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This was the 26th annual festival, organised by the team behind the Bromsgrove Folk Club, and took place at The Bowling Green on Shaw Lane in Stoke Prior.
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The team usually meet on the second and last Thursday of every month at the Catshill Club and say: "We pride ourselves on booking artists who entertain".
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The Pickin Weekend at The Park Gate Inn was the first of its kind in Bromsgrove.
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Featuring top Bluegrass musicians from across the UK, the event saw a mixture of established bands performing along with jam sessions.
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• :ÌýDetails ofÌýNozstock, Wizzafest and the Three Choirs.
• :ÌýThe Drunken Monkey Festival returns.

A husband and wife from Ledbury are hitting out at Herefordshire Council for prosecuting them for taking their daughter out of school for a three week trip to Australia.
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Caitlin Barrett and Paul O'Neill are in the Roving Crows, which recently won Best International Act at the Australian Celtic Music Awards - an event they had to attend.
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They asked Bosbury C of E Primary School in Ledbury if they could take their 5-year-old daughter out of school for the trip and although it was not authorised, they were told they would not face any penalties.
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On their return home they learnt that they had been hit with a penalty notice which they had to pay or they would be prosecuted in a magistrates court.
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Herefordshire Council say:Ìý"Parents have to get permission from the head teacher if they want to take their child out of school during term time.
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"It’s up to the head teacher how many days a child can be away from school if leave is granted.
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"Local councils and schools can use various legal powers if a child is missing school without a good reason.
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"Fines, sometimes known as a ‘penalty notice’, can be issued."
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We have yet to receive a comment from the school.

It was the biggest new music business gathering to ever to be held in the UK, with more than 100 sessions and 250 speakers ensuring every aspect of the music business was covered.
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Held across three days, Amplify offered exclusive access to the UK music industry’s biggest names through intimate talks, music masterclasses and recording workshops.
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Our guest, this week, is the UK’s biggest-selling jazz artist of all time -ÌýJamie Cullum - who also presents a weekly show on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2, which includes tracks sent into ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Introducing.
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Lakefest returns to Eastnor Deer Park in August this year and will be guaranteed to be even bigger and better than ever.
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Headliners this year include The Darkness, Marc Almond, The Waterboys, Reverend and the Makers, The Proclaimers, Melanie C and Toploader.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester will also have a stage at the festival, showcasing local talent from Herefordshire & Worcestershire on Sunday, 12 August.Ìý
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For details of how to send your music in and to be considered for future events, visitÌý