Blue Waters, Bluegrass Festival opens Friday at Waterfront Park

Two of the headlining acts for the 15th annual Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival, scheduled for Aug. 12-14 in Medical Lake, are Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin and Chatham County Line. Both groups have been performing for several years and will be making their first appearance at Blue Waters.

Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin

Stecher and Brislin first met at the 1974 Expo World's Fair in Spokane. Before they started singing together, Stecher gained a following as a solo act and as a member of the band "Houseboat Music," while Brislin played in bands like "Any Old Time String Band" and "The Arkansas She...