Bluegrass festival/concert news

Kentucky's Bartley Brothers have been involved in bluegrass since they were youngsters, adding up to more years than they may want to admit. Shayne and Rick have worked with a number of top touring bands, including their own Bartley Brothers

Thanks to Heidi Labensart and John Grubbs for these photos from last month's Old Settlers Music Festival in Driftwood, TX.  

If you didn't already want to catch the upcoming Nom Pikelny and Stuart Duncan duo tour, you will after watching this five minute preview.   These two masters of their instruments will be out starting May 17, touring together through the end

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, checking out HoustonFest in Galax, VA.  

Thanks to Russ Carson, new banjo picker with Ricky Skaggs, and a talented photographer to boot, for this set of images from this weekend's MerleFest in North Carolina.   See more of Russ' images online at www.russcarson.com.

A lot of folks excited about the start of the big Willie Nelson/Alison Krauss tour have been disappointed to see a number of the early dates cancelled or rescheduled. The official word is that "an unforeseen and urgent health concern

Much of the world's attention in late March was centered just east of Seattle, WA where a devastating mudslide took the lives of 41 people, destroyed hundreds of homes, and washed out critical highways in the area. Needless to say,

Last weekend, GuitartownCT Productions held their Tony Rice benefit at the Unitarian Hall in Hamden, CT. A bevy of top northeastern bluegrass talent performed to help raise money to support Tony financially while he works to reclaim his voice, and receive treatment for

Ask any musicologist about the origins of old time and bluegrass music, and a disquisition on banjo and fiddle music won't be far behind. Particularly in the Appalachian regions where self-sufficient immigrants from the British isles and their descendants tended

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the big doin's on tap at MerleFest this weekend in North Carolina.