Events

  • Hopkins and Balsam Range on the Opry

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    This past Friday on The Grand Ole Opry, Balsam Range performed with John Driskell Hopkins to promote Daylight, the album they recorded together last year. Hopkins has made his living in music for some time, as both a side man and songwriter,

  • Bluegrass at SXSW

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    David Thom, California bluegrass guitarist, mandolinist and singer, will be performing at a number of 'unofficial' showcases during the South By Southwest conference, held annually in Austin, TX next week. Unofficial parties are held throughout Austin during the week of the conference,

  • Radio Ramblers with Alternative Strings

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    This weekend in Centerville, OH, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers will be performing at a special event, one that is very close to Joe's heart. They are on a twin bill Saturday with Alternative Strings, an extra-curricular music program for

  • New site for Remington Ryde festival

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    The Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival in Pennsylvania has outgrown its original home at the Mifflin County Youth Fair Grounds in Reedville. Their 7th annual event in July 2013 will be held at the Centre County Grange Fair grounds in Centre Hall, about 17 miles

  • Old and New at DCBU

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    Brides are told to include something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue in their wedding get-up. At the D.C. Bluegrass Union’s fourth annual festival in the Washington suburbs, it was something old, something new, something borrowed and everything bluegrass. The

  • America the Beautiful recognizes Jerusalem Ridge

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    Amidst the on-going shenanigans connected with the use of Bill Monroe’s name, America the Beautiful marketing agency has recognized the Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration for what it is, a great festival of traditional bluegrass music. The Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration is

  • Bluegrass benefit for Georgia tornado victims

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    Repeated examples over the years have showed that bluegrass people are some of the most generous folks around - always quick to help someone in need within our community, either through benefit shows or direct assistance. Just such a concert is

  • In which Tara journeys north to Joe Val

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    This first-timer's overview of the 2013 Joe Val festival is a contribution from Tara Linhardt, noted mandolinist, instructor, filmmaker and Guinness World Record holder. Tara also took the many photos which accompany this piece. I decided to broaden my horizons and