Bluegrass festival/concert news

  • Live Stringdusters tracks on MySpace

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    As they have done several times in the past, The Infamous Stringdusters have made a number of live tracks available for free download from their MySpace page. The five songs were recorded at a show three weeks ago at Miami University

  • Grey Fox finds a new home

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    Brance posted last month when the news hit that destination festival Grey Fox would need a new site for their 2008 event. After 31 years in the same location, festival organizers Mary Doub and Mary Burdette were told in December

  • Bluegrass t-shirt design contest

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    The 28th Annual Black Hills Bluegrass Festival, just outside Rapid City, South Dakota, is looking for a good t-shirt design. The festival is scheduled for June 27-29 this year and a design has yet to be chosen for this year's

  • Dailey & Vincent: CD release party

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    Tomorrow, January 29, 2008, is the official release of the new Dailey & Vincent CD. Last week they held a CD release party for a small group of family, friends, and industry VIPs at the Country Music Hall of Fame

  • Shindig in Bristol

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    Our Grasstowne buddies, Alan Bibey and Phil Leadbetter, both contacted us earlier this week mentioning the big doin's in Bristol, TN on Saturday (1/26). It's the 3rd annual Pickin' at the Paramount all star show where top bluegrass artists get together

  • FarmFest at Farmington Dragway

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    Our friend Cindy Baucom wrote in to tell us about a new festival she's a part of this year. The 1st Annual FarmFest will be held at the Farmington Dragway in Farmington, NC. The dates set for the festival are

  • Dailey & Vincent on the Opry

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    Bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent recently made their Grand Ole Opry debut. Both Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent have played the Opry before as sidemen, but this was their first appearance while fronting their own band. The duo performed three songs

  • Grey Fox without a home

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    Destination bluegrass festival Grey Fox is soon to be without a home. The farm where the festival is annually held is up for sale, and could change hands any day. The festival owners are therefore seeking a new home for

  • The Dan Band in Nashville

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    The Dan Tyminski Band performed their debut show this past week, offering two sets at Nashville's Station Inn on Wednesday evening. Our friend, old time banjo picker Tina Trianosky, was at the show and sent us some impressions - and found

  • Dusters Still jam

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    Here is a great YouTube video of Crooked Still and The Infamous Stringdusters jamming at the Strawberry Music Festival earlier this year. It was created and narrated by Dan Ruby of FestivalPreview.com. Both groups back up Crooked Still vocalist Aoife O'Donovan