2019
Music Lineup
Mavis Staples – St Paul & The Broken Bones – Hiss Golden Messenger – The Milk Carton Kids – Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi – The Travelin’ McCourys – Rising Appalachia – The Cate Brothers – John Fullbright – Amy Helm – Darrell Scott’s Bluegrass Band – Los Texmaniacs – Bonnie Paine & Friends – Yola – Joe Purdy, Smokey & The Mirror, The Honey Dewdrops – Eliza Gilkyson, Smokey & The Mirror w/The Sentimentals: The Denmark Project – Ana Egge – Anthony DaCosta – Her Crooked Heart – Al Lopez & Arkansalsa – Big Smith – Arkansauce – The Mighty Pines – Mariachi Joya Azteca – The Creek Rocks – J Wagner – Joe Mack – Meadow Makers – Jesse Dean & Company – Chooch & The Roots All-Star band: Isayah Warford, Dave Gesulado, Kayln Fay, Cindy Woolf, Sarah Hughes, Diane Rudolph – The Legendary Pacers – Dylan Earl – Raina Rose – The Deer – Skinny Gypsies – Noah Richmond’s Little Monsters – Fayetteville Family Band
CRAZY CHESTER AWARD: Ronnie Hawkins
LIVE PAINTING PORTRAIT: Ronnie Hawkins
Chef Lineup
Graham Elliot – Georgia Pellegrini – Jesse Griffiths – Asha Gomez – Deborah VanTrece – Jon Bonné – Colin Stringer – Merlin Verrier – Scott Winegard – Sachin Chopra – Levon Wallace – Logan Guleff – Jennifer Booker – Crescent Dragonwagon – Rachel Belle – Miranda Kaiser – Andrew Curren – Mark Hardin – Matthew Bell – Scott McGehee – Jordan Wright – Jason Paul – Matt McClure – John Lupton – Michael Robertshaw – William McCormick – Reed Faitak – Tristan Lora – Casey Copeland – William Lyle – Brooks & Ali Cameron – Matthew Cooper – Miles James – Jules Carney – Patrick Lane – Chrissy Sanderson – Justus Moll – Case Dighero – Steven Brooks – Luke Wetzel – Rob Nelson – Kurt Plankenhorn – Travis McConnell – Darwin Beyer – Vince Pianalto – Jessica Keahey – Maudie Schmidt – Heather Artripe – Haley O’Brien – Matt Barclay – Matt Feyerabend
2018
Music Lineup
Gillian Welch – Mavis Staples – Booker T Jones – Gregory Alan Isakov – Josh Ritter – Del McCoury Band – Flaco Jimenez – The War & Treaty – Turnpike Troubadours – Kaia Kater – Mary Gauthier – Charley Crockett – Birds of Chicago – Charlie Hunter Trio – John Moreland – Kayln Faye – John Calvin Abney – John Fullbright – Shook Twins – Harlem River Noise – Joe Purdy w/Smokey & The Mirror + The Honey Dewdrops – Losh John – Raina Rose – Arkansauce – Branjae – Jamie Lou & The Hullaballoo – Still on the Hill – J Wager – Joe Mack – Dana Louise – Paul Benjamin Band w/Chooch – Trout Fishing in American – American Aquarium
CRAZY CHESTER AWARD: Mike Shirkey
LIVE PAINTING PORTRAIT: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Chef Lineup
Edward Lee – Tandy Wilson – Merlin Verrier – Asha Gomez – Shaun O’Neale – Digby Stridiron – Crescent Dragonwagon – Phoebe Lawless – Anton Abrezov – Jennifer Booker – Nico Albert – Jason Paul – Matthew McClure – Matthew Bell – Michael Robertshaw – John Lupton – Luke Wetzel – Matthew Cooper – Maudie Schmidt – William Lyle – Casey Copeland – William McCormick – Patrick Lane – Rob Nelson – Justus Moll – Darwin Beyer – Kurt Plankenhorn – Reed Faitak – Chrissy Sanderson – Joshua Walters – Travis McConnell – Anne Carroll – Rafael Ruis – Sean Sterling – KJ Zumwalt – Matthew Barclay – Cody Johnson – Heather Artripe – Mike Wilson – Case Dighero – Emily Lawson – Brent Hale – Eric Webb – Charley Rausch – Brendon Foreman – Alex Conlon Kremer – Jay Sanders – Luis Uzcategui
