Reviews

Whitney Roy with The Hazel Project at Joe Val '26 - photo © Tara Linhardt Saturday at the 2026 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival was a day full of music, workshops of all kinds, Kids Academy practices, jams throughout the hotel, and

Fiddler, guitarist, singer, and songwriter Laurie Lewis first carved out a career in bluegrass some 50 years ago, at a time when women couldn't always claim their proper place within the musical firmament. With her new album, O California, from

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes at the 2026 Midwinter Bluegrass Festival - photo © Kevin Slick The Midwinter Bluegrass Festival celebrated 40 years of mid-winter picking in the Mile High City with another great festival, featuring the best of Colorado bluegrass artists alongside top

Danny Paisley and Mark Delaney at the 2026 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival - photo © Tara Linhardt February 12-15 2026 brought back the Joe Val Festival with its great line up of main stage and showcase acts, and its many workshops

Having been a classically-trained double bassist since the age of fourteen, Trish Imbrogno entered the bluegrass scene over a decade ago. Since that time she's performed and recorded with a number of artists in the West Pennsylvania region. Bluegrass Love Songs

The Grascals and Olivia Jo at Bluegrass First Class '26 - photos © Sandy Hatley The 31st annual Bluegrass First Class in Asheville, NC certainly lived up to its name with an entire weekend packed with top notch music enjoyed by

The Mason Via Band at the 2026 Spring Palatka Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The spring Palatka Bluegrass Festival was a good one. Evans Media Source holds two festivals at the Rodeheaver Boys Ranch each year, February and November. The

A progressive bluegrass quartet hailing from Denver, Colorado, Magoo are set to release an album that effectively sets the tone for both their attitude and their aptitude. The ten songs contained on What A Life affirm the fact that the

Adam Haynes and Rhonda Vincent at the 2026 Palatka Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The spring Palatka Bluegrass Festival kicked off Thursday afternoon. Promoter Ernie Evans was busy tying up last minute details. Sherry Boyd handles the MC duties

There’s many artists in the acoustic realm that blend musical idioms, but few do it as seamlessly as The Foreign Landers. Fronted by banjoist Tabitha Agnew Benedict and mandolinist David Benedict, the duo has successfully created a melting pot of