Author: Bill Warren

Wednesday night and Thursday morning brought inches of rain to the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival. But Friday and Saturday brought acres of sunshine and warmth! One little girl had found some of the remaining mud and was having great fun wading

The 47th Charlotte Bluegrass Festival kicked off with some early arrivals jamming between the drops of liquid sunshine. The festival is held at the Eaton County fairgrounds in Charlotte, Michigan. It is pronounced somewhat differently than most folks expect –

The Gospel Barn is one of those hidden gems for music in Michigan. The Gospel Barn began its life in 1974 in Hillsdale, Michigan and continues with Gospel shows on Saturday nights from mid-April through early November. The Barn presents

Music in the Meadows is a free summer concert series sponsored by the Oakland Township Parks and Recreation. Oakland Township is located in Oakland County in southeast Michigan. There will be two more concerts in this year’s series, Friday July

Special Consensus at the 2019 River Raisin Acoustic Music Festival - photo © Bill Warren The second River Raisin Acoustic Music Festival was held in the River Raisin Centre for the Arts in Monroe, Michigan this past Saturday. The Centre is

Where to begin?? We saw snippets of Mile Twelve at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass last year. We enjoyed them. Then in January we saw full performances at the Yee Haw Music Fest. We really enjoyed them! Last night we saw

The Kentuckians of Michigan have a long history of providing top notch bluegrass during the cold winter months in southeast Michigan. This past Friday was no exception. Larry Sparks brought the Lonesome Ramblers to the Kentuckians stage. He played to a

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out at the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival - photo by Kimberly Williams Joe Mullins and his family have put together a festival series that has become the benchmark for bluegrass music shows. This past weekend

A rendition of the Star Spangled Banner opens the show at Sertoma Youth Ranch - photo © Bill Warren The Sertoma Youth Ranch is nestled in a grove of live oaks providing an idyllic setting for a bluegrass festival. Bright sunshine

Ivy Phillips, Rebekah Long, and Jaelee Roberts at the Spring Sertoma Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Wednesday night/Thursday morning, I went to bed to the strains of a group of jammers. Guess who ushered in the Thursday jamming?? Yep – some