Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road perform at a private function on their west coast tour (2/24/20) As we mentioned last week, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos
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Missionary Bluegrass – Slow Jam in Barcelona
This report on the Barcelona Slow Jam comes from Michael Luchtan, an American living and studying bluegrass in Spain. It can be difficult for those of us in the States to realize what it's like learning bluegrass in missionary territory,
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35th annual MidWinter Bluegrass Festival
Kevin Slick, mandolinist and President of The Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, shared this brief report along with photos of the MidWinter Bluegrass Festival in Denver. This past weekend The MidWinter Bluegrass Festival celebrated it's 35th year as the unofficial family reunion for
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Carrying on the Tradition at SPBGMA
Alan Tompkins playing an RB-75 at Gruhn's during SPBGMA week 2020 - photo by Gerald Jones This additional SPBGMA 2020 reflection comes from Alan Tompkins, a Dallas-area attorney, festival promoter, and bluegrass musician. He is also a recent graduate of the
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Lorraine Jordan on film in North Carolina
This article is a contribution from Janet Gibson, about the first night of live streaming at Lorraine's Coffee House & Music, which we covered last month. The cameras were rolling on January 31 at Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music in Garner,
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Infamous Stringdusters in Grand Rapids
The Infamous Stringdusters rolled into Grand Rapids, MI last Thursday for a show at the St. Cecilia Music Center, as a part of their Acoustic Cafe series. Luckily, Bryan Bolea was in the audience, and captured this gallery of images of
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Glenville State bluegrass at SPBGMA 2020
Glenville State students, faculty, family, and friends at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville As we mentioned last week, program director of bluegrass at Glenville State College, Megan Darby, took a group of students, alumni, and friends with her to SPBGMA
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Ann Arbor Folk Festival 2020
Molly Tuttle at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival (2/1/20) - photo © Bryan Bolea This past weekend, when much of the bluegrass world was focused on SPBGMA, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival was hosted in Michigan. An annual fundraiser for The
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Impressions of SPBGMA 2020 from Kaitlyn Gene
These impressions of SPBGMA 2020 are a contribution from Kaitlyn Gene, a 15 year old grasser from Glenville, WV. She travelled to Nashville on the bus from Glenville State College to attend the convention. At the urging of Glenville Bluegrass
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Henhouse Prowlers at Founders in Grand Rapids
We are delighted to welcome a new photographer to Bluegrass Today, Bryan Bolea, with 529 Photography in Michigan. He shoots a good deal of bluegrass music in his part of the upper midwest, and will be behind the lens for