Travis Watts & Mountain Blessings, 2026 Star Fiddlers' Convention – photo © G Nicholas Hancock Star Fiddlers' Convention celebrated its 100th annual event Saturday night as pickers and listeners packed into Star Elementary School in the small central North Carolina town
White Hill Blueberries at the 2026 Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Since 1921, the Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention has been part of the central North Carolina community, with people gathering for good food, fellowship, and most importantly, music.
Jack Lawrence and Peter Rowan perform for Doc Watson's 103 birthday - photo © Vivian Hopkins If Doc Watson was still living, he would have turned 103 today. This past Sunday night, Jack Lawrence, Doc's picking partner for 27 years, along
The Grascals and Olivia Jo at Bluegrass First Class '26 - photos © Sandy Hatley The 31st annual Bluegrass First Class in Asheville, NC certainly lived up to its name with an entire weekend packed with top notch music enjoyed by
Greg Blake, 2023/2025 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year, five-time SPBGMA Guitarist of the Year, and lead singer/guitarist with Special Consensus, is a busy man who also performs as a solo artist. He has just released a very special single
The Emorys, 1st place winners of the 2026 Bluegrass Showdown - photo © Vivian Pennington Hopkins Bluegrass First Class in Asheville, NC is in full swing for its 31st year, and with it, Milton Harkey is returning Bluegrass Showdown, the international
Band contest underway at the Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Rosin up your fiddle bow and tune up your five-string banjo. It’s the time of year when the fiddlers' conventions return to central North Carolina: Highfalls, Star,
Scott Burgess, vocalist and bassist with Deeper Shade of Blue, has released his first solo single, Son of a Truck Driving Son of a Gun, on Huckleberry Records, a division of Turnberry. It has an old country feel with a
Dr. Barry Palmer, 65, award winning Georgia banjoist, vintage instrument collector, and an organizer of Banjothon, died on January 27, 2026 after a period of failing health. A lifelong picker, he first began playing with the FFA String Band in
Open mic on stage during Danny Stewart's Bluegrass Cruise 2026 - photo © Sandy Hatley Danny Stewart's 2026 Bluegrass Cruise has docked after a safe, successful, and enjoyable musical Caribbean journey. The numbers don't lie. This was Danny and Christa's 25th bluegrass
