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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jenny Brook promoter Candi Sawyer poses with her Jimmy Martin cutout - photo by Darcy Cahill Welcome to the 18th annual Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival! It seems like Candi and Seth Sawyer have done it again. They are busy this morning getting
The 40th Annual Everglades Bluegrass Festival took place during the first weekend of March in North Miami Beach, Florida. Flatt Lonesome and Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice headlined the festival, and did not disappoint. Tellico, a four piece band out
