Ross Willits of MBOTMA
The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old Time Music Association (MBOTMA) will host its 46th Annual Minnesota Bluegrass Winter Weekend March 6–8 at the Crowne Plaza Mpls West in Plymouth, MN. Christine spoke with MBOTMA Executive Director Ross Willits about the festival’s history and everything attendees can look forward to this year.
With more than 30 bands across multiple stages, plus workshops, jam sessions, the Grass Seeds Academy for kids (register ASAP!), and plenty of dancing, there’s something for everyone. It’s time to crawl out of winter hibernation and get back to enjoying live music together.
And if you don’t play a traditional bluegrass instrument? Bring anything that makes a sound and join the Island of Misfit Toys Jam!
Visit minnesotabluegrass.org for tickets and full festival details.
Watch the interview with Ross!
Christine Davis. Photo courtesy of the author.
Christine Davis was raised in NJ but is an honorary Midwesterner living in the Chicago area. She’s an acupuncturist by day, but there’s always music playing in her head. Live music brings her a thrill like no other, but she also listens to her favorite albums over and over (and over). A music historian at heart, she loves to find the threads that connect pieces, artists, genres, and fans together. She’s the wife of a musician, mom to two of the best humans on earth, and amateur lap steel guitarist.
