Category: Community and Heritage

2026 Battle of the Banjos from the Earl Scruggs Music Festival

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival is asking everyone to vote next weekend in the second round of their 2026 Battle of…

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More images from MerleFest 2026

Mei Lin Heirendt with Broken Compass at MerleFest 2026 – photo © Bryce LaFoon Here’s another gallery of images that Bryce…

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Grand Ole Opry coming to RFD-TV

Two programs from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville are slated to begin broadcasting on the RFD-TV network starting next month….

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Mickey Gamble passes

Crossroads Music, also known as Crossroads Label Group, the corporate home of Horizon Records, Sonlite Records, Mountain Home Music Company, and…

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Photos from MerleFest 2026

Graham Sharp with Steep Canyon Rangers at MerleFest 2026 – photo © Bryce LaFoon Photographer Bryce LaFoon spent this past weekend…

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Carter Family Fold in search of new Director

Legendary southwest Virginia music venue, the Carter Family Fold, is searching for a new executive director. Rita Forrester, the Fold’s longtime…

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Youth band submissions open for IBMA Bluegrass Live ’26

The International Bluegrass Music Association is seeking youth bands to perform during their 2026 IBMA Bluegrass Live festival, which occurs following…

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Alan Bibey at The Masters

Alan Bibey was at The Masters golf tournament earlier this month, and he wasn’t playing the mandolin or swinging a club….

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Smithsonian to partner with ROMP ’26

The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in Washington, DC, the organization that puts on the National Folklife Festival each…

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From The Side of the Road… a really, really important message

Most bluegrass musicians now exist in a digital world we didn’t create, one in which we have to dispense with all…

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