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)
Bluegrass
Solution (2007)
Bluegrass,
The Wright Way (1993-1995)
Bowles Creek
(2004-2008)
Bryan Bowers
(1996)
Buffalo Bill
Beyer (2001)
Cadillac Sky
(2003-2004)
The Chapman
Family (1996)
Classical
Grass (2001, 2007)
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 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
(1989-2008)
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)
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)
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)
Pine Mountain
Railroad (2008)
Plum Creek
(1992)
Randy Kohrs and the Lites (2008)
Red Oak (1991,
1993, 1994, 1999)
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)
TennesseeValley Authority (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)
Twice As Nice
(1999)
Undivided
(1997)
Vision 4 (1995,
1996)
The Watsons
(1994)
Wild &
Blue (1993, 1998)
Deborah White
& The Barndoor Stompers (1992, 1993)