Bluegrass festival/concert news

A while back I posted about Buddy Merriam and Backroads - in Ireland. The band is currently in the middle of that tour and Buddy just emailed me an update. It sure sounds like they are having a great time.

StarPulse.com is reporting that Marty Stuart will be appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien tonight, January 24th 2006. Tuesday, January 24th, Stuart will be in NBC's Rockefeller Center studios to make a guest appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Legendary fiddler Bobby Hicks will perform with The Blue Ridge Orchestra (BRO) on Sunday March 12, 2006 in The Lipinsky Auditorium, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, in Asheville, NC. The program for the 3:00

Brad Davis will be performing this evening at the Acoustic Cafe with special guests Billy Bob Thornton and Tommy Shaw. The show is sponsored by the Takamine gutiar company and is part of this week's Namm show activities. The show

During the holidays, tickets for the 2006 Telluride Bluegrass Festival have been on sale for $145 for a 4-day pass and $245 for a 4-day pass and camping. That's $30 below their normal price and the sale ends Friday, January

We received a note from Gerry Katz, with Boston Bluegrass Union, who promotes the annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in the Boston area. Gerry is looking for sponsors/underwriters to help them cover the costs of the children's' and young pickers'

Here is the second gallery of photos from the Pickin" At The Paramount show that John and I attended over the weekend. If you missed it, be sure to check out the first gallery.

Here is the first gallery of photos from the Pickin" At The Paramount show that John and I attended over the weekend. One more gallery to follow this one in a few minutes.

Both Brance and I had the good fortune to attend the Pickin' At The Paramount show this past Sunday, January 15, an which we had previously mentioned here. The concerts were held at the historic Paramount Theater on State Street

Many of you may be familiar with The Prism Coffeehouse in Charlottesville, VA. It is one of the area's premier listening rooms, and has been home to some great bluegrass concerts. I just recently discovered that the venue has a