Author: Tara Linhardt

John Reischman and Scott Nygaard at Wintergrass 2017 - photo © Tara Linhardt Each year the Wintergrass festival has a theme that they weave throughout the festival. They notify all the musicians hired for the festival as well, and they also

Friday at Wintergrass was jam packed with concerts, activities, classes, and all sorts of fun from early in the morning until late at night. Lucy Weberling started the day teaching yoga to her class of whoever shows up at 8:30

Darlingside performs at Wintergrass 2017 - photo © Tara Linhardt Wintergrass is a truly wonderful festival offering so many different types of music to both listen to and to play, educational opportunities, and chances to try new things and meet new

Sunday is still a rockin' day at the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival with some great bluegrass legends taking the Main Stage, and fresh new faces and regional faces being spotlighted on the Showcase Stage. Workshops and jams, of course, continue

Moonshine Falls at Joe Val Bluegrass Festival (2/18/17) - photo © Tara Linhardt Saturday was a really big day at the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, packed full with all sorts of great workshops, monitored slow jams, spontaneous jam sessions throughout the

The Joe Val Bluegrass Festival is definitely one of the main events of the bluegrass calendar for pickers, students, and fans of bluegrass anywhere in the northeast region of the US. Folks come in from all over to see favorite

Saturday at Wide Open Bluegrass 2016 was a beautiful day full of histories, great stories about the people and instruments that created and formed bluegrass and its sound, and loads of great music, and things to do throughout the

We're winding down our coverage of the 2016 World of Bluegrass and Wide Open Bluegrass events, with only a few more galleries left to post. Here are Tara Linhardt's photos and a few videos from Friday in Raleigh, NC.   Bill and

IBMA has done a fantastic job finding ways to include and encourage youth to come and participate at the 2016 World of Bluegrass conference and festival. There were plenty of activities for kids who play music, and for those who don't. Since 2012

Our coverage of the 2016 World of Bluegrass will continue over the next several days. Thursday had lots of music to see, and workshops to take, but also offered opportunities for participants to learn more about the IBMA and offer their