Uncle Dave Macon Days, a weekend roots music festival held each summer in Murfreesboro, TN to honor the iconic 20th century entertainer, announced today that their 2018 event will include a live performance and CD-release party for Rhonda Vincent and
Baltimore's Charm City Bluegrass Festival has announced that they will be expanding to a two day event in this its sixth year. The urban, downtown festival will bring nearly two dozen acts from the more progressive side of bluegrass to town
The folks at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO have announced the finalists for their 2018 KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest, to be held in the park on May 26. The invitational competition brings 20 promising young groups to perform
More of Jeromie Stephens photos taken during this past weekend's DC Bluegrass Festival.
Jeromie Stephens was on hand during this past weekend's DC Bluegrass Festival in Tysons Corner, VA. He shared a great many images, many of which captured artists backstage and socializing, of the sort that festival goers rarely glimpse first hand.
Kate Lee with O'Connor Band at Wintergrass 2018 - photo © Tara Linhardt Sunday was the last day of the four day Wintergrass festival, still jam packed with good music. I spoke with Earla Harding who was one of the founders of
The organizers of the annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass festival in Sevierville, TN have issued a call for entries for their Mountain Soul Vocal Competition, which they believe is the world's only singing contest wholly dedicated to the songs of Dolly
Palmer, Alaska is a small city 42 miles north of the state capitol in Anchorage, with a population of roughly 6,000 hardy souls. It is located along the Matanuska River and known to Alaskans as the host of annual state fair. But
Though it has been discussed a few times this year, the official word is now out that the fabled Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration is on again this summer at the Bill Monroe Homeplace near Rosine, KY. The festival had a good
Dust Bowl Revival at Wintergrass 2018 - photo © Tara Linhardt The Wintergrass Festival was celebrating its 25th year, and Darol Anger and Mike Marshall also announced that they were celebrating their anniversary of 40 years of performing together duringthe festival.
