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Earlier this year, we had a guest contribution from Brandon Adams, in which he described his hopes and goals with regard to attending the 2011 World Of Bluegrass as a songwriter. Here is his follow-up report. This year's IBMA went by pretty

This report on the 2011 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco this past weekend comes from our friend Elizabeth Wightman with Steelbridge Insurance Services. Hardly Strictly is a completely free event, held each year at Golden Gate Park. We arrived

Pete Wernick, the estimable Dr. Banjo, has sent along a three-part report compiled during his attendance at last week's Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration in Owensboro, KY. They were adapted from comments he posted to the internal IBMA email discussion list. I

This interview with Béla Fleck was conducted by fellow banjoist Jake Schepps, who will review the Concerto based on Saturday's performance. Jake's latest CD, An Evening In The Village, also places the banjo in a classical setting, drawing on the

Dennis Jones, our bluegrass buddy from WNCW, sent along this gallery of photos from last weekend's Mountain Song Festival in Brevard, NC. The festival is hosted each year by Steep Canyon Rangers, with proceeds going to benefit area Boys and

Once again, we have a wealth of photos from Frank Baker, this time from the 40th Annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, held the first weekend in September. Let's start with this brilliant gallery of Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain

We had posted last month about the tragic death of Chris Scott, son of Tony and Pam Rice, in a terrible motorcycle accident on August 17. After receiving dozens of requests concerning memorial donations, Tony and Pam have asked that anyone

This contribution comes from Dick Bowden, who will be a regular correspondent on Bluegrass Today. Here he files his detailed report on the resurrected Thomas Point Beach festival, held this past Labor Day weekend near Brunswick, Maine after having heard

This post is a contribution from Amanda Webb, who will be a regular correspondent when Bluegrass Today goes live - soon, I promise! What do you get when you combine one man’s love for music, a desire to meet a need,

This festival report comes from our friend Katy Daley, morning host on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. She also sent along these photos from David Staples. Hurricane warnings were up all over New England but Saturday was beautiful for the 37th Blistered Fingers