field of folk and traditional arts, including a stipend of $25,000. In 2012, he joined the 11th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers. DelFest In 2008, Del McCoury started DelFest, an annual bluegrass festival in Cumberland, Maryland, held at the Allegany County Fairgrounds. Del McCoury Band plays every night at each of the festivals. The 5th annual DelFest occurred in May 2012, and major bluegrass acts played such as Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers, Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, Infamous Stringdusters, Railroad Earth, Béla Fleck, and Sam Bush, most of which had returned from previous years at the festival. In previous years, acts such Peter Rowan, David Grisman, Jesse McReynolds, The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Trampled by Turtles, Greensky Bluegrass, and Psychograss have played. The 14th DelFest occurred in May 2022, after a two-year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Discography Solo albums 1968: Del McCoury Sings Bluegrass (Arhoolie) reissued in 1992 as I Wonder Where You Are Tonight with two previously unissued tracks 1971: Livin' on the Mountain (Rebel) released in 1976 1971: Collector's Special (Grassound) released in 1976 1974: Our Kind of Grass (Rebel SLP-1569) released in 1978 1975: Del McCoury (Rebel SLP 1542) 1988: Don't Stop The Music (Rounder) With The GrooveGrass Boyz 1998: GrooveGrass® 101 featuring the GrooveGrass Boyz™ With the Del McCoury Band 1992: Blue Side of Town 1993: A Deeper Shade of Blue 1996: The Cold Hard Facts 1999: The Mountain (with Steve Earle) 1999: The Family 2001: Del and the Boys 2003: It's Just the Night 2005: The Company We Keep 2006: The Promised Land 2008: Moneyland 2009: Family Circle 2011: American Legacies (with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band) 2012: Old Memories 2013: The Streets of Baltimore 2016: Del and Woody 2017: Del McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass As the McCoury Brothers (with Jerry McCoury) 1987: The McCoury Brothers (Rounder) With the Dixie Pals 1973: High on a Mountain (Rounder) 1975: Del McCoury And The Dixie Pals (Revonah R-916) 1980: Live in Japan (Copper Creek) 1981: Take Me To The Mountains (Leather LBG-8107) reissued in 1983 as Rebel REB 1622) 1983: Best Of Del McCoury And The Dixie Pals (Rebel REB 1610) 1985: Sawmill (Rebel REB 1636) 1991: Classic Bluegrass (Rebel) compilation of 1974-1984 Rebel Records recordings With Mac Wiseman and Doc Watson 1998: Del Doc & Mac (Sugar Hill) Also appears on 2011: