As promised, last Saturday night (July 2) saw Chris Jones & The Night Drivers make their debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Chris said that they felt right at home backstage, meeting up with so many people they
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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Winfield’s Walnut Valley Festival book by Seth Bate
The Walnut Valley Festival was launched in 1972 when a guitar maker , a farmer , and a businessman built their own music festival from the ground up. It has made the small town of Winfield into an annual destination
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Photos from Béla Fleck’s Bluegrass Happening in Grand Rapids
Béla Fleck's Bluegrass Happening in Grand Rapids, MI (6/27/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea Photographer Bryan Bolea was on hand when Béla Fleck brought his Bluegrass Happening Tour to the Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapid, MI. The tour included
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Buggies & Bluegrass week coming to Shipshewana, IN
The Blue Gate, a theater, hotel, and restaurant in Shipshewana, IN, has announced a series of bluegrass concerts this summer running from September 6-10. They have dubbed the series Buggies & Bluegrass, with a nod toward the major tourist draw
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Bluegrass returns to La Roche with a new name
As for many events around the globe, 2022 marks a return for the bluegrass music festival in La Roche-sur-Foron, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. After two years of COVID restrictions the festival organizing committee met in early October 2021
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Photos from ROMP 2022
Del McCoury Band at ROMP 2022 - photo by Alex Morgan Imaging Thanks to the folks at ROMP, the River of Music Party held each year in Owensboro, KY, we have some photos from last weekend to share, taken by Alex
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Queen City Jam Session coming to Charlotte
Charlotte, NC will be the home for a new music festival this summer, with plenty of bluegrass and jamgrass in the mix. The Queen City Jam Session joins the ranks of the fastest growing live music phenomenon, the urban festival
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Béla Fleck talks about his Bluegrass Happening
Everybody look what’s going down! Straight off the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Béla Fleck grabbed his all-star My Bluegrass Heart band and teamed up with best buds, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas, and their bands to create happenings at special spots around
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Analog at Hutton Hotel bringing bluegrass to Nashville Midtown
The Analog club, located in the Hutton Hotel in midtown Nashville, has launched what they plan to be an ongoing commitment to host at least one bluegrass concert each month. The venue differs from other Music City show spots for bluegrass
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The ‘other’ Doc Watson Music Festival returns
After a six-year hiatus, the Doc and Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest ‘n Sugar Grove returns next month to the mountains of western North Carolina. The July 16 festival includes a lineup featuring The Del McCoury Band, Kruger Brothers, and Terry Baucom and