Bluegrass festival/concert news

The Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, VA will host a three night run next month of When I'm Gone, a new musical play that centers around that fateful night in 1970 when Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were discovered by

The Evans Family Ranch in New Carlisle, OH will be the site for a new bluegrass happening this summer, whose name explains its inspiration and purpose. The Bluegrass Musicians for Autism Awareness concert will be held this year as a

Molly Tuttle with Infamous Stringdusters at the 2023 Suwanee Spring Reunion - photo © David Lee This past weekend, the Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park in Live Oak, FL hosted the 2023 Suwanee Spring Reunion, their annual celebration of bluegrass

GuitartownCT is set to celebrate 15 years bringing bluegrass music to Hamden, Connecticut with their third show of 2023 on May 5. Managed all this time by Chris Wuerth of Hamden, the long running concert series was initially designed so that

Applications are open for the 2023 FreshGrass Awards, one of the most remunerative music competitions in the bluegrass world, offering more than $20,000 in cash prizes for band, banjo, fiddle, and guitar. Plus the FreshGrass Festival where the competition takes

The 19th annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition is accepting entries, held to honor the music of Dolly Parton, the most famous resident of Seviereville, TN. Dolly isn't expected to be on hand, but one never knows, and the contest is

Band contest winners Last Hour at the 2023 Seagrove Convention - photo by G Nicholas Hancock The 68th Annual Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention returned Saturday night to Seagrove, NC, after a three-year hiatus due to COVID restrictions. New promoter, Maxton Byrd, and

This report from the 2023 Barcelona Bluegrass Camp, held in Spain, is a contribution from Michael Luchtan, and American living in the region. Hello Bluegrass friends! We celebrated our 8th annual Barcelona Bluegrass Camp (BBC) this year, March 3-4. It was a

This Saturday, March 18, marks the return of the 68th annual Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention in central NC. After a three-year pause due to the global pandemic, the bluegrass talent contest is back with its annual Alan Perdue Bluegrass Appreciation Memorial

Olivia Jo at Bluegrass First Class 2023 - photo by Mike Lane A meeting of young minds and talents was held on Saturday afternoon during Bluegrass First Class in Asheville last month. Students from Wayne Erbsen's UNC Asheville Bluegrass Band ensemble