Breaking Grass opened the final day of the 11th edition of the Palatka Bluegrass Festival. They are a young, high energy band that does primarily original music. The Dry Branch Fire Squad came back for the 2nd day. Ron Thomason’s humor and
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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Friday at Palatka 2015
The Spinney Brothers opened the second day of the 2015 Palatka Bluegrass Festival. They are becoming crowd favorites at every show. The VW Boys then brought their unique combination of comedy, music, and magic to the stage. They are always
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Thursday at Palatka 2015
It was a sunny, bright, and chilly day to open 11th Palatka Bluegrass Festival on February 19th at the Rodeheaver Boys Ranch in Palatka, Florida. The bands played to a big and enthusiastic crowd. Alan Sibley and the Magnolia Ramblers opened
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Entries being accepted for KSMU Youth in Bluegrass
Silver Dollar City is now accepting applications to compete in the 14th annual KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest during the final weekend of the park's Bluegrass and BBQ festival. The competition is open to young bands where all members are 21 or
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Chet Kingery Memorial Bluegrass Festival gets new home
The 3rd annual Chet Kingery Memorial Bluegrass Festival has announced a new site for their May 16 event this year in Arthur, IL. Their prior location, Rockome Gardens, is not opening for the 2015 season, so everything is moving to Moultrie Douglas County Fairgrounds. The
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 2/17/15
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the Palatka Bluegrass Festival in Palatka, FL.
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Photos from Joe Val 2015
The folks with Boston Bluegrass Union managed to put on another successful Joe Val Festival last weekend, despite the third major snowstorm of 2015 hitting New England right in the middle of it. A few artists weren't able to get
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 2/10/15
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report looking at the Joe Val Festival in Framingham, MA.
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 2/3/15
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking ahead to the SPBGMA convention in Nashville.
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Special C heading back west
Here’s the final report from Greg Cahill, who has just finished up a tour in Ireland with Special Consensus. We played at a wonderful music festival in Sixmilebridge, Ireland, last Sunday - a festival we play every time we come over here. It