Pinecastle Records and the SamJam Bluegrass Festival have announced that they will be partnering next year for the first ever Pinecastle Records National Bluegrass Band Competition. This competition will be held during the 2019 SamJam in Ohio, with the winning band leaving with three free days in the Pinecastle studio, and a spot on the 2019 [...]
This past weekend marked the second annual SamJam Music Festival, held at the Pike County Fairgrounds in Piketon, OH. The festival is growing at an amazing rate, with Sammy Karr and Rick Greene at the wheel. These guys strive to make each festival unique, and want it to be one of the best in the [...]
This report is a contribution from C.J. Lewandowski, mandolinist and vocalist with the Po' Ramblin' Boys. He helped as MC for the SamJam 16 festival, and shares his experience there for the sake of our readers. As the festival Tee's stated, it was indeed Bluegrass:30 in Piketon, Ohio over Labor Day weekend with the inaugural happenings [...]