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2025 Pickin’ on the Plains report
Driven at the 2025 Pickin' on the Plains bluegrass festival - photo © Evan Barnum Many thanks to Gary Wiggins for sending this photo report from the 2025 Pickin on The Plains bluegrass festival, held on the first weekend each June in Colby, Kansas. This month's event was the 29th annual
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Station Inn coffee table book now available
Nashville's iconic Station Inn, the home of bluegrass in Music City for more than 50 years, is the subject of an elegant new coffee table-style book that relays its history, replete with dozens of photographs. Titled The World Famous Station Inn, the book was written by Alisa Murphy, and published by
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Billy Strings plays the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival
Billy Strings at the 2025 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 53rd Charlotte Bluegrass Festival kicked off with a bang. Promoter Wes Pettinger and his crew did a yeoman's job throwing a heckuva party Thursday. MC Terri Grannis kept things running smoothly, and Dave and Traci Chichester demonstrated
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Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival 2025
The Burnett Sisters at the 2025 Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival - photo © Dave Berry The Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival is billed as British Columbia's Premier Bluegrass Music Festival and it's hard to disagree given the wealth of talent, abundance of jamming, beautiful BC location, general enthusiasm, and of course, very
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Two new singles from Carl Bentley
Indiana bluegrass singer and songwriter Carl Bentley has a pair of singles to share, taken from his current album, New Brand of Misery. That's a mighty lonesome title, and Carl has the story to go along with it. Raised in eastern Kentucky, he found his love for bluegrass music, began singing
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Button Bender debuts for reso-guitar and banjo
Scotty Cockerham, a Florida bluegrass picker and entrepreneur, has introduced a new product for banjo, reso-guitar, and tailpiece guitar that allows the user to mimic pedal steel bends using a simple, palm activated device behind the bridge. Called the Button Bender, it can be installed quickly, removed just as easily, and
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Sheila Porter of Orange Army Bluegrass passes
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Lee Stoneking Memorial Fiddle Contest debuts in Missouri
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Phil Rosenthal is Still Here
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Danny Burns, a real Irish American
Danny Burns could be described as a giver, especially as it applies to offering the music spawned from his Irish origins. Born and raised in...
Winter Comin’ On from Bryan McDowell
Bluegrass fiddler and vocalist Bryan McDowell, Mountain Fever Records' most recent signee, has released a second single from what will be his label debut project. Winter...
IBMA announces 2025 Bluegrass Ramble showcase artists
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced today the artists officially invited to showcase during what they call the Bluegrass Ramble at this year's World...
