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The photos accompanying this review of the first day at Red, White & Bluegrass were taken by Laura Tate Ridge. To say thousands braved day one of Red White & Bluegrass in Morganton, North Carolina is an understatement. While temperatures reached 105

MerleFest, the daddy rabbit of roots music festivals, has posted a job opening online. The position is year-round, with the successful candidate responsible for coordinating all contracts and handling artist liaison for the annual event. If you think you have what

There’s something about a barber shop; the unmistaken sound of metal scissors, oozing shaving cream, buzzing clippers, and old men telling tall tales. In Western North Carolina, one can also get a little pickin’ with their trim for no extra

Apparently, I was mistaken in suggesting that Sunday's ROMP photo gallery would be our last. Woody Edwards sent one more on Monday after he recovered from the festival.

Among the many wonderful music festivals in West Virginia, one of the longest-running and most successful is Music In The Mountains, the Summersville bluegrass festival. Started in 1980, the 33rd annual festival recently took place and Valerie and I had

Here is one last batch of images Woody Edwards captured at ROMP 2012. Follow this link to see the others.  

Here's a photo essay from the second sweltering day at ROMP 2012.

Our intrepid crew captured some great images from Thursday's activities at ROMP in Owensboro, KY. From the looks of things, the music wasn't the only thing there that was hot!

Bluegrass Today will have a crew at ROMP this weekend in Owensboro, KY. They will be conducting interviews, taking pictures, shooting video and generally prowling about the grounds. If you're doing something there you shouldn't oughta, be careful - it might

One of the most satisfying things about doing a radio show like LocalGrass Radio is the ability to introduce the world to great local bands and performers that would otherwise go unheard outside their geographic region. Sometimes the star of