Author: Tara Linhardt

Family Sowell at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt Saturday was a jam-packed day at Wide Open Bluegrass, full of all sorts of great music from bluegrass legends, to hot new acts on the scene, and young soon-to-be

Billy Hurt at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt On Friday at Wide Open Bluegrass there were so many stages going, with great music all day and much of the night, both indoors and outdoors, that there was

The Earls of Leicester on the IBMA Red  Carpet - photo © Tara Linhardt Thursday of IBMA week is famous for awards. There is an Industry Awards Luncheon with live shows and lifetime Distinguished Achievement Awards, and this year's Industry awards

Brooke Aldridge tries her hand at soundhole at World of Bluegrass 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt Wednesday of World of Bluegrass was another-jam packed day (as are all days of IBMA) here in Raleigh, North Carolina. Loads of helpful tips

Tuesday at IBMA started out as a day of setting up for the week ahead, folks getting registered, before the learning and picking started. Industry professionals shared all sorts of information to help musicians, event planners, broadcasters, and all sorts

Senior group with the Kid's Academy at Grey Fox 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt As I walked around the campground early on Sunday morning at Grey Fox, I met Susan Byer, who is the present owner of Dancin' Dave's Festival Camping

Billy Strings and Tommy Emmanuel at Grey Fox 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt Saturday at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival was, of course, full of many activities with music all over the park. It was a hot day with equally

Friday at Grey Fox had all sorts of activities for folks of all ages, starting with options for meditation, then yoga. There were workshops, kids activities, interviews, story telling, jams, and plenty of the bluegrass "Who's Who" on the stages.

Thursday, July 18 officially began the epic Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill, NY. Some people had already been camping and pickin' tunes for a few days before the actual festival began. On Tuesday morning the Flying Pig campsite lost their

Once again this month, musicians descended upon the little town of Weiser, Idaho for the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest and Festival (NOTFC). Plenty of folks of all ages come to compete, but even more come to jam, and to meet and