Author: Bill Warren

Edgar Loudermilk, his daughters, and his friends spend a lot of time fishing with a goal in mind – the Wednesday night fish fry at the Brown County Bluegrass Festival. It was a smashing success this year! A packed house

Mountain Highway at the 2024 Manton Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Manton, Michigan is a small, tight-knit community in northern Michigan's lower peninsula. It also happens to be my old stomping grounds.  This small community will celebrate the 100th Manton Harvest

Fast Track at the 2024 Marshall Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 27th Marshall Bluegrass Festival finished up Saturday evening at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds in Marshall, Michigan. The festival was started by Burk Cole. After his untimely passing, his

Lonesome River Band at the 2024 Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival has finished its 2024 run. MC Arlin Bradford kept the show moving while new promoter Larry Efaw's crew worked hard to

Larry Stephenson Band at the 2024 Remington Ryde Festival - photo © Bill Warren Thursday dawned bright and sunny at Grange Park in Centre Hall, PA. The day's show opened with open stage performances by three family groups. Then Corey Zink brought on

The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band at the 2024 Remington Ryde Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Remington Ryde Festival kicked off Wednesday afternoon in Centre Hall, PA with Arlin Bradford handling the MC duties. Larry Efaw and his family work

Williamson Branch at the 2024 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 52nd Charotte Bluegrass Festival has come and gone. The running joke for many years is that it always rains at Charlotte, but it held off until early Sunday

David Peterson and 1946 at the 2024 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 52nd annual Charlotte Bluegrass Festival is underway at the Eaton County Fairgrounds in Charlotte, Michigan. Promoter Wes Pettinger has once again pulled a top notch lineup

Lydia Rogers, Dominic Bloomfield, Henson Preace, and Belinda Henry at Woldumar - photo © Bill Warren The Woldumar Nature Center in Lansing, Michigan presents a bluegrass and folk jam once a month from September through May. They also host band performances.

Lorraine Jordan on stage at her 2024 Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge festival - photo © Bill Warren The second Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge festival was presented by Lorraine Jordan at the Kingsport, TN Meadowview Conference center. The MC duties