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WASHINGTON BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION -WBA

Our mission is to promote, educate and cultivate the preservation of

Bluegrass music in and around the Pacific Northwest

The WBA produces the annual Mt. St. Helens Bluegrass Festival 

With great bands, shaded camping, an air conditioned stage, open mic, band scramble, a slow jam, and lots of jamming in the campground

Check out pictures of the 2024 festival on our "Pics" page

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festival schedule

FRIDAY - AUGUST 8TH 2025

1:00PM - 2:00PM Slow jam with                                    Marv Sobolesky

2:30PM - 4:30PM  Open mic and                                   band showcase

4:30PM - 5:45PM Dinner Break

5:45PM - National Anthem

6:00PM - 5 Mile Drive

7:00PM - Midnight 45

8:00PM - Skillethead

SATURDAY - AUGUST 9TH 2025

  9:30AM - Work Shops

10:45AM - Band Scramble Drawing

     (Sign up at the WBA Booth)

11:30AM - Band Scramble on Stage

12:30PM - Lunch Break

  1:30PM - Union City Council

  2:30PM - Cascade Mtn Boys

  3:30PM - Whiskey Deaf

  4:30PM - Dinner Break

  6:00PM - Midnight 45

  7:00PM - Skillethead

  8:00PM - Whiskey Deaf

SUNDAY - AUGUST 10TH 2025

  9:00AM - Union City Council

10:00AM - Cascade Mtn Boys

11:00AM - 5 Mile Drive

 WORKSHOPS:  (Saturday 8/9 at 9:30AM)

Workshops are 1 Hour

  • Banjo -            TBD

  • Dobro -  

  • Vocals -  

  • Fiddle -  

  • Guitar -  

  • Bass - 

  • Mandolin -  

  • Sound -  

NOTE:

PLEASE CHECK THE BACK OF YOUR GAZETTE.  JUST ABOVE THE ADDRESS IS A DATE. THAT IS WHEN YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS DUE. PLEASE MAKE YOUR PAYMENTS ON TIME TO REMAIN IN GOOD STANDING AND AVOID NOT RECEIVING YOUR GAZETTE.  ALSO, IT REALLY HELPS TO PAY THE BILLS TO KEEP US MOVING ALONG.  THANK YOU!

Bluegrass Gazette Information ~ 2025

We publish three times a year:

Winter =   Jan/Feb/March/April

Summer = May/June/July/Aug

Autumn = Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec

Deadline:

January 1st

May 1st

August 21st

Approximate Printing:

Jan 8th

May 8th

August 28th

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To advertise in the Gazette contact Linda Burns at: teamburns2019@gmail.com

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