Events

Ottawa County performs at the 2018 Norwalk Music Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Norwalk Music Festival started with the 4th of July parade. A giant American flag hanging from a crane overlooks the festival. Earl “the Pearl” Workman is the

The cross-cultural bluegrass act, Ferguson & Henry, is on tour in Ireland this week and next, starting tonight in Belfast. The group consists of US singer and songwriter, Gary Ferguson, along with Irish dobro master Colin Henry and his son, James Henry,

Harbourtown plays the opening parade at the 2018 Norwalk Music Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Norwalk Music Festival kicks of on Thursday evening at the fairgrounds in Norwalk, Ohio. Early arrivals got to see both the 4th of July

Wintertime festivals are nothing new in the bluegrass world, with a number of major weekend events occurring during the colder months indoors. Some choose a hotel setting, while others occupy civic and convention centers, but bluegrass fans have long supported these

The 2018 Musicians Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) benefits St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The multi-day musical benefit will take place at Hoover Y Park in Columbus, OH, July 18-21. The event has raised over one million dollars to help fight

Host band Carolina Road at the 2018 Willow Oak Bluegrass Festival - photo © Beckie Howard Here is a gallery of images from the Willow Oak Bluegrass Festival, held last month in Roxboro, NC. They were taken by Beckie Howard, who in

Weiser, Idaho was once again filled with music for two weeks in June as all sorts of string musicians came from all over the country (and a few international arrivals) to take part in the annual National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest

The 2018 Musicians Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) benefits St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The multi-day musical benefit will take place at Hoover Y Park in Columbus, OH, July 18-21. The event has raised over one million dollars to help fight

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out at the 2018 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 46th Charlotte Bluegrass Festival is in the books. Friday kicked off with a guitar workshop hosted by Jim Hurst and Luke Gitchel. The first

The 46th year of the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival has begun at the Eaton County Fairgrounds in Charlotte, Michigan. The early arrivals were treated to a Wednesday evening  jam hosted by the Southeast Michigan Bluegrass Music Association. Maggie and Gary Bilby