Bluegrass festival/concert news

We've just learned that bluegrass/old-time band Uncle Earl will be performing at the 2007 Bonnaroo music festival. The festival takes place mid June in Manchester, TN and has become a large and very popular festival in the last few years. Bonnaroo

We got a note from Randy Graham, mandolinist and tenor singer with David Parmley and Continental Divide, about an event scheduled this weekend to celebrate the life and musical career of Don Parmley. Here's Randy's note: I want to take a moment

Last fall we shared the news that String Cheese Incident had announced plans to disband after the summer of 2007. Now comes word about the final tour dates, starting July 12-14 in New York and finishing August 10-12 at Red

This Tuesday and Wednesday nights will see quite a gathering of bluegrass talent at Nashville's legendary Station Inn, assembled to benefit the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee. Their goal is to help raise awareness of this serious neurological condition, as

Dr. Ralph Stanley will be celebrating his 80th Birthday tonight at a dinner to support The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center in Clintwood, VA. The dinner begins at 6 PM at Meadowview Convention Center in Kingsport, TN.

Vince Gill has announced the addition of The Del McCoury Band to an 18 date summer tour swing, in continuing support of his recent 4 disk mega-release, These Days. Gill's wife Amy Grant will also be featured on this tour,

The summer of 2007 will feature a brief reunion of the popular jamgrass group Leftover Salmon, who disbanded after the 2004 season. They will perform at two larger festivals in July, The High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA and

No, Clapton is not making a bluegrass record. He is hosting his second Crossroads Guitar Festival. The last one was held three years ago in 2004, and later released on DVD. Now an encore performance is scheduled for July 28,

Earlier this month we told you about a concert series being produced by the Kentucky Department of Parks and America's Bluegrass Inc. At the time we mentioned that the Cradle of Bluegrass Music Trail concert series would feature a number

It's always encouraging to see bluegrass being supported by those outside the genre, but it comes as no surprise that the state of Virginia, with it's rich bluegrass heritage, would be involved in promoting bluegrass music. The Virginia Department of Conservation