Festival Programme 2026

FRIDAY OGRI Clubhouse

• 11.00-15.00 Bluegrass & Old Time Session Area
• 16.00-18.30 Open Stage
• 19.00 Onwards General session, bar & bonfire

FRIDAY Afternoon Marquee * MC – Will Pinnock

• 15:00-15:45 – Foggy Mountain Breakup
• 16:00-16:45 – Caution Horses

FRIDAY Evening Marquee * MC – Will Pinnock

• 19.00-19:45 – Hippie Joe’s DBC Mofo’s
• 20:00-20:45 – Joff Lowson Trio
• 21:00-21:45 – The Original Five (SWE)
• 22:00-23:00 – Flats & Sharps

SATURDAY Morning Workshops Marquee:

• 09.30 – Kidmarton Bluegrass Session with Gary Payne, Richard Partridge & Stuart Williams
• 10.30 – Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar with Joff Lowson
• 11.15 – Joe Newberry & April Verch (USA/CAN) – Art Of The Duet

OGRI Bar:

• 10.00 – Bass with Peter Earle
• 11.00 – Dobro with Noel Dashwood

OGRI Snug:

• 10.00 – Banjo with Chris Lord

Festival Market:

• 10.30 Onwards – Appalachian dance display and workshops with Alive & Kicking and the Applejacks accompanied by The Happy Band
• 14:00 – Wolly the Clown

SATURDAY Afternoon – OGRI Clubhouse

• 12.00-17.00 – Bluegrass & Old Time Session Area
• 17.00pm-19.00 – Open Stage
• 19.00 Onwards – General session, bar & bonfire

SATURDAY Afternoon Marquee * MC – Peter Earle

• 13:00-13:45 – Kidmarton Kids – Feat. Rockfield Drive
• 14:00-14:45 – Dan Walsh
• 15:00-15:45 – The Charlotte Carrivick Band
• 16:00-17:00 – Joe Newberry & April Verch (USA/CAN)

SATURDAY Evening Marquee * MC – Jackie Kempton

• 19:00-19:45 – Paul Armer & The Dawn Chorus
• 20:00-20:45 – Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow
• 21:00-22:00 – The Mike Mitchell Band (USA)
• 22:15-23:00 – The Often Herd
• 23:15-00:00 – Barn Dance with *All Star Band*

SUNDAY Morning Workshops Marquee:

• 10.00 – Slow Jam Session with Gary Payne & Friends
• 11.00 – Gospel Session with Paul Brewer & Friends

OGRI Bar:

• 10.00 – Mike Mitchell (USA) – Bluegrass Fiddle
• 11.00 – Michael Prewitt (USA) – Mandolin

SUNDAY Afternoon Marquee * MC – David Rozzell

• 13:00-13:45 – Rocking Horse Money
• 14:00-14:45 – Green Tree
• 15:00-16:00 – The Michael Prewitt Trio (USA/UK)