River Ridge Bluegrass Association

04/13/2024

This will be our final show of the 2023/2024 season, and it will be one of the best! We will close it out with one of favorite bands, Spillwater Drive! Come on out, invite your friends and family, and enjoy the great music!
We’ll have our great chili, pie, and free coffee in the kitchen for you to enjoy also!
A huge thank you to
The Pit Stop Cafe
CADesigns
Grove Middle School
For supporting our music, be sure to thank them every chance you get.

See you all tonight!

03/07/2024

We have a great show lined up for Saturday March 9, with Blue Pearl from the Tulsa area. The doors open at 5 PM to give you time to enjoy the famous chili and pies, and the music will start at 6 PM. Admission is only $5. Help us spread the word!
A big thank you to our sponsors The Pit Stop Cafe, and CA Designs!

Blue Pearl is known for their unique blend of hot pickin and tight vocals and some original tunes. They continually please audiences and leave them wanting more. The band members are good friends and have been playing together for many years now. Blue Pearl played as the house band at the theme park Dry Gulch USA for several years,as well as the Chilli and Bluegrass festival in Claremore, stage five at the Walnut Valley Festival and other venues. Band members include Shirley Gunderson- Vocal
Paul Gunderson-Vocal, Banjo, Guitar
Steve Earnest -Vocal, Lead guitar Kevin Randol - Vocal, Bass Brannom Smith-Mandolin
Jim Vincent - Fiddle

02/10/2024

Bluegrass music tonight! The doors open at 5 PM, and the music starts at 6 PM with Faith and Freedom Bluegrass, at the Grove Middle School 517 W 10th Street Grove, OK. Come out at 5 and enjoy some chili and pie, and be ready for the music at 6! Invite your friends and family

02/04/2024

Don’t forget that our next show is next Saturday, February 10. We will get to enjoy the music of Faith and Freedom Bluegrass. And we’re really looking forward to it! The doors open at 5 PM, and the music will start at 6 PM. We will have our chili and pie available in the concession area, so come on out and spend the evening with us at the Grove Middle School 517 W 10th Street in Grove, Oklahoma

01/30/2024

A big thanks to Faith and Freedom Bluegrass for agreeing to fill in for our February 10, 2024 show on short notice. Heartland Xpress had to cancel due to a medical procedure, and we’ll look forward to having them back in the future.

01/12/2024

Due to the brutally cold weather expected Saturday, and several of our crew being unavailable, we have made the decision to cancel our show this month. Hopefully we can reschedule Midnight Hollow in the future, we were really looking forward to hearing them. Please pass the word to everyone you can think of that may not have a Facebook account. We will look forward to seeing you all in February!

01/08/2024

Our first show of 2024 will be this Saturday, January 13. Doors open at 5 PM, and the music starts at 6 PM with the great band Midnight Hollow! This will be thier first time to play for River Ridge Bluegrass, and we’re sure looking forward to it!
Looks like it’s going to be a chilly evening, so come on out and enjoy some great bluegrass music, and also chili, pie, and hot coffee from our concession area.

12/18/2023

You won’t want to miss our next show on January 13, 2024. Below is a write up on Midnight Hollow, that was featured in Bluegrass Today Magazine.

Midnight Hollow is an ensemble breaking onto the bluegrass scene,
Each member is deeply steeped in the bluegrass tradition and bring their experienced rich understanding of the music forward to create a contemporary and original sound without compromising the integrity of traditional bluegrass music
collectively they have many accolades behind them - Pamm Tucker, Bluegrass Today

12/11/2023

The Roving Gamblers put on a great show last night! If you weren’t there you really missed out!
Thanks to those who did make it, tell your friends and family and we’ll be back next month on January 13, 2024 with Midnight Hollow. We will go back to our normal start time of doors opening at 5 PM , and the music starts at 6 PM

12/09/2023

Come out tonight and see this great entertaining band, the Roving Gamblers, from NW Arkansas! It’s going to be a chilly night, so come out and hear some great music, enjoy our homemade chili and famous pies, and free coffee at the Grove Middle School 517 W 10th Street, in Grove, Oklahoma.
Doors open at 6 PM, and the music starts at 7 PM.

12/06/2023

Yes! It’s going to be a fun night!

