstanding vocals.
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