Thursday through Sunday, pluckers from around the country descended on Tacoma’s Hotel | Seattle Weekly

Thursday through Sunday, pluckers from around the country descended on Tacoma’s Hotel

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

Norris Astor plays banjo with for the Ebony Hillbillies from NYC.

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Norris Astor plays banjo with for the Ebony Hillbillies from NYC.

Norris Astor plays banjo with for the Ebony Hillbillies from NYC.

A Wintergrass regular attendee strums in front of the crystal lady in the lobby of the Hotel Murano.

Ancient fiddles, including more than one Stradivarius, on sale.

And banjos, too.

Russ Barenberg picks Thursday night.

Banjo girl wall hanging.

The former Sheraton in Tacoma, now the Hotel Murano, is undergoing a serious face lift.

One of the main attractions of Wintergrass is jamming with friends and strangers.

There was no fee to perform in the lobby.

Or anywhere else, for that matter.

Thursday through Sunday, pluckers from around the country descended on Tacoma’s Hotel Murano (formerly The Sheraton) for one of the season’s largest festivals of its kind in the nation.Published on February 25, 2008

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