2017
Music Lineup
Iron & Wine – The Wood Brothers – Elephant Revival – Rodney Crowell – John Paul White – Nick Offerman – John Fullbright & Friends – Blind Boy Paxton – Mandolin Orange – River Whyless – Joe Purdy – Jacob Joliff Band – Matt the Electrician – Raina Rose – The Brother Brothers – Beau Jennings – The Stray Birds – Smokey & The Mirror – The Honey Dewdrops – Dead Man Winter – Bayard Blain – Sean McConnell – Liza Anne – Earl & Them – 2 Shakers, Jamie Oldaker & Mark Carpenter – Chooch & The Roots All Star Band – Shannon Wurst – Shawn James – Jack Williams – Nature & Madness – Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise – Melody Pond – Kayln Faye – Jake Hertzog – Joe Mack – J Wagner
CRAZY CHESTER AWARD: Hank Kaminsky
LIVE PAINTING PORTRAIT: Jimmy LaFave
Chef Lineup
P. Allen Smith – Joe Kwon – Maricel Presilla – Justin Carlisle – Sachin Chopra – Pecko Zantilaveevan – Digby Stridiron – Scott Rains – Matthew Bell – Matthew McClure – Michael Robertshaw – Jason Paul – Justus Moll – William McCormick – Rob Nelson – John Lupton – Patrick Lane – Anne Carroll – Von Tyguen – Darwin Beyer – Chrissy Sanderson – Travis McConnell – Matt Feyerabend – Luke Wetzel – Case Dighero – Matt Barclay – Kurt Plankenhorn – Cody Johnson – Maudie Schmidt – Emily Lawson
2016
Music Lineup
Old Crow Medicine Show – Shovels & Rope – Gregory Alan Iskakov – Hayes Carll – Milk Carton Kids – Peter Rowan – Amy Helm – Birds of Chicago – Shook Twins – Hubby Jenkins – Penny & Sparrow – Jonathan Byrd – The Wild Reeds – John Moreland – Oh, Jeremiah – Smokey & The Mirror – MC Hansen – Bayard Blain – Drunken Hearts – Tow’rs – Earl & Them – Samantha Fish – Amasa Hines – Joe Mack – Skinny Gypsies – We Dream Dawn – Lost John – Cutty Rye – Levi Parham – Crescent City Combo – Dan Dean – Big Still River – Flash Point Irish – Joe Purdy – Arkansauce – Ryan Pickop – J Wagner
CRAZY CHESTER AWARD: Harold Wieties
LIVE PAINTING PORTRAIT: Guy Clark
Chef Lineup
Charlie Ayers – Erin Hays – Matthew Bell – Beverly Weidner – Jason Paul – Anne Carroll – Michael Robertshaw – William Lyle – John Lupton – Patrick Lane – Rob Nelson – William McCormick – Justus Moll – Matt Feyerabend – Case Dighero – Cody Johnson – Ethan Altom – Darwin Beyer – Devin Gamache
2015
Music Lineup
Punch Brothers – Watkins Family Hour: Sean & Sara Watkins, Fiona Apple, Don Heffinton, Sebastian Steinberg – JD McPherson – I’m With Her: Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, Aoife O’Donovan – Pokey LaFarge – John Fullbright – The Steel Wheels – Jimmy LaFave – Shook Twins – Ben Miller Band – Martha Scanlan – Smokey & The Mirror – John Moreland – Cory Branan – Devon Sproule – Michael Fracasso – Moors & McCumber – The Silver Shakers – Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds – John Elliott – Hard Working Americans – Ozarka Orchestra – Crescent City Combo – The Sisters Sweet – Handmade Moments w/Melissa Carper – Carol Widder – Still on the Hill – J Wagner – Mark Bilyeu & Cindy Woolf – 1 oz. Jig – Arkansauce
CRAZY CHESTER AWARD: Hershey Garner
LIVE PAINTING PORTRAIT: Crazy Chester
2014
Music Lineup
