Events

Here is a report from C.J. Lewandowski from the opening leg of the Po' Ramblin' Boys ongoing 2016 European tour. Full tour details, including newly-added dates, can be found online. Planning a three week tour for a band is tough sometimes,

The fallout from Hurricane Matthew continues to wreak havoc for bluegrass artists. We've learned today that Larry Stephenson has been forced to cancel his scheduled album release concert this Friday in North Carolina due to the flooding that remains a problem

The Po' Ramblin' Boys are taking their hardcore, old school bluegrass back to Europe this month, for the second time in as many years. Their prior visit, in September '15, made a big hit with audiences across the continent and they

Fortunately, the weather cleared sufficiently on Saturday afternoon to hold the Scott Street Five Strings Finals in Richmond, VA during the Richmond Folk Festival. Three finalists had been chosen from video submissions in both bluegrass and clawhammer categories, who competed before judges

Like most folks in the southeastern United States, we spent much of last week watching hurricane Matthew as he crept ever closer to landfall. With the storm past, the devastation is clear in the photos and videos of the damage left behind. Outdoor

The finalists have been announced for this weekend's Scott Street Five String Finals in Richmond, VA. This invitational event is being held for the second time this year to honor the finest young five string banjoists in the country, and

Here's one more gallery of Frank Baker's images from last weekend's Wide Open Bluegrass celebration in Raleigh.

The Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music at Hazard Community and Technical College, has devised a terrific program to mark the 50th Anniversary of Carter Stanley's final performance on October 21, and offer their students a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience. It

IBMA’s Word of Bluegrass was a whirlwind of meetings, jams, luncheons, awards, and street fair music. Here is a taste of Friday and Saturday’s street fair with everything from a class of youngsters to a guy watching from the roof

The venerable Huck Finn Jubilee in Southern California may not get to celebrate its 41st anniversary next year. The Greater Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau, which took over management of the bluegrass festival in 2014, announced Friday that it was