Events

In 2012, barely old enough to drive but already adept at the banjo, Michelle Canning decided to use her musical gift to raise money in memory of her grandfather, who died of Alzheimer’s disease in 2005. “That first year, I didn’t

Maggie Rainwater, the new owner of HoosierDevil, has announced a new collaboration with the Chantilly Farm Bluegrass & BBQ Festival in Floyd, VA. The festival, hosting its 9th event this May, brings huge crowds of bluegrass lovers into the tiny community

The KOA Kampground in Myrtle Beach, SC will be the site for this year's inaugural Sea Mountain Fiddlers Convention and Bluegrass Festival in May. The Rivertown Bluegrasss Society in Conway is the sponsor of the festival, which is being billed as

Here's another Power of the Internet story, and its brush with bluegrass music. By now we all know that a viral video can wrench anyone, anywhere from utter obscurity to online sensation in just a matter of days. A shy, self-effacing

18 finalists have been selected for the KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest, to be held on May 25 at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. This is the premiere bluegrass competition for young musicians in the country. Contestants are chosen through a

One of the more fun outdoor bluegrass festivals early in the season is the annual Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass in Sevierville, TN. Located right along the tourist strip just before you enter Pigeon Forge, this event is put on by

The Snowshoe ski resort in West Virginia will be the site for the new 4848 Festival, scheduled for its initial run July 11-13 of this year. Produced by the folks who once ran the All Good Music Festival, this weekend event

The Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention in North Carolina has announced that they will present the inaugural Alan Perdue Memorial Bluegrass Appreciation Award at the festival next weekend. This award was created to honor the memory of Alan Perdue, bluegrass mandolinist, who passed away on

If they held a bluegrass festival in a snowstorm, would you go? Well there was no shortage of takers last weekend when Bonfire Entertainment held another episode of WinterWonderGrass, this time in Steamboat Springs, CO. They packed into the Steamboat Ski

String bands interested in entering the band competition at the 2019 John Hartford Memorial Festival have until tomorrow evening (2/28) to submit an application. The contest offers generous prizes and stage time at the event, held at the Bill Monroe