• Wheel Inn Campground Bluegrass Bash in Leslie, MI

    Alex Leach Band at the 2021 Wheel Inn Campground Bluegrass Bash - photo © Bill Warren Bluegrass is back at the Wheel Inn Campground! For many years the Wheel Inn Campground in Leslie, Michigan hosted bluegrass festivals but their festival went on hiatus

  • 2021 Blissfield Bluegrass on the River report

    The tenth Blissfield Bluegrass on the River took place on Saturday, August 14. A wonderful crowd enjoyed fantastic weather and even better music. The festival takes place in Blissfield, Michigan at the Bachmeyer Park on the banks of the River

  • 2021 Norwalk Music Festival is underway

    The Norwalk Music Festival in northern Ohio is dedicated to raising money for Alzheimer's research, as promoter Kurt Hickman lost his father to this devastating disease. Bluegrass fans from several states gather for this event each year. The stage show kicked off

  • Charlotte Bluegrass Festival is back in 2021!

    Host band Harbourtown at the 2021 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival In short: We are back! The 48th/49th Charlotte Bluegrass Festival kicked off Wednesday evening after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 festival. Promoter Wes Pettinger spent time going through

  • Mike Dean passes

    The Ohio bluegrass family has lost a beloved member. "Big Mike" Dean, who played banjo with New Outlook, passed away on May 4. He was 64 years of age. Mike always had a ready smile, a good joke (sometimes at your