Bluegrass festival/concert news

The Fries Volunteer Fire Department in Fries, VA (pronounced "freeze") has announced that the popular fiddlers convention they have hosted this past 56 years will not be held going forward. They say that unforeseen circumstances, as well as time and

Punch Brothers with James Taylor and Gabby Moreno at the Audible Theater - photo © Avery Brunkus This past weekend's edition of the Energy Curfew Music Hour, hosted by Punch Brothers, featured James Taylor and Gabby Moreno as special guests. Taylor

Chris Jones & The Night Drivers play the Grand Ole Opry (11/21/23) - photo © Megan Lynch Chowning Just before Thanksgiving, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers had another chance to play the Grand Ole Opry. They were invited on November

Good news for fans of the Stanley sound in southwestern Virginia and Georgia! Nathan Stanley, along with Ralph Stanley II, and former Nashville Star winner, Buddy Jewel, will be appearing in a series of holiday concerts billed as A Stanley Country

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway at Orange Blossom Revue (12/1/23) - photo © Andy Vinson Thanks to the folks at Florida's Orange Blossom Revue festival for sharing these images of Molly Tuttle performing at Lake Wailes Park on Friday night. She

West coast grassers will have a chance to celebrate the 100th birthday of the great Earl Scruggs in a special tribute show on January 6 in Bakersfield, CA, produced by the California Bluegrass Association in partnership with the Guitar Masters

Bluegrass fans in the Upper Midwest have several chances to catch some special holiday music this next two weeks when Monroe Crossing takes their annual Christmas tour through Minnesota and Wisconsin. Billed as A Bluegrass Christmas with Monroe Crossing, the shows

Rhonda Vincent, the Queen herself, starts a run of Christmas shows this weekend, featuring music from her two Christmas albums, plus a number of holiday favorites done up bluegrass style. Her Christmas dates have been a popular special occasion for

Authentic Unlimited debut on the Grand Ole Opry (11/24/23) - photo © Laci Mack Authentic Unlimited took their original, contemporary bluegrass to Nashville on Friday for their debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry. The band performed two songs on their

Sam Bush, Tyler Childers, Del McCoury, The Del McCoury Band, and Ricky Skaggs on stage immediately following their finale performance on the Grand Del Opry 2 - photo © Grand Ole Opry by Chris Hollo Last week the Grand Ole Opry