Bluegrass festival/concert news

Vince Gill will once again be embarking on an acoustic bluegrass tour this summer, with an all-star cast in tow. Starting in mid-June, Gill has shows scheduled throughout the southern and central US with Jim Mills on banjo, Stuart Duncan on

The 25th MerleFest was a blast and I had an amazing time shooting all of the spectacular musicians. This was my 5th time at the festival, and even though I wandered around quite a bit from stage to stage, I

The music competitions for the 2012 Silver Dollar City Bluegrass & BBQ Festival in Branson, MO are set, with bands lined up to give it their best shot during the three week event, which runs from May 10 to Junes

We had a pair of photographers shooting yesterday in Norfolk, VA at the Town Mountain concert. They performed on the lawn at Norfolk's lovely Heritage Museum, and from all accounts put on a whale of a show. Thanks to Bryan Brough

Could it be all the auction shows gaining popularity on television? From the rough-and-tumble of Storage Wars to the more genteel Antiques Road Show, American TV watchers are catching the auction bug in a big way. So I suppose it should

Laura Tate Ridge sent along these photos from the Earl Scruggs tribute, held on stage as part of the Big Lick Festival in Oakboro, NC on April 13.  

Carol Beaugard, long time host of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU-AM in the metro New York city market, shared this recounting of a special celebration in New York earlier this month. On April 1, 2012 The Emelin Theatre held a fundraiser

Laura Greene sent along these photos of Lonesome River Band performing last week at Hope Cafe in Raleigh, NC.

Attention Galax mandolin contestants! An attempt has been scheduled for August 7 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) to break the Guinness World Record for the largest mandolin ensemble during the 2012 Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, VA. They will be seeking to

It's always fun to see the new and creative ways folks devise to promote and profit from engagement with bluegrass music and musicians. Over the years the up-close-and-personal instrumental workshops and camps with celebrated artists have become a commonplace, and