Author: Bill Warren

Highway 57 at the inaugural Mansfield Jamfest (August 2017) - photo © Bill Warren Once again we are at a bluegrass festival and find the bluegrassers eating! The Mansfield Jamfest is new this year and is taking place on the fairgrounds

The 7th Blissfield Bluegrass on the River is in the history books. This was the first year that the festival was managed and hosted by the Southeast Michigan Bluegrass Music Association. The one day festival is held in Bachmayer Park

Rhonda Vincent and Gene Watson at the 2017 Milan Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Friday at the 2017 Milan Bluegrass Festival was kicked off by Michigan Upper Peninsula’s own Chasin’ Steel. They trend to the more progressive side of

Summer Brooke & The Mountain Faith Band at the 2017 Milan Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Wednesday saw preliminary festivities at the 20th annual Milan Bluegrass Festival at the KC Campground in Milan, Michigan. The Southeast Michigan Bluegrass Music

Lonesome Meadow at the 2017 Marshall Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Friday and Saturday were filled with music and entertainment at the Marshall Bluegrass Festival in Marshall, MI. Friday was kicked off by our own Michigan Mafia String Band.

The 2017 edition of the Marshall Bluegrass festival kicked off on Thursday evening with four Michigan based bands and one from Ohio. The festival is held on the Calhoun County Fairgrounds in Marshall, Michigan. First up were the Bluewater Ramblers, a

Saturday was a perfect day for an outdoor bluegrass festival in Norwalk, OH. The sun was shining, and the temperature was just right. Vertical Limit, a Norwalk-based band, opened the day’s entertainment with straight forward, traditional bluegrass music. Edgar Loudermilk followed.

Blue Mafia at the 2017 Norwalk Music Festival - photo © Bill Warren Friday morning at the 2017 Norwalk Music Festival saw early thunderstorms that cleared out by mid-morning. The storms stayed south of Norwalk and the Huron County Fairgrounds the

The fifth annual Norwalk Music Festival came to life on Thursday under the steady hands of MC Earl Workman and soundman Dave Chichester. The festival is held on the fairgrounds in Norwalk, Ohio. The first band up was Norwalk’s own Highway

Saturday was a larger-than-life day at the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival. The morning started with a Kids Corner event sponsored by Festival promoter Wes Pettinger and the Southeast Michigan Bluegrass Music Association. The kids built shoe box guitars, colored instrument drawings,