Bluegrass festival/concert news

For the past two decades Nashville's bluegrass community has supported a benefit concert in December to help the region's homeless people as winter descends. It will be held this year on Friday, December 6 at The Station Inn, the city's

Perennial bluegrass and country music star Ricky Skaggs begins his annual holiday tour this week, the Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas. In most years Ricky had created a Christmas show featuring members of his family, his wife Sharon White, and

Every year The Kody Norris Show does a special Christmas concert in their hometown of Mountain City, TN. It's typically not a big deal, large venue kind of show, and more of a thank you for their neighbors and friends. But

Kody Norris Show at the Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival - photo © Michael Gabbard Photography Many thanks to the folks at the Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival for sharing this large gallery of images from their second event this year, held November

Madeline Dierauf with The Wilder Flower at The Orange Peel (11/20/24) - photo © Bryce LaFoon Bryce LaFoon with Lightshifter Studios caught The Wilder Flower last night in Asheville, NC, opening for Mipso at The Orange Peel. But before we get to

Bluegrass lovers in east Tennessee will have the chance to enjoy a terrific bluegrass concert early next year, while also helping provide funding for hurricane disaster relief in Greene County, at Pickin' For A Purpose, a one day festival event

Greensky Bluegrass at Hulaween in Live Oak, FL (10/27/24) - photo © Corey Johnson-Erday Our friend Corey Johnson-Erday with Tune Ridge Media traveled down to north Florida for last month's Hulaween festival at the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL.

Molly Tuttle at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC (11/13-24) - photo © Bryce LaFoon Many thanks to Bryce LaFoon with Lightshifter Studios for this gallery of photos of Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway when they played The Orange Peel in

All star band at Yee-Haw Brewing in Knoxville for flooding victims (10/22) - photo © Colton Zenni Pickin' Up The Pieces, the all-star bluegrass and Americana benefit concert in Knoxville, TN, organized by teen mandolin wunderkind Wyatt Ellis, turned out to

Bluegrass & Blue Water Cruise, an operation created by Daniel and Carolyn Routh of Nu-Blu, has announced a new bluegrass jamming opportunity during 2025. We've all seen, and perhaps enjoyed, bluegrass cruises that replicate a festival environment aboard a luxury