Bluegrass At Large

Hi Folks, Just a quick note to let you know about a small new festival happening over here in Galway, Ireland, coming up in September; 10th -13th.  www.galwayamericanafestival.com Drop by and leave us a message! Links gratefully exchanged. Cheers! : )

We posted on July 21 about the birth of Graham David Van Cleve, second child of Mountain Heart fiddler Jim Van Cleve and his lovely wife, Desneige. His dad had been tardy in getting us a photo, but here is little

I fully agree with the Moose lodge folks.  An electric bass has no place in a bluegrass setting.  The Galax festival is all about tradition and the folks that don't understand that should take their amps and go to Bonnaroo. 

Sarah Jarosz will be among the thousands of college freshmen descending onto the city of Boston next month. Long regarded as one of the biggest college towns in the US, Boston is the home of The New England Conservatory, where

For those of you that are in the Los Angeles area, the sister trio known as Baskery will be performing at The Hotel Cafe on Sunday, August 16th at 9 PM.  Originally from Sweden, the Bondesson sisters' acoustic guitar, six-stringed

The world's first International Newgrass Festival will take place August 21-23, 2009 at Ballance MotoX on the Historic Ballance Farms just north of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Headlining the three-day festival will be the surviving members of the band that started

Watermelon Park – September 24-26, 2009 - Berryville, VA Tradition runs deep at Watermelon Park Fest, as just about any current Bluegrass or Country artists could tell you. She was, according to most, the first multi-day bluegrass festival in history, happening

Just this past week, two major US banjo manufacturers have announced the availability of banjo hardware made to vintage specifications. Both Huber Banjos and American Made Banjo Co. are now producing parts for sale to banjo builders - both professional and

I read an article that pertains to Hershel Sizemore & saw that the lineup of pickers were Jimmy Haley ( of early DL&Q fame of late 70s-early 80s. I'm surprised to see his name listed, & don't know if he's

Carrie Hassler and her fine young band have been touring in France this past week, and are blogging about their Gallic adventures online. They have already posted a bunch of photos and several videos with more to come before they