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We are delighted to welcome a new photographer to Bluegrass Today, Bryan Bolea, with 529 Photography in Michigan. He shoots a good deal of bluegrass music in his part of the upper midwest, and will be behind the lens for

This report from the Snow Hill Bluegrass Jamboree is a contribution from Audie Finnell. Since its kickoff in the summer of '03, the Snow Hill Bluegrass Jamboree, on Snow Hill Road about 10 miles northeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee, has quickly become

This remembrance of Roger Williams is a contribution from Howard W. Marshall, Professor and Chairman Emeritus in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He has written two books on the old time fiddlers of Missouri. Roger A.

Larry Sparks at the 2019 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies - photo by Melanie Wilson This report from Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies is a contribution from Melanie Wilson, principal with Wilson Pickins Promotions. The final day of Bluegrass Christmas in the

Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers at Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies This report from Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies is a contribution from Melanie Wilson, principal with Wilson Pickins Promotions. Day three of Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies in Pigeon Forge,

This report from Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies is a contribution from Melanie Wilson, principal with Wilson Pickins Promotions. Thursday was met with a burst of onstage musical energy from the Amanda Cook Band, opening the festivities with an impressive show

This report from Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies is a contribution from Melanie Wilson, principal with Wilson Pickins Promotions. Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies 2019 kicked off with an energetic show packed full of well known tunes and comedic breaks from

This review of the 2019 Al Ras Bluegrass & Old Time Festival in Barcelona is a contribution from Michael Luchtan, an American living and studying bluegrass in Spain. In Catalan, the regional language of Catalunya, Al Ras means “in the open

This post is a contribution from Charley Sifaoui, a bluegrass picker and enthusiast who has been active in France since the 1980s. He shared this report from a recent jam weekend among the lovely Ambazac Hills of the Limousin region

This report is a contribution from Audie Finnell, who also provided the photos. Armuchee Bluegrass Festival,  the oldest continuous festival in Georgia,  wrapped up its 47th annual season over the Labor Day weekend. Hosting 2 festivals during the year (Memorial Day