Ireland’s first and longest running bluegrass music festival at Athy, County Kildare, celebrates 25 years of bluegrass music during this year’s festival over three days from July 10 to July 12, 2015. For the first seven years (1991-1997) the work of
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Photos from the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Music Association
Memorial Day Weekend saw the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Music Association present the 39th year of their festival. Saturday was opened by New County Grass from Michigan. They were followed by the traditional sounds of the Kevin Prater Band. Trinity River brought
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Ash Breeze wins 2015 KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest
Congratulations to Ash Breeze, formerly known as The Smith Family Band, who were awarded first prize in the KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest, held May 23 during the Bluegrass & BBQ festival at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. 19 bands were
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Yet more photos from Gettysburg, May 2015
Here's another gallery of Frank Baker's images from the May 2015 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.
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Doyle & Quicksilver survive Europe
We heard this morning from Rainer Zellner, the German bluegrass promoter who had Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver in for a central European tour this month. He reports that the tour went well, and that he successfully deposited the band on a
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More photos from Gettysburg – May 2015
Here's another gallery of Frank Baker's images from the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival earlier this month.
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Photos from Gettysburg, May 2015
Thanks again to our fine festival photographer Frank Baker, who sent along these images from the May 2015 Gettysburg Bluegras Festival.
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Quicksilver tour report from Europe
We got a report on Friday from Rainer Zellner, who is promoting this month's Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver tour in central Europe. He says that everyone arrived in good shape and that the tour is going well so far. "Everything started well with a sold
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Henhouse Prowlers share bluegrass in Rwanda
Henhouse Prowlers have returned to Africa on another cultural exchange mission for the US government. Here is a report from banjo picker Ben Wright on their time in Rwanda. To be honest, Rwanda knocked us off our feet and left us stunned
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Notes from Gettysburg – May, 2015
I make no bones about it. Gettysburg is my favorite festival. I look forward to the twice a year trips there, in May and August, even though I’m rarely able to swing more than a day or two because of