Many bluegrass festivals in the south solve the "problem" of mixed audiences by having their events alcohol, drug and even pet free. They headline Gospel Bluegrass groups, have "family oriented" entertainers, fiddle contests and strict camping rules.

I attended a bluegrass festival in New Hampshire once, where you got stoned just sitting near the "fog" from the camp ground. Every band sang a version of Panama Red. I didn't see a Confederate flag - but I did pass a gaunlet of reefer and other vendors on my way to the stage!

Different strokes!

... now for Confederate flags?? As a former Yankee now living in Texas and performing throughout the South; I no more expect to see a gathering of people at a festival without a Confederate flag then I expect to attend a Scottish Festival and not see a kilt. The battle flag is as common and accepeted a symbol of southern heritage as is the shamrock or the kilt.