Over the past 15 years, contemporary music lovers of every kind have come to the same realization that bluegrass fans have shared for years. And that is that Ralph Stanley is a musical legend and a national treasure. We've known it since he
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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Rocky Top comes to Rocky Top, TN
Many readers will remember a story last summer about a successful proposition to change to name of Lake City, a small town in east Tennessee, to Rocky Top, TN. There was a degree of opposition in Lake City, and the
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Changing of the guard at Newell Lodge Bluegrass Festival
Following this past weekend's festival at the Newell Resort in Folkston, GA, it has been announced that the festivals there will be run going forward as a partnership between the Carter family who owns the property, and Ernie and Debi
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Fender Contender Challenge in California
The folks at Country Summer, a major country music festival in Santa Rose, CA, have teamed with the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to sponsor a band competition called the Fender Contender Challenge. Bands and individual artists will vie by video for a
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Sandy Ridge School – bluegrass since 1948
Those who grew up in rural areas know the importance that the local school played in the community. In many cases it had the only auditorium of any size, and would typically host civic meetings, entertainment offerings, and even political events for local
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 3/10/15
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the Mountain View Bluegrass Festival in Arkansas.
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Roys to host Bluegrass Kinda Christmas in 2016
Hemilright Entertainment, who put on the popular Bluegras Island festival on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in September, have announced a new festival to be held in Raleigh in December. Set to launch in 2016 is A Bluegrass Kinda
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 3/4/15
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking in on the Bluegrass On The Beach festival in Lake Havasu, AZ.
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2015 Roscoe Canady Memorial Bluegrass Festival
Ernie and Debi Evans continue their whirlwind pace in the Florida bluegrass community. Thursday brought an open mic night to the Roscoe Canady Memorial Bluegrass Festival in Waldo, FL. The audience enjoyed listening to music provided by local bands and
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 2/24/15
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with a look at this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, previewing the DC Bluegrass Festival in Northern Virginia.