Events

Japan has been a bluegrass music hot-bed for more than 50 years, and one of the principal practitioners and proponents during that time has been Kazuhiro Inaba.  Continuing his studious promotion of the music that he loves, Inaba will present the

Nickel Creek has just announced the postponement of their three shows this weekend at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and the cancellation of their MerleFest sets due to Chris Thile suffering from an ongoing illness, and a need to take

High Strung compete in the 2023 Yadkin Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddler's Convention The Yadkin Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddler's Convention talent contest returned to Yadkinville Elementary School in western North Carolina this past Saturday. "We started the fiddlers' convention back this

Great news for Alabama grassers! The Talladega Bluegrass & Fingerstyle Guitar Festival will launch this summer in Lincoln, AL, with a full line up for fans of both genres. Hosted by Edgar Loudermilk Music Productions at the Talladega Pit Stop RV

Sideline's final show as a touring band was this past weekend at the Big Lick Bluegrass Festival in Oakboro, NC, where they served as hosts. Attendees who cam to catch the band received a pleasant surprise. "We're not done!", Steve Dilling,

After two plus decades in Myrtle Beach, SC, the Premier Bluegrass Weekend at the Ocean Lakes Family Campground is coming to an end. The 25th annual event this August 25-26 has been announced as the final one. Ocean Lakes had been

Friday and Saturday April 14-15 sees the inaugural Florida Bluegrass Summit. It is being held at the Florida Sands Music Ranch (formerly the Sertoma Youth Ranch) in Brooksville. The festival is all about the greater Florida bluegrass community, featuring all Florida bands

Are you a British bluegrass picker who is similarly enthralled by the character of Sherlock Holmes? Or maybe just a jammer looking for a fun weekend pick? June Ashe and Christine Cleaton have been hosting picking weekends in Wales for bluegrass

Uri Kohen, the founder and ongoing producer of the Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival in County Mayo, Ireland, has come up with a unique hybrid session for the three day festival this June. Noted bluegrass and Irish music players will

The line-up for this year's Bluegrass In La Roche Festival, taking place during the weekend of August 2-6, 2023, boats of an international roster of artists, including US visitors such as Tim O’Brien, The Special Consensus, and Henhouse Prowlers. Overall, there