Events

Nobody outdoes bluegrass and old time lovers when it comes to remembering those who have gone before us. Countless festivals and events carry the names of artists and entertainers we have lost, many of them launched specifically to keep the

Unless you’ve been sleeping under a log since Bill Monroe last stepped on a stage, you know that Michael Cleveland is one of the best fiddle players to call bluegrass home. But if you weren’t at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival

Kevin Hale, winner of Podunk’s 2017 songwriter’s competition, returned to Podunk Bluegrass Festival again this year this time to judge the 2018 Telefunken Band Competition. His winning song from the year before, Angels from Appalachia, was one of the required

Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewiston, IL will be hosting their first ever bluegrass festival this weekend in celebration of hometown boy, Lloyd Loar, who was raised in their community as a young man. The Museum is part of the Illinois State

Mentor Nate Leath poses with Aila and Eli Wilman and The Wildmans at Galax 2018 Another Old Fiddlers Convention has come and gone in Galax, VA - the 83rd annual to be exact - and it was a special week for

The 22nd Annual Podunk Bluegrass Festival is underway in Hebron, Connecticut. This is the fifth year Podunk has been held at the Hebron Lions Fairgrounds and the organizers and their  team of over one hundred volunteers clearly know what they

Bill & The Belles at the 2018 Pickin' In Parsons - photo by Jeromie Stephens Jeromie Stephens was in West Virginia last weekend for the Pickin' In Parsons festival, and he shared this gallery of images from the show, the campground,

Branson, MO has become a hotbed for music in the central US. Located near the Missouri/Arkansas border, the city has grown since the 1960s into a major destination for entertainment travelers, with hundreds of shows running at more than 35

When the smoke cleared from the 2018 RockyGrass Band Competition was over, The Bow Ties came out with the blue ribbon. They had traveled all the way from San Francisco, CA to play the contest, and as first prize winners

Jam session for early arrivals at the Milan Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Early arrivals at the Milan Bluegrass Festival were treated to a jam hosted by the Southeast Michigan Bluegrass Music Association. A number of musicians participated and