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Photos from Wintergrass 2012

Akira Otsuka and Bluegrass 45. photo by Hermon joyner.

Here are a selection of photos I made while attending Wintergrass in 2012. Among the artists I heard during the bluegrass festival were Ricky Skaggs, Della Mae, and Akira Otsuka and his band, Bluegrass 45. View more here.

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Mike Compton and Joe Newberry tearing it up at Strum Guitars in Portland, Oregon.

Frank Solivan knocks it out of the park at the Old Church Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.

A fantastic night of music in Portland, Oregon, with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen along with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley.

Exceptional scroll detail on Austin Clark's F5 Fern mandolin in the Builder's Room at Wintergrass 2019.

Three new Austin Clark mandolins at Wintergrass 2019. Impeccable fit and finish, and tone to die for.

A fantastic performance by Della Mae at Wintergrass 2019. Jenni Lyn Gardner takes a solo on her Chestnut F5 mandolin alongside Zoe Guigueno on bass and Celia Woodsmith on guitar.

The Po' Ramblin' Boys at Wintergrass 2019. CJ Lewandowski is playing his new Ellis Traditional F5 mandolin while Josh Rinkel looks on.

Ear Trumpet Lab's Louise Mic at the Wintergrass booth.

The first band we heard at Wintergrass 2019. A fantastic performance! The Po' Ramblin' Boys are on fire!

Rest in Peace, Bill Collings. Thanks for all your contributions to the world of acoustic music through your guitars and mandolins. #collingsguitars #collingsmandolin #mandolin #mandola #f5 #guitar #themandolinplayer

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