What more can you say about a festival that has been written about extensively over the last 40 years? The only thing to add to the conversation would be to tell you about how Mike and Jen Mulligan put together an
Author: Dale and Darcy Cahill
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Podunk’s New Home: The Goshen Fairgrounds
Now in its 23rd year, the Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival may have found its forever home at The Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, CT. Rich James, long time festival organizer, tells us that attendance was up and on Friday they had to triple the
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Lonesome Fest – New Hampshire’s friendliest fall music festival
The Bagboys at the 2018 Lonesome Fest - photo by Dale Cahill The question was asked; How do you get lonesome harmonies? We don’t have the answer, but we did have a ball at this year’s Lonesome Fest. Held at Rock
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Thomas Point Bluegrass Festival does it again
Larry Sparks at the 2018 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival - photo by Dale Cahill Just before the final act on Sunday at the 2018 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, promoter Michael Mulligan made a surprise announcement. There will be a festival next
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Beg Steal or Borrow wins Thomas Point band competition
Beg Steal or Borrow competes in the 2018 Thomas Point Beach band competition - photo by Dale Cahill “Beg, steal, or borrow two nickels or a dime and call me on the phone.” These lyrics of Peter Rowan, from the groundbreaking
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Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass festival – Day 1
Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass festival begins today. We arrived on Monday and have enjoyed swimming in the ocean, sitting on the beach, reconnecting with old friends and picking far into the night. Thomas Point is famous among bluegrassers for its
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2018 Podunk Bluegrass Festival wrap up
Fairgrounds at Podunk 2018 made for easy, organized camping - photo by Dale Cahill It has been ten years since we last attended the Podunk Bluegrass Festival, and boy how it has changed. This summer, we finally returned to enjoy Podunk’s
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Pretty Saro wins 2018 Telefunken Band Competition at Podunk
Kevin Hale, winner of Podunk’s 2017 songwriter’s competition, returned to Podunk Bluegrass Festival again this year this time to judge the 2018 Telefunken Band Competition. His winning song from the year before, Angels from Appalachia, was one of the required
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Podunk Bluegrass Festival kicks off in Connecticut
The 22nd Annual Podunk Bluegrass Festival is underway in Hebron, Connecticut. This is the fifth year Podunk has been held at the Hebron Lions Fairgrounds and the organizers and their team of over one hundred volunteers clearly know what they
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2018 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival – Better than ever!
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage at the 2018 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival - photo by Dale Cahill The 18th annual Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival is in the books and what a festival it was! Even a little bit of rain on