Annually, the small town of Mansfield, Missouri is the setting of a commemoration to Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for her book series, Little House on The Prairie. The books, and the television series they spawned, were based on her
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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Billy Strings in Kalamazoo
Billy Strings at K Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI (11/3/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea This past Thursday, Billy Strings brought his powerhouse bluegrass show to Kalamazoo, MI at the K Wings Stadium, home of the Kalamazoo Wings ECHL hockey team. Bryan
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Tim Carter makes a blind girl’s day with Hayseed Dixie
Tim Carter, banjo player with Hayseed Dixie, owner/operator of Treehouse Studio in Nashville, and one half of The Carter Brothers, has shared a truly lovely story about the sensory power of music. Hayseed Dixie is an interesting band, formed in 2001
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Takarakuza Bluegrass Festival in Japan celebrates 50 years
The Takarazuka Festival in Japan is recognized as the third oldest ongoing bluegrass festival in the world, after Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom and Ralph Stanley's Hills of Home Festival in McClure, Virginia. The first festival was held on the stage of
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Photos from Bluegrass Island festival 2022
Sideline at the 2022 Bluegrass Island Festival - photo © Deb Miller Thanks to Deb Miller with B Chord Photography for sharing these images from the 2022 Bluegrass Island Festival on the Outer Banks of North Carolina last month. It appears
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Becky Buller and Nu-Blu announce Christmas tour
Bluegrass recording artists the Becky Buller Band and Nu-Blu have announced plans for a joint 2022 Christmas tour. And they have something mighty special on tap for what they are billing as a Happy Christmas Tour. Rather than a round robin
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Mountain Heart joins Carly Pearce at The Ryman
Mountain Heart with Carly Pearce at The Ryman (10/27/22) - photo by Hayley Gjertsen When Mountain Heart opened last Thursday for country star and Opry member Carly Pearce at the Ryman Auditorium, the guys were asked back during Carly's set to
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Old Crow plays spooky Halloween show at The Orange Peel in Asheville
Old Crow Medicine Show at The Orange Peel (10/29/22) - photo © Bryce LaFoon Bryce LaFoon with Lightshifter Studios was at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC on Saturday night (10/29) for a special Halloween party with Old Crow Medicine Show.
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Del McCoury Band photos at Bristol Rhythm & Roots
Del McCoury at the 2022 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion - photo © Bryce Lafoon (Lightshifter Studios) Here's a gallery we meant to publish last month, The Del McCoury Band performing at the 2022 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, held September
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Playing It Forward – The Big SHEBang in Georgia
A special concert is scheduled at the end of October in Dallas, GA to benefit the Marietta Police Athletic League, hosted by Musical Charities as part of their Playing It Forward series. Billed as The Big SHEBang, it will feature performances