:: CURRENT CLIENTS ::
GREY FOX BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
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Walsh Farm, Oak Hill, NY // July 15-19, 2026
Planning Stages has been working closely with Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival as the festival promoter since 2015 to curate the lineup, book talent, and coordinate the artist's onsite experience. Starting for the 2024 festival, Planning Stages INC. will work with Festive Works LLC. to produce Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. Learn more about Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival here. The Planning Stages team is the perfect combination of creativity, competence, savvy, and efficiency. They easily handle everything from the big picture down to the smallest of details. |
EARL SCRUGGS MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC // September 4-6, 2026
Planning Stages has worked with Earl Scruggs Music Festival since 2019 as the producer and promoter for this incredible event that celebrates the life and legacy of Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs. Learn more about Earl Scruggs Music Festival here. We love working with the Planning Stages team as we can always rely on them for first class work, vision and exceptional deliverables. Claire and Zach know the industry and are event pros and their involvement at Tryon International has been vital to the success of the Earl Scruggs Music Festival. |
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INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC ASSOCIATION'S
'IBMA BLUEGRASS LIVE!'
Photo from IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2025. Photo by Anh Bao Tran-Le.
The Wide Open Bluegrass® Late Night Jam 2025. Photo by Alex Culbreth @alexculbrethphotos
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Miller Park, Chattanooga Tennessee //
Planning Stages was thrilled to handle the talent buying for the IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2025 festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Planning Stages is proud to be a part of the bluegrass community's biggest event. In addition to handling the talent buying for IBMA's 2025 festival, Planning Stages produced IBMA's first annual Wide Open Bluegrass® Late Night Jam. You can learn more about IBMA Bluegrass Live! here. You can learn more about the International Bluegrass Music Association at IBMA.org. |
BRYAN SUTTON'S BLUE RIDGE GUITAR CAMP
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Brevard Music Center, Brevard, North Carolina // May 27-31, 2026
Bryan Sutton's Blue Ridge Guitar Camp, produced by Mountain Song Productions, pulls together some of the best in bluegrass guitar and beyond each year to put on a one of a kind camp experience for bluegrass guitar enthusiasts of all levels. Planning Stages has been assisting Bryan Sutton's Blue Ridge Guitar Camp with its onsite logistics and pre-event planning since 2022. Learn more about Blue Ridge Guitar Camp here. |
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:: PREVIOUS CLIENTS ::
APPALACHIA SESSIONS LIVE
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The Point Church, Knoxville TN
Appalachia Sessions is a non-profit TV show that benefits underserved and at-risk youth in Appalachia. Planning Stages enjoyed being a part of Appalachia Sessions early development by booking and coordinating talent, advancing shows, and facilitating artists' time onsite from the summer of 2023 to the summer of 2024. |
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PUJOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION
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Pujols Family Foundation:
Produced benefit concert in November 2015 for the Pujols Family Foundation featuring Sam Bush Jeff Black, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, and John Oates at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN. This organization, started by baseball great Albert Pujols, supports individuals with Down syndrome and the impoverished people of Pujols' native country, the Dominican Republic. |
IEBA HONORS & AWARDS
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International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) Honors & Awards Ceremony:
Produce the organization's awards show, as part of its annual conference, in the Country Music Hall of Fame CMA Theatre, Nashville, TN. |
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BOREALIS RECORDS
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Borealis Records, Toronto, Ontario: Produced artist showcases in Nashville for Borealis Records artists James Hill and Linda McRae.
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CLAIRE LYNCH
IBMA AWARDS
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International Bluegrass Music Association: Coordinated seating for the 25th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards in the 2000 seat Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2014, Raleigh, NC.
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