Bluegrass festival/concert news

The Thailand Country & Bluegrass festival that debuted last year is set for a repeat engagement in 2009. The event has been a labor of love for festival organizer Thanit Tanitapanee, who has worked hard to see this come to light.

Our good buddy, Katy Daley from WAMU's Bluegrass Country, spent much of last week at the River Of Music Party, more commonly known as ROMP, in Owensboro, KY. It's a 4 day festival put on by the International Bluegrass Museum

Initially launched a subscription service, the McCoury Music Club now allows for non-subscribers to purchase individual live shows from The Del McCoury Band without being a subscriber. Delheads can choose to subscribe and receive one show download per month, or

About a month ago, banjoist Jayme Stone put together a special concert tribute to John Hartford, held at the Little Schoolhouse in the Pines in Salina, CO. Hartford, of course, was both a celebrated songwriter and a genre-shattering live performer who

The Carter Brothers (Danny and Tim) are packing their grip for a long, long trip - across the ocean to Ireland. They have two weeks worth of shows running from June 18 through July 1. Tim will be on banjo, mandolin

Nancy Cardwell spent a few days last month at the annual Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival in Branson, MO and sent along this detailed report. Nancy is Special Projects Coordinator for IBMA in Nashville and also works extensively

Sam Bush has posted a hilarious YouTube video shot during the now legendary Del-uge that came on DelFest over the Memorial Day weekend. He shot it on his bus where he and several others sought refuge when the storms hit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IP0AOUXUaw

Cherryholmes has created a mini-travelogue video that follows their exploits over the recently-concluded Memorial Day weekend. It mixes video and still images with both backstage and onstage looks at the family on the road. Over the course of two days, Cherryholmes

The International Bluegrass Music Association has begun the marketing campaign for this year's World of Bluegrass event in Nashville, TN. As usual, the week long event will include the IBMA business conference/trade show, the International Bluegrass Music Awards Show, and

Photographer Bill Merlavage was at the recent Del Fest. The festival persevered through much rain and mud, and so did Bill. He's posted over 300 photos of the event on his website, and they are great photos. If you were