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Photos: WinterWonderGrass Rings In Eleventh Year With Sold-Out Festival

Festival highlights included sit-ins with Pickin' on the Dead, as well as phenomenal sets from WinterWonderWomen, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Ferrell and more.
WinterWonderGrass was in Steamboat Springs from March 1 to 3.
WinterWonderGrass was in Steamboat Springs from March 1 to 3. Tobin Voggesser
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WinterWonderGrass returned to Steamboat Springs the first weekend of March for three nights of bluegrass and brews surrounded by snowy peaks. The eleventh iteration of the annual festival was fully sold out, thanks to a stellar lineup that included headliners the Dead South, Pickin' on the Dead, Lindsay Lou and the Sam Grisman Project on Friday, March 1; Paul Cauthen, Kitchen Dwellers, Andy Frasco & the U.N. and AJ Lee & Blue Summit on Saturday, March 2; and the Infamous Stringdusters, Sierra Ferrell, Molly Tuttle, WinterWonderWomen and Daniel Donato on Sunday, March 3.

Take a look at photos from the fest below:
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It's always smiles for miles at WinterWonderGrass.
Lauren Hartmann
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AJ Lee & Blue Summit came in from California.
Lauren Hartmann
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Mountain Grass Unit on Friday, March 1.
Tobin Voggesser
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Kyle Hollingsworth sat in with Pickin' on the Dead for its Friday night set.
Tobin Voggesser
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The Dead South closed out Friday night on the main stage.
Lauren Hartmann


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Nate Hilts of the Dead South.
Lauren Hartmann
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Madeleine Hawthorne (right) also performed on Friday, March 1.
Lauren Hartmann
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East Nash Grass came in from Nashville for the Friday festivities.
Tobin Voggesser
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The Sam Grisman Project was founded by the son of the one and only David Grisman.
Tobin Voggesser
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The Dead South had a set that evoked the band's name.
Tobin Voggesser
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Ready for day two!
Lauren Hartmann
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Lindsay Lou took the stage with the Kitchen Dwellers on Saturday, March 2.
Lauren Hartmann
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Paul Cauthen rocked out through the snow for his headlining set on Saturday, March 2.
Lauren Hartmann
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Daniel Donato makes the ultimate jam face during his Sunday set.
Lauren Hartmann
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Molly Tuttle, fresh off her Grammy win for Best Bluegrass Album.
Lauren Hartmann
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Grammy winner Molly Tuttle on stage with her band.
Lauren Hartmann
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If you've seen Sierra Ferrell once, you know she's an act to remember...and to see over and over again!
Lauren Hartmann
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The Infamous Stringdusters closed out the festival as the Sunday headliners.
Tobin Voggesser
See you next year!

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