Friday at Grey Fox had all sorts of activities for folks of all ages, starting with options for meditation, then yoga. There were workshops, kids activities, interviews, story telling, jams, and plenty of the bluegrass "Who's Who" on the stages. One thing that one does not always see at many festivals was staff from D'Addario [...]
Thursday, July 18 officially began the epic Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill, NY. Some people had already been camping and pickin' tunes for a few days before the actual festival began. On Tuesday morning the Flying Pig campsite lost their enormous beloved mascot - the giant flying pig with "Grey Fox" written on the [...]
Festival season is in full swing and bluegrass fans are showing up at their favorite festivals or maybe trying out new ones. What makes a great festival? Certainly the musical line-up, stage and sound, campground facilities, jamming, vendors and activities for all family members count in determining where to spend your festival dollars. The owner/promoter’s [...]
Sunday provided plenty of excitement and, for some, held the highlights of the 2017 Grey Fox festival. A new event this year was scheduled for first thing Sunday morning. The women from Della Mae organized and led a 5K run at 9 a.m., starting at the Creekside Stage. The run was a relaxed, fun affair [...]
Russ Carson isn't just one of the top bluegrass banjo players in the world today. The youthful five stringer with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder is also a talented photographer, with the innate sense of a natural documentarian. For several years Russ has been capturing footage of interest to banjo pickers, and bluegrass fan in [...]