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Doyle Lawson and Josh Swift at Bluegrass & BBQ - photo by Martha Bohner Those of us who live and work within the bluegrass world can easily forget the sense of awe and wonder that accompanies first discovering the music. Finding

East Of Monroe, a bluegrass band based in Maryland and northern Virginia, has been on tour in Ireland. They have promised to send along something of a travelogue of their experiences, and here is the final installment. Hello from back in

East Of Monroe, a bluegrass band based in Maryland and northern Virginia, is currently on tour in Ireland. They have promised to send along something of a travelogue of their experiences, and here is the second installment. Hello from beautiful Dublin,

Becky Johnson, aka Mrs. Bluegrass, was able to attend the funeral this past weekend of well known bluegrass and country music personality Hazel Smith, who had passed away on March 19 at 83 years of age. Hazel Smith, born in Caswell

This article is a contribution from Gil Evans, bass player with Ohio's Fossil Creek Band, and a regular guest on the Ol' Hippie Bluegrass Show. He is also the brother of Florida bluegrass artist and promoter Ernie Evans. The two

Lynn Morris accepts her induction into the CBMS Hall of Fame at the 2018 Mid Winter Bluegrass Festival Kevin Slick, banjo player with The Savage Hearts and President of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, shared this gallery of images from the Mid

Over the past decade, the biggest night in Italian bluegrass is the annual party thrown by Red Wine, billed simply as the Red Wine Bluegrass Party. It's a concert put on by the band in Genoa, with different special guests

This report on the Al Ras festival in Barcelona comes courtesy of Lluis Gomez. The 16th annual Al Ras Bluegrass and Old Time Festival, Spain’s oldest bluegrass festival, occurred this past November 9-11th. This year the festival expanded activities over three

Mile Twelve in front of Mount Ruapehu and Mount Ngauruhoe (cast as Mordor in Lord of the Rings) Following their star turn last month at IBMA's World Of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC, Mile Twelve headed off for a month-long tour

Bluegrass 45 with Kitsy Kuykendall and Tom Grey at the Drum and Strum (10/7/17) - photo by Jeromie Stephens Ace music photographer Jeromie Stephens was on hand this past weekend for the last two US shows by Bluegrass 45 on their