Blue Waters Bluegrass gets back to its roots

Just over a month remains until the annual Blue Waters Bluegrass music festival in Medical Lake, and organizers are excited to showcase a strong lineup of talented players.

For three days, Aug. 9-11, Medical Lake’s Waterfront Park will be home to some of the top emerging bluegrass artists in the nation, Blue Waters president Kevin Brown said.

“We’ve got a fun lineup that we’re really excited about,” he said. “The lineup will probably be a bit more ‘bluegrassy’ than last year.”

Two of the headlining acts were nominated for the Emerging Artist award at the International Bluegrass Music Associati...