The Overton Bluegrass
Festival first got its start in 1988 when the former mayor, R.V. “Jack” Barrett, was looking for a way to attract
people to Overton, a small city with more than its share of good people, civic pride, natural resources and recreational facilities.A committee was formed and the Overton Bluegrass Festival began.Hickory Hill has been the host
band since its inception.Since those early days we have seen fabulous performances by nationally recognized
talent along with some of Texas’ finest bands.Bands from past festivals
include:
Alecia
& Southland (2001, 2010)
Appointed (2010)
Audie Blaylock and Redline (2008)
Blue River (2007, 2009)
Bluegrass
Solution (2007, 2009)
Bluegrass, The Wright Way
(1993-1995)
Bowles Creek (2004-2010, 2012)
Bryan Bowers (1996)
Buffalo
Bill Beyer (2001)
Cadillac Sky (2003-2004)
Carrie
Hassler (2012)
Cedar Hill (2011)
The Chapman
Family (1996)
The Charlie Sizemore Band (2009)
Classical
Grass (2001, 2007)
Cody Schuler & Pine Mountain Railroad
(2008-2009)
The Coleman Brothers (1990, 2000, 2005)
The Cooke
Brothers (1989, 1991)
The Corner Band (1996, 1997)
The Cox’s (1991)
J.D. Crowe & The New South (2000)
The Darrell Webb Band (2010)
David
Davis and the Warrior River Boys (2005, 2008)
Honi Deaton
& Dream (2002, 2004)
The Dixie Chicks (1990)
The Donna
Hughes Band (2009)
The Dorsey Quartet (1995)
Doyle Dykes (2002)
East Mountain
Bluegrass Gospel Band (1997, 2000, 2002, 2011)
Five for
the Gospel (1997, 1998)
Billy Joe Foster & Special Edition
(1998-2000)
Front Range (1994, 1996, 1998, 2001)
Pam Gadd (2001)
The Gibson
Brothers (1997, 2004)
Gary Gibbs (2002)
The Gloryboys (1997)
Gold Heart
(2010)
Bill Grant and Della Bell (1995)
The Grazmatics (1994)
The Hankins Family (1995-2005)
Shelia Harris & Altered Strings (1999)
The Hayes
County Gals (1992)
Hickory Hill (1989-2012)
High Standard (1997)
Hit &
Run Bluegrass (2006)
The Houstons (1996)
Warren Hull & Acoux Deville (2006)
The Isaacs (2000)
Joe and Stacey Isaacs (2012)
Jericho
Road (1999)
Jeanette Williams Band (2006)
Chris Jones & the Night Drivers (1999, 2007)
Joyful Reflections (1995, 1997)
Jim & Jesse & the Virginia Boys (1995)
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band (2008)
Lonestar
(1995, 2005)
The Lonesome River Band (2009)
Lonesome
Standard Time with Glen Duncan & Larry Cordle (1994)
Lost Highway
(2002)
The Marksmen Quartet (2011-2012)
Marty Raybon and Full Circle (2008, 2010)
The Masat Family (2004)
The McLains
(1998, 2000)
The Mighty Sons of Paradise (1995, 1999)
The Lynn Morris Band (1997, 2003)
The Moonlighters (2002)
Mountain Heart (2005)
Alan Munde & Joe Carr (1996)
Alan Munde & the Bluegrass Edition (2003)
Alan Munde Gazette (2007)
Bob Murphey (1993)
New Found
Road (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009)
New Tradition (1995, 1998,
1999)
Kody
Norris and the Watauga Mountain Boys (2011-2012)
The Andy Owens Project (1991,
1994)
Passin’ Thru (1994)
David Parmley & Continental Divide (1996, 2002)
Karen Peck & New River (1998)
The Perry Family (2008)
Pick'N Grass (2008-2010)
Plum
Creek (1992)
Randy Kohrs and the Lites (2008)
Red Oak (1991, 1993, 1994,
1999)
Robert E. Lee Texas Swing Fiddlers (2009-2010)
Rod
Moag (2006)
Salt Grass (1989, 1993)
Second Time Around (1990)
The Shady
Grove Ramblers (1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2004)
Karl Shiflett
& Big Country (1995)
Silver Creek (1992)
The Schankman Twins (1997)
The Sieker Band (2007)
The Sitze Family (2001)
The Charle
Sizemore Band (1996, 1998)
Bill & Laurie Sky (2004)
Solid Ground (2005)
Sons of
the South (2005)
Southern Rose (1992)
The Special Consensus (1993, 2001, 2008)
The Steeles (2003)
The Stephens
Family (1996)
SpringStreet (2012)
Barry
& Holly Tashian (1995)
The Tennessee Gentlemen (2006)
TennesseeValley Authority (1992)
Twice As Nice (1999)
Undivided
(1997)
Volume Five (2010, 2011)
Vision
4 (1995, 1996)
The Watsons (1994)
Wild & Blue (1993, 1998)
Deborah
White & The Barndoor Stompers (1992, 1993)