Saturday December 9th.
Looking forward to a great evening with the good folks at the River Ridge Bluegrass Association - Saturday December 9th at the Grove Middle School - 517 W. 10th Street, Grove Oklahoma USA. https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=river%20ridge%20bluegrass%20association&__cft__[0]=AZXcZgaKIfz0_eqOqr57m8lDLXpJJVLxt15Rm1fXV5o4b0rs4aHvl3BLsliTtrXCU_b-ekes6RW_lQ2Bf3oiWDkqJi9jHRdu999JgCnkcywWU-v-4fabQOEbP79tel6bi0I&__tn__=q

Come have some fun with the Gamblers!

12/05/2023

This will be a great show!

11/14/2023

The great Rhonda Vincent will be in Wagoner on December 8, 2023!

11/14/2023

Mark your calendars for this show in Wagoner on December 2, 2023. They have a great lineup of bands!

11/12/2023

Great show last night with Grass Mountain Triailhead! Great musicianship, and vocals. Thanks to all who came out to hear one of the best bluegrass bands out there!
A huge shout out to Randy Beal with the Pit Stop Cafe for being our major sponsor for this season, be sure to go there for breakfast and dinner and thank them for the support.
Thanks to Renae Dozier with Grove Middle School for the support and facilities, and to Brent Malone with Grove Tourism for his support and marketing skills.
Be sure to tell all your friends and family, and we hope to see you at the next show on December 9, 2023, with the NW Arkansas band the Roving Gamblers.

11/11/2023

Remember tonight’s show will be at the
Grove Middle School
517 W 10th Street
Grove, Ok
Come out and see one of the best bands out there!

11/03/2023

10/15/2023

What a great show the Ozark Mountain Five put on tonight! Very entertaining band! Great musicians, singing, and some good jokes too!

10/14/2023

Come out tonight for some great bluegrass music with the Ozark Mountain Five from Missouri, one of the best bands out there.
Their show features the entertaining single microphone setup like some of the first generation bands like Flatt and Scruggs used back in the day!
We will have our great chili, pie, and free coffee available in the concession area also.
Help us spread the word, and invite all your friends and family, and share this post!
The doors open at 5 PM and the music starts at 6 PM.

10/12/2023

This Saturday October 14, is opening night for the 2023/24 season. Come out and listen to this great band from Missouri, Ozark Mountain Five! Doors open at 5 PM, and the music starts at 6 PM at the Bernice Baptist Church in Bernice, OK

09/19/2023

Come out to Bluejacket Baptist Church this Saturday, September 23!

07/11/2023

Come out to the Pit Stop Cafe in Grove OK this Saturday, July 15, from 7 to 9 PM, and hear one of the areas best bluegrass bands: Heartland Xpress. Be sure to thank the staff at Pit Stop for putting this on, and also for sponsoring our River Ridge Bluegrass shows.

04/09/2023

I want to thank all of the people who help to makes these shows happen. We couldn’t do it without them. I also want to thank the Bernice Baptist Church for the use of the facilites, if you’re looking for a home church, you’ll be welcome with open arms. Also thanks to our sponsors, The Golf Cart Guyz near the 85A/125 junction, The Pit Stop Cafe in Grove, and CA Designs in Grove. If you get a chance give them a thank you. Also thank you to all who come out to listen to the music, and show thier support.
We’re looking forward to the 2023/2024 season starting on the second Saturday in October. We have a great lineup booked already.
Dale Frost.

04/09/2023

What a great show tonight by Cornerstone! They’re truly one of the best bluegrass/gospel groups out there. Thanks to everyone for coming out tonight. This is our last show of the season. Hope to see you all when we start back up in October.

04/02/2023

Don’t forget to come out next Saturday and hear one of the best bluegrass/gospel bands out there! Cornerstone! The doors open at 5, and the music starts at 6. This will be our last show, until we start back in October. Spread the word please.

03/23/2023

We have a great show coming up on April 8, with another one of the best bands out there. You don’t want to miss hearing some great bluegrass gospel music with Cornerstone. This will be our last show until we start back up in October.

03/23/2023

Heartland Xpress sure put on a great show for us this month! We’re looking forward to having them back in the future!