2020 has been a devastating year for bluegrass festivals, entertainers, and promoters, just to mention a few in the industry. With COVID-19 taking its toll on our great music, deep in southern Ohio, on the edge of Appalachia, Pike County
Author: Chris Smith
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2020 CamFest at Mandolin Farms goes on as scheduled
We had a bluegrass festival! Since March of this year, and the invasion of COVID-19, bluegrass events and festivals have been all but silenced. Some are having private events and small gatherings, but the places many of us call home for
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30th Annual Keith Whitley Memorial Ride – Happy Birthday Keith
The 30th Annual Keith Whitley Memorial Ride was held this past weekend in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The tradition started in 1990, one year after Keith's passing, when a group of Keith's friends and fans decided to ride their motorcycles from Keith's
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Bluegrass in the Bluegrass… and Red Slipper Lounge J.D. Crowe follow up
What a memorable weekend in Lexington! The first annual Bluegrass in the Bluegrass, held at the Clarion Hotel and hosted by SamJam and Rudyfest, left everyone who attended in complete shock. Sammy Karr, Rick Greene, Leroy Walker, Vic Adams, Rudy
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The life, legacy, and untimely death of Roy Lee Centers
In late January, my wife and I made our way to Jackson, Kentucky. I wanted to get to the bottom of what really happened the morning of May 2, 1974, and dispel what I knew were mistruths in a 2003
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30th annual Bluegrass in Superclass
The 30th annual Bluegrass in Super Class saw its first year at a new location. Previously held at the French Quarter Holiday Inn, in Perrysburg, Ohio, it was moved this year to the beautiful Maumee Bay Lodge State Park due
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Bluegrass returns to the Red Slipper Lounge in Lexington
February 28-29, 2020 will see the return of bluegrass to the former home of The Red Slipper Lounge in Lexington, Kentucky. A weekend of bluegrass in the bluegrass. The name Red Slipper Lounge may not strike a ring with some folks,
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SamJam 2019 report
Sideline with Styx Hicks after their set at SamJam 2019 - photo by Mike Sullivan The SamJam 2019 bluegrass festival was one for the record books! The energy at this festival is something rarely seen at bluegrass events these days. Sammy Karr
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2019 Mandolin Farms report
Two weeks ago, my wife Missy and I made our way to beautiful Flemingsburg, Kentucky for the Mandolin Farms C.A.M. Fest, presented by our good friend Vic Adams and his family. The name C.A.M comes from young family member, Colt
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30th Anniversary celebration for Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley is a name that needs no introduction in bluegrass, country, or any form of popular music for that matter. Last Thursday May 9, 2019 marked 30 years since the passing of one of the greatest singers to ever