The signature of the Midsummer Bluegrass Music Festival are the sessions like this one with Jimmy Martin within the pine-paneled walls of the 1930's vintage Cozy Cove.

If I speak of listening to Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys (July 31, 1999) crooning "Rank Stranger" a cappella as a peak experience, I might be trivializing Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers (July 27, 2003) singing the John Deere Tractor tune. When Fiddle virtuoso Bobby Hicks' rendition of Estrellita reverberated the Cozy Cove walls (July 25, 2015) and the existential theme behind the Rabbit Song by troubadour Allen Mills of Lost & Found brought thought and a smile about passages in life inside the Cozy Cove (August 5, 2016), the musical brilliance of the moment was obvious. Last year (July 25, 2020) Junior Sisk's "He Died A Rounder At 21," Amanda Cook's “Point of No Return” and Heather Berry Mabe's "Little Annie," made a brilliant impression on listeners.

One ultimate question to be answered as this year's Cozy Cove sessions unfold is: Which Seldom Scene or Irene Kelley tune will resonate with you the most? Early favorites go to Seldom Scene’s “Wait A Minute” and Irene Kelley’s “Wild Mountain Stream.”

The Cozy Cove sessions have time and again provided pleasing inspirations for generating a second 30 years of Bluegrass Shows here in Manitowish Waters. But then the paradox is that I believe Bluegrass Music can best be understood under the natural conditions of the open sky. I look forward to sharing those moments with you also.

34th Annual MidSummer Bluegrass Headliners

- The Tim O'Brien Band
- Seth Mulder & Midnight Run
- The Mark Hembree Band
- Driftless Revelers, Soggy Prairie, 12OZ Squirrels, Down From The Hills, Feed The Dog Trio Featuring Tyler Shea

Schedule:

July 27, 2023

4:00pm: Open Mic - Inside Cozy Cove

5:00pm: Driftless Revelers - mInside Cozy Cove

6:00pm: Mark Hembree Bluegrass Band - Inside Cozy Cove

7:00pm: Driftless Revelers - Outdoor Main Stage

8:00pm: Mark Hembree Bluegrass Band - Outdoor Main Stage

9:00pm: Open Mic - Outdoor Side Stage

9:30pm: Driftless Revelers - Inside Cozy Cove

11:00pm: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - Inside Cozy Cove

12:00am: Mark Hembree Bluegrass Band - Inside Cozy Cove

1:00am: Open Mic - Inside Cozy Cove

July 28, 2023

10:00am: Driftless Revelers - Outdoor Main Stage

11:00am: Soggy Praire - Outdoor Main Stage

12:00PM Noon Bluegrass Institute of the Northwoods Intermission

1:00pm: Mark Hembree Bluegrass Band - Outdoor Main Stage

2:00pm: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - Outdoor Main Stage

3:00pm: Driftless Revelers - Outdoor Main Stage

4:00pm: Soggy Praire - Outdoor Main Stage

5:00PM Bluegrass Institute of the Northwoods Intermission : Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, Meet & Greet Q & A

5:15pm: 12Oz Squirrels - Outdoor Side Stage

6:00pm: Mark Hembree Bluegrass Band - Outdoor Main Stage

7:00pm: Tim O'Brien Band - Outdoor Main Stage

8:00pm: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - Outdoor Main Stage

8:30pm: Driftless Revelers - Inside Cozy Cove

9:00pm: Down From the Hills - Outdoor Main Stage

10:00pm: Soggy Praire - Inside Cozy Cove

10:00pm: 12Oz Squirrels - Outdoor Side Stage

11:00pm: Tim O'Brien Band - Inside Cozy Cove

11:15pm: Down From the Hills - Outdoor Side Stage

12:00am: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - Inside Cozy Cove

1:00am: 12Oz Squirrels - Inside Cozy Cove

2:00am: Open Mic - Inside Cozy Cove

July 29, 2023

10:00am: Soggy Praire  - Outdoor Main Stage

11:00am: 12Oz Squirrels  - Outdoor Main Stage

12:00 PM Noon Bluegrass Institute of the Northwoods Intermission

1:00pm: Open Mic  - Outdoor Main Stage

2:00pm: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run  - Outdoor Main Stage

3:00pm: Tim O'Brien Band  - Outdoor Main Stage

4:00pm: Soggy Prairie  - Outdoor Side Stage

5:00PM Bluegrass Institute of the Northwoods : The Tim O’Brien Band, Meet & Greet Q & A

5:15pm: Open Mic  - Outdoor Side Stage

6:00pm: Down From the Hills  - Outdoor Side Stage

7:00pm: 12Oz Squirrels  - Outdoor Main Stage

8:00pm: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run  - Outdoor Main Stage

9:00pm: Tim O'Brien Band  - Outdoor Main Stage

10:00pm: Feed The Dog Trio Featuring Tyler Shea  - Outdoor Main Stage

11:00pm: Soggy Praire  - Inside Cozy Cove

11:30pm: Down From the Hills  - Outdoor Side Stage

12:00am: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run  - Inside Cozy Cove

1:00am: 12Oz Squirrels  - Inside Cozy Cove

2:00am: Open Mic - Inside Cozy Cove

July 30, 2023

10:00am: 12Oz Squirrels -  Outdoor Main Stage

11:00am: Soggy Praire -  Outdoor Main Stage

12:00pm: 12Oz Squirrels -  Outdoor Main Stage

1:00pm: Down From the Hills - Outdoor Main Stage

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Date : July 27, 2023 - July 30, 2023

Location :

Cozy Cove Tavern & Restaurant

32 N US Highway 51

Manitowish Waters, WI 54545

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