Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road at the 2018 Palatka Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Friday was a day of great emotion at the Palatka Bluegrass Festival. Promoter Norman Adams addressed the audience thanking everyone and speaking on the school
Audience at the February 10 benefit for Ernie Thacker in Ohio. Organizer Ernie Evans shared some further details about the benefit concert he put on with his company, Evans Media Source, last Saturday, and about which we posted on Monday. They
A number of bluegrass artists appeared on Saturday for an Ernie Thacker benefit concert in Ohio. Everyone donated their time so that all the monies raised could be donated to Ernie for his ongoing medical bills. Since being involved ion
Another new festival is on the docket for 2018, playing to the growing audience for what we re gently dubbed as grassicana - music which shares roots with bluegrass, but which is also informed by other genres. You'll hear banjos,
Fodor’s Grove is backyard music venue created by homeowner Mark Fodor. There is a stage and a small set of bleacher’s. Mark holds concerts monthly in Orlando, Florida. This was our second trip to Fodor’s. Last year we saw Special C.
Ricky Skaggs warms up backstage at The Birchmere (1/27/18) - photo by Jeromie Stephens When Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder made a stop at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA this past weekend, our ever crafty photographer Jerome Stephens was on hand.
One of the best things about being somewhat of a nomad during the winter months is going to venues and seeing bands that we do not often see. This past Saturday was such a case. We went to the 3rd
In November last year (2017) we were distressed to have to pass on the tragic news that Ernie Thacker, only 45 years old, had been given news that the osteomyelitis, the rare bone disease that he had been diagnosed as
The final day of Yee Haw Music Fest 2018 saw scheduled band Swinging Bridge with all members down with the flu. Greg Bird and Skeeter Creek Bluegrass filled in on short notice, and Alligator Alley followed. Alligator Alley is a
Friday was a fun day at the Yee Haw Music Fest 2018. MC Jo Odom brought Donna Ulisse and the Poor Mountain Boys on first. Donna’s bubbly personality, wonderful song writing skills, and top shelf singing set the tone for
