This Saturday, March 18, marks the return of the 68th annual Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention in central NC. After a three-year pause due to the global pandemic, the bluegrass talent contest is back with its annual Alan Perdue Bluegrass Appreciation Memorial
Olivia Jo at Bluegrass First Class 2023 - photo by Mike Lane A meeting of young minds and talents was held on Saturday afternoon during Bluegrass First Class in Asheville last month. Students from Wayne Erbsen's UNC Asheville Bluegrass Band ensemble
Great news for old time and bluegrass pickers in north Georgia. After two years of inactivity, the Georgia State Fiddler's Convention returns this year to Blairsville. This will be the first running of the event since COVID restrictions were implemented. This
Billy Strings at The Bridgestone Area in Nashville (2/25/23) - photo © Jesse Faatz Young bluegrass phenom Billy Strings played two sold out shows this past weekend at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. This is a 20,000 seat venue, and ticket demand was
Edgar Loudermilk and the City of Toccoa, Georgia are working together to promote the very first Toccoa Ritz Bluegrass Festival this spring. Set as a one-day event for 2023, to be held in the Historic Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center
Greensky Bluegrass in Grand Rapids, MI (2/22/23) - photo © Bryan Bolea With a slow moving ice storm closing schools, knocking out power, and making driving treacherous (and walking worse), the boys of Greensky Bluegrass and the management of The Intersection
Silver Bay YMCA in Silver Bay, NY has announced their first ever bluegrass festival this summer. Located on Lake George, close by Ticonderoga and the Vermont border, the Bluegrass in Heaven Music Festival is scheduled for September 15-17 this year. The
The Gibson Brothers with Mike Barber at The Analog - photo © Allen Clark On February 18, The Gibson Brothers appeared at The Analog, a unique and intimate listening room situated in The Hutton Hotel in Nashville. They brought along longtime
Wyatt Ellis on The Opry with Daily & Vincent - photo by Eric Ahlgrim At age 13, Wyatt Ellis has already checked the top item off his bucket list, performing before a live audience at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville,
This report on the 2023 Midwinter Bluegrass Festival is a contribution from Kevin Slick, President of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society. The Midwinter Bluegrass Festival, a Colorado tradition since 1986, returned this past weekend in Northglenn, CO. Between COVID shut-downs and festival
