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The Brothers Five at Headin' Home Fest 2024 - photo courtesy of Headin' Home The 3rd annual Headin' Home Fest has kicked off in Swainsboro, Georgia! Hosted by the family band Headin' Home, the five-day festival is held at The Georgia

This remembrance of banjo player Reed Martin, who died on September 30 in Potomac, MD after a long stint with Alzheimer’s Disease, is a contribution from his friends and family. He was 78 years of age. Reed Martin was one of

Fado N' Grass at the 2024 Trafaria Bluegrass church stage - photo © Raul Costa This report on coastal Portugal's Trafaria Bluegrass is a contribution from Andre Dal. Trafaria Bluegrass 2024 was a huge success. The third edition of the only Portuguese

This recollection of Jimmy Martin's lessons to his heralded banjo player Chris Warner is a contribution from Thomas Cook. Chris is widely regarded as one of the finest exemplars of the Jimmy Martin style on banjo, behind only J.D. Crowe

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road at the 2024 Summergrass - photo © David K. Cupp This report on the genesis of San Diego, CA's Summergrass, which recently ran August 16-18, comes courtesy of Terry Brewer. Twenty-two years ago, a group of passionate

The Country Ramblers at Bluegrass i de Müli in Urnäsch (8/17/24) - photo © Werner Gmünder Many thanks to Beat Heri, Editor of the Swiss Bluegrass Music Association News, for allowing us to republish this story he wrote, translated into English, about

Maddie Denton and Harry Clark at the 2024 Bluegrass in La Roche - photo © Emmanuel Marin This report on the long-running Bluegrass in La Roche festival is a contribution from Angelika Torrie in Switzerland. She is a Board member of

Fast Track at the 2024 Orange Army Bluegrass Festival - photo © Michael Boggs This story about the wonderful work of the Orange Army in Kentucky is a contribution from David Carroll of Hammertowne. Photos were taken by Michael Boggs. The typical

Russell Moore at Ridge Jam '24 - photo © Laci Mack This report is a contribution from Vicki Dean, who retired in 2016 as digital editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida. A lifelong bluegrass music fan, she resides in the

Jim Lauderdale at the 2024 High Mountain Hay Fever festival - photo © Kevin Slick This report is a contribution from Kevin Slick, former President of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, and a bluegrass artist now living in Virginia. The High Mountain