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Country Gongbong at the 2022 Bluegrass in la Roche - photo by Emmanuel Marin This report on the 2022 Bluegrass in la Roche festival is a contribution from Michael Luchtan. August 3-7, the town of la Roche sur Foron, located in the

Fireside Collective album release at the Salvage Station in Asheville, NC (8/5/22) - photo by Bryce Lafoon Bryce Lafoon with Lightshifter Studios was on hand last Friday for Fireside Collective's album release show at the Salvage Station in Asheville, NC. The

Infamous Stringdusters at the 2022 Northwest String Summit - photo by Dave Vann This report from the 2022 Northwest String Summit near Portland, OR is a contribution from freelance music journalist Jed Nussbaum. Northwest String Summit, held in the lush, wooded paradise

Billy Strings at the TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park in Indianapolis, IN - photo by Anthony Verkuilen When Billy Strings played two nights at the TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park in Indianapolis, IN (July 29-30), Anthony Verkuilen

Ashby Frank and Shawn Camp with The Earls of Leicester at RockyGrass 2022 - photo by Kevin Slick This report with photos from the 50th annual RockyGrass Festival is a contribution from Kevin Slick, Colorado bluegrass and visual artist, and President

This remembrance of Eberhard Finke is a contribution from Mark Stoffel, mandolinist with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, with assistance from Peter Wroblewski and Monika Finke. The European bluegrass scene is mourning the death of Eberhard Finke, 79, revered publisher

This remembrance of John Conine is a contribution from Joe Fili & Richard D. Smith. John "Chubby" Conine, 83, of Farmingdale, NJ — for decades an elder statesman and mainstay of bluegrass in New Jersey — passed away peacefully on July 21,

This lovely remembrance of Tuck Tucker from northern Alabama, who passed away on June 9, is a contribution from his brother, Skip. It appeared in the Daily Mountain Eagle in Jasper, AL on June 16. Bluegrass lovers in the deep south

This report and photos are a contribution from Rolo Lassiter. The 21st annual ResoGAT (the original Dopyera gathering of resophonic guitarist ethusiasts) was held July 6-9 at the Holiday Inn Express in Wilkesboro, NC. There were over 100 Dobro players attending

The Price Sisters at the 2022 High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival - photo by Vicki Quarles Thanks to Kevin Slick, President of The Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, for this report. High Mountain Hay Fever, the festival known as "Small Scale, Big