2nd Annual Les Bon Temps Bluegrass Fête

Dave Adkins & Mountain Soul, led by Grammy-nominated vocalist Dave Adkins, are known for their high-energy performances and stellar musicianship. Adkins's raw and powerful vocals are a true highlight of their live shows, whether they are performing his original tunes like "Pike County Jail," or popular covers like "Bad Moon Rising" or "I Can Only Imagine." Their ability to connect with the audience through their versatile music and Adkins's emotional vocal delivery consistently bring audiences to their feet. Bluegrass Today said that Adkins "can dominate the stage without even trying, but he can also win you over with tenderness. Not an easy task for someone with the power he has at his disposal." Catch them: Friday April 24 @ 9:15pm Saturday April 25 @ 1:30pm Saturday April 25 @ 8:30pm

Caroline Owens, a 3X IBMA Momentum & SPBGMA-nominated Bluegrass Female Vocalist of the Year, is a recording artist and songwriter for Billy Blue Records and Billy Blue Music Publishing in Nashville, TN. She has performed alongside many of the music industry's most accomplished artists such as Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent, Suzanne Cox, The Isaacs, Larry Gatlin, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, The Malpass Brothers, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, and many others. In addition to her undeniable vocal talent, Caroline made her mark in the songwriting industry, when her debut single, Heartbreak Train, claimed the #1 Bluegrass song of 2023, on the Bluegrass Borderline Charts. Catch her: Saturday April 25 @ 2:30pm Saturday April 25 @ 9:15pm

Little Roy is awfully hard to overlook. He makes sure that no one in the audience gets bored at any time. Little Roy has won awards as Entertainer as well as for his banjo playing. Little Roy learned to play banjo when he was only six years old, and won a local talent contest for his playing when he was eight. Little Roy's favorite banjo players are Don Reno and Earl Scruggs. USA Today called Little Roy 'a banjo master, truly a picker's picker'. Little Roy can also be found playing the guitar and autoharp. Having roots in the heart of the south, Elizabeth Long, or Lizzy as her friends and fans know her was born on a farm in Lincolnton, Georgia. She began her music accomplishment at an early age. While starting out on the piano, Lizzy soon took up the fiddle, guitar, autoharp, bass, banjo, and mandolin, and has become an accomplished musician, alternating between these instruments as part of her entertainment repertoire. She has played with great acts such as Mac Wiseman, Jim and Jesse, The Lewis Family, and Earl Scruggs. Continuing her quest for success, Lizzy has paired up with Little Roy Lewis from the legendary Lewis Family.

The Gravel Yard formed modestly in an actual gravel lot deep in the Ozark Mountains of Stone County, Arkansas; fueled by moonlit jam sessions it was quickly evident that this group’s chemistry was something more. Once a completely informal entity The Gravel Yard made their way onto the local bluegrass music scene wherein they began to amass a steady following and began to play to larger and larger venues. Their sound can best be described as an eclectic amalgamation of hard driving traditional bluegrass and progressive musicality - juxtaposed with a soulful Country and Americana flavor. Join us and for a brief moment in time you too can be transported back to the days of a country church singin’ - feel the history of American Roots Music - when the instruments were handmade and the front porch was a stage; deep into the mountains and down a dirt road and when you arrive you can be part of The Gravel Yard.