Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the Laurel County Shrine Bluegrass Festival in London, KY.
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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Bluegrass in Africa – Henhouse Prowlers
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 2015 trip so far. We're back in Africa for our third trip in three years,
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Doyle Lawson does Europe by train
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are preparing for a European adventure, getting ready for a jam-packed 12 day tour of Central Europe. They will visit five countries in that time, traveling almost exclusively by train. This tour was arranged by Rainer Zellner, who has been
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Steep Canyon Rangers in the Deep South
Shelly Swanger went out with the Steep Canyon Rangers recently, and captured images from three shows in Atlanta, Tallahassee and Pensacola.
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Grass Cats celebrate 11 years of first Thursdays
The Grass Cats, the popular bluegrass group based in Raleigh, NC, are celebrating a special anniversary tonight. For the past 11 years, they have without fail played the first Thursday night of each month at Mac's Tavern in nearby Cary. And
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Skaggs, White and Cooder touring together
A pair of artists whose careers have been marked by unexpected pairings and multi-stylistic collaborations, will be touring later in 2015 with one of the purest voices in country music when Ry Cooder, Sharon White and Ricky Skaggs hit the road
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 5/6/15
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking in on the Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Festival in Denton, NC.
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Mountains Of Music Homecoming schedule released
The Mountains of Music Homecoming, a 9-day festival set to include 34 traditional music concerts all across southwestern Virginia, has announced its schedule for 2015. All of these performances, many in quaint and historic small-town locations, are being jointly promoted
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Photos from the debut Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival
Thanks to Mike Kelly for this batch of photos from the first Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival in the newly-renamed Rocky Top, TN. Mike says the festival went well, though a rough weather forecast kept the audience numbers down on Saturday
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 4/28/15
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the Boxcar Pinion Festival in Chattanooga, TN.