Events

Photo portrait of Steve Sutton displayed by the stage at his benefit concert  - photo by Wayne Ebinger We had posted earlier this month about a special benefit concert for Steve Sutton that was being help in Canton, NC. Steve was a

The bluegrass music was world was rocked a few months ago, when one of the genre’s top bands, Flatt Lonesome announced that they would be taking an indefinite hiatus. Thankfully, the band’s members are excited to start families of their

Igniter Productions has announced plans to host a new, large scale country and bluegrass festival in Lynchburg, TN this summer. Lynchburg Music Fest will be held August 23-24, 2019 in downtown Lynchburg, combining the region's reputation for whiskey distilling and down

In 1978, John D Maness, of Snow Camp, NC, started the Bass Mountain Bluegrass Festival. John Sr or Big John (also of the Bass Mountain Boys Bluegrass Band with brothers Jeff and Joel), passed away on Dec 1, 2002. Having

Ron Thomason entrances the audience at the Spring 2019 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker

Seldom Scene at the Spring 2019 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker

Balsam Range at the May 2019 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker

Triple fiddles at Gettysburg from Aynsley Porchak, Becky Buller, Bronwyn Keith‐Hynes - photo by Frank Baker The first of the two annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festivals was held this past weekend in Pennsylvania. Once again, we were fortunate to have Frank Baker

Music festivals are typically proud to make it to a 10 or 15 year mark, but it's rare indeed to find one celebrating 70 years like the West Virginia State Folk Festival is doing in 2019. The four day event

David McLaughlin, Marshall Wilborn, and Dudley Connell with the Johnson Mountain Boys at Nacogdoches Bluegrass Festival in Texas (July 4, 1987) - photo by Rick Gardner Lil John's Mountain Music Festival and their host band, Sideline, have come up with something special