Bluegrass festival/concert news

Shortly after I started playing bluegrass music seriously back in 1973, Bill Monroe released a double album of live recordings from his Bean Blossom festival. For a teenager just learning about the music, this recorded glimpse into a major festival

Way back in late September we reported that Rhonda Vincent and The Rage would be participating in this year's Capitol One Celebration on Ice. The event takes place today in Richmond, VA. The Richmond Coliseum website is reporting that: The "Capital

I was at the Myrtle Beach show a couple weekends ago taping a concert DