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Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass at Bean Blossom - photo © Roger Black This report is a contribution from Roger Black, MC at the Bill Monroe Music Park in Bean Blossom, IN, and at the Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Festival. The

Chris Jones & The Night Drivers at the 2023 Walnut Valley Festival - photo Walnut Valley Association Many thanks to the media team at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS for sharing these photos from their 2023 event. This year

Vintage performs at the 2023 Weed Bluegrass Festival - photo © Jay Eschenberg Not all bluegrass festivals find their success in bringing in big name acts and national touring bands to draw in a crowd. Those events are great fun, of

This story is a contribution from Joe Mullins, recounting his time with the band at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum earlier this month. with Paul Williams and Del McCoury Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers enjoyed one of

Sandy Hook Reunion at 2023 Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration - photo © Roger Black Roger Black was on hand all weekend for the Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration at the Bill Monroe Homeplace in Rosine, KY, where serves as MC. The festival

The Gracsals at SamJam 2023 - photo © David Kuehner Many thanks to David Kuehner who has shared these photos he took at last weekend's SamJam Bluegrass Festival in Piketon, OH. David is a retiree living in southern Ohio, an amateur

Authentic Unlimited at the 2023 Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival - photo © Roger Black Once again, Roger Black has shared some photos he took, this time at the 2023 Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival in Russell Springs, KY. It's always held on

A slightly different version of this obituary had appeared in the Key West, FL Keys News. John Michael Keith, of Sebring, Florida, died July 11, 2023, following heart surgery. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he wrote a number of popular

The Companion Band plays the Dieterle Corncrib Stage (8/5/23) in Dexter, MI This report is a contribution from Chris Sorenson with Companion Custom Banjos, who helped put on this new event in southeastern Michigan. On August 5, festival goers traveled back in

Dave Adkins Band at the 2023 Osborne Brothers Hometown Festival - photo by Roger Black Once again Roger Black, MC at the Bill Monroe Music Park in Bean Blossom, IN, has shared photographs from his festival adventures, this time at the Osborne Brothers