Lucinda Williams – The Wood Brothers – Jay Farrar – Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien – Anais Mitchell – Hurray for the Riffraff – The Secret Sisters – Willie Watson – Ben Kweller – The Water Liars – Tony Furtado Trio – David Ramirez – Steve Poltz – The Apache Relay – Joe Craven – Smokey & The Mirror – Anthony DaCosta – Birds of Chicago – Jackstraw – Mark & Cindy Bilyeu – Cutty Rye – Raina Rose – Rebecca Loebe – The Good Fear – Benjamin Del Shreve – Snake Girte Turncoat – Dana Louise – Ryan Pickop – Adam Cox – Bayard Blain – Sad Daddy – Dave Bright Band – J Wagner – Shannon Wurst – Peter Lippincott – Elise David – The Vine Brothers – Dump Truck Boys – Jeff Kearney
CRAZY CHESTER AWARD: Mary Parler
LIVE PAINTING PORTRAIT: Levon Helm
2013
Music Lineup
Del McCoury Band – Iris Dement – Jerry Douglas – Hayes Carll – John Fullbright – Elephant Revival – Joe Pug – Mary Gauthier – Field Report – Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – 3 Penny Acre – Jimbo Mathius – Alvin Youngblood Hart – Luella & The Sun – The Honey Dewdrops – American Aquarium – Joe Crookston – St. Paul & The Broken Bones – The Paul Benjamin Band – Raina Rose – Nora Jane Struthers – Michael Fracasso – The Aching Hearts – Carter Sampson – The Blackwells – Rebecca Loebe – Jack Williams – Shawn James & The Shapeshifters – Shannon Wurst – Cutty Rye – J Wagner – Bear & Mittens – Ben Bedford – David Kimbrough Jr. – Joe Mack – Isayah’s All-Stars – Warren Dietzel – Still on the Hill – Candy Lee – Allison Williams & Willie Goehring – Adam Cox – Josh Hardy – The Vine Brothers – Fork & Knife – Steve Fisher – Allie Farris – Air Loom – Handmade Moments
CRAZY CHESTER AWARD: Curly Miller
LIVE PAINTING PORTRAIT: Ed Stilley
2012
Music Lineup
John Prine – David Grisman Folk Jazz Trio – Darrell Scott – Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three – The Steel Wheels – Hoots & Hellmouth – Gregory Alan Isakov – Joy Kills Sorrow – Trout Fishing in America – Still on the Hill – 3 Penny Acre – David Mayfield Parade – Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt – John Fullbright – Carper Family – Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines – Ryan Spearman – Mark Bilyeu – Milkdrive – J Wager – Adam Cox – Shannon Wurst – Raina Rose – Chad Elliott – Ben Bedford – John Elliott – David Glaser – Tiffany Christopher – Greg Humphreys – Robby Hecht – Adam Faucett & The Tall Grass – Shore & Cochram – Effron White – Emily Kaitz – Fork & Knife – Dave Baer – The Hillbenders – The Lulu’s – Clarke Buehling Mandolin Trio – Teddy Sablon – Charliehorse – Wade Ogle & The Mad Spirits – Sarah Hughes Band – Paul Benjamin – Hogtown Hotclub – David Kimbrough Jr. – Tyrannosaurus Chicken – The Old 78’s – Candy Lee & The Sweets – Chooch & The Sidehill – Matt & Gus Smith – Thais & Wilson
LIVE PAINTING PORTRAIT: Woody Guthrie
2011
Music Lineup
Guy Clark – Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion – Chatham County Line – Trout Fishing in America – 3 Penny Acre – DaCosta, Rose, & Elliott – The Honey Dewdrops – Rececca Loebe – Mark Bilyeu – Cletus Got Shot – Grace Pettis – Still on the Hill – Shannon Wurst – Fork & Knife – Charlie Horse – J Wagner – Ryan Spearman – Clare Holley – David Glaser – Effron White – Emily Kaitz – Carter Sampson – Tiffany Christopher – Susan Shore & Michael Cochram – KC Clifford – Jack Wilson – Hunter Payne – Sarah Hughes – Kim & Jim Lansford – Shout Lu Lu – Chase Missy
2010
Music Lineup
3 Penny Acre – The Honey Dewdrops – Nora Jane Struthers – Anthony DaCosta – John Elliott – Raina Rose – Doug & Telisha Williams – J Wagner – Shannon Wurst – Ryan Spearman – Effron White – Charlie Roth – David Glaser