Events

This past weekend the 2026 Kentucky State Fiddle Championship was held at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, KY. Trophies were awarded in four categories for fiddlers, as well as an overall champ, and for banjo,

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

Ole Rex's Pickin' Park in Goshen, AL is the site for the twice-annual Henderson Bluegrass Jamboree, a free event that welcomes all comers, both to entertain and to enjoy good bluegrass music. It occurs the second weekends of April and

Bluegrass fans in east Tennessee will have the chance to help out one of their own on March 22, as several well known musicians come together to support Kevin Love. Love, a banjo and guitar player who has been involved in

Daniel Smith at the 2026 Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Here's a gallery of images taken by Nick Hancock at last weekend's Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention at North Moore High School in Robbins, NC. 

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.

Soggy Bottom Boys reunion on the Grand Ole Opry - photo © Grand Ole Opry The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, along with producer T Bone Burnett and Lost Highway Records, put on a gala, all-star show this past Saturday at

The 2026 Steve Sutton Fest, a two-day music festival honoring the memory of the late Steve Sutton, has announced the inclusion of a Songwriting Workshop Experience to run concurrent with the event, May 8-9. Managed by the Steve Sutton Memorial Trust,

Sierra Hull with Infamous Stringdusters at Winter Wondergrass Steamboat - photo © Dylan Langille Would you be up for an outdoor bluegrass festival in February in northern Colorado? Well, a great many folks are, and were in attendance this past weekend at

Driftwood, TX, located 25 miles southwest of Austin in central Texas, is the home of the Old Settler's Music Festival, held this past 39 years in April at Camp Ben McCulloch. The music leans towards the modern and progressive side of