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)
Audie Blaylock and Redline (2008)
Blue River (2007, 2009)
Bluegrass Solution (2007, 2009)
Bluegrass, The Wright Way (1993-1995)
Bowles Creek (2004-2009)
Bryan Bowers (1996)
Buffalo Bill Beyer (2001)
Cadillac Sky (2003-2004)
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)
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)
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)
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 (1989-2009)
High Standard (1997)
Hit & Run Bluegrass (2006)
The Houstons (1996)
Warren Hull & Acoux Deville
(2006)
The Isaacs (2000)
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)
Marty Raybon and Full Circle (2008)
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)
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 (2008-2009)
Plum Creek (1992)
Randy Kohrs and the Lites (2008)
Red Oak (1991, 1993, 1994, 1999)
Robert E. Lee Texas Swing Fiddlers
(2009)
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 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 Sieker Band (2007)
The Special Consensus (1993, 2001,
2008)
The Steeles (2003)
The Stephens Family (1996)
Barry & Holly Tashian (1995)
The Tennessee Gentlemen (2006)
TennesseeValley Authority (1992)
Twice As Nice (1999)
Undivided (1997)
Vision 4 (1995, 1996)
The Watsons (1994)
Wild & Blue (1993, 1998)
Deborah White & The Barndoor
Stompers (1992, 1993)