Mike and Tari Conroy

From an old-fashioned stage, tucked in among the trees, the Hardtimes Bluegrass Festival will entertain for the seventh year in a row.

The old-style, traditional bluegrass music of Mike and Tari Conroy will be featured at Sapphire Lutheran Homes' first outdoor concert of the summer June 21.

Three days of great bluegrass music is planned near Hamilton.

The 2011 Hard Times Bluegrass Festival will celebrate its third annual gathering this weekend.
The talented duo of Mike and Tari Conroy of Conner organize the three-day music festival at a clearing in the woods about 10 miles south of Hamilton...