Bluegrass festival/concert news

Mandolin Cafe has posted details for a special all-star show in Nashville on October 22, all for the benefit of Butch Baldassari. The show will be held on the Vanderbilt University campus at 7:00 p.m. Butch has been battling a

One of the endearing aspects of bluegrass music is the way that we treat our early pioneers. Instead of being shuffled to the sidelines, the founders of our music are celebrated by current bluegrass artists, and the larger audience generally

Located in Rochester, NY, the George Eastman House is a museum of photography and film housed in the mansion of the late George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company. The museum is an independent non-profit, dedicated to educating people

Since we're on the topic of benefit concerts, here's another one. The Emory & Henry College Appalachian Center for Community Service is sponsoring a benefit concert this Friday, September 7, 2007. The concert, billed as Playing for the Future, will take

Last year about this time we told you about a concert being organized in Wisconsin for the benefit of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. We've just received word that October 6, 2007 is the date for the 2nd Annual event. The

Bowling Green, KY is home to Shakertown and the Shaker Museum. This past weekend a celebration took place. Hoedown at Shakertown celebrated the 200th anniversary of Shakertown. The celebration included music performed by the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra along with Grammy

On the evening of September 8, 2007, downtown Owensboro Kentucky will be ringing with the sounds of bluegrass mandolin played in the traditional style of Bill Monroe. The International Bluegrass Music Museum is hosting their annual Monroe-style Mandolin Camp, and

Here's a follow-up to a post from this past June, about movie and television actress Mare Winningham having released a spiritual CD of folk and bluegrass tinged music, but framed by her perspective as a recent convert to Judaism. The CD

We are all aware of the tensions surrounding international diplomacy these days. Instability in the Middle East and the rising economic power of China are two major concerns not only of Americans, but also our international friends and partners. Some of

This post is a contribution from Lilly Pavlak, who runs Lilly's Bluegrass Agency in Switzerland. She also works as a music journalist in Europe. We thank her for sharing this report, and the photos from the festival. Last week I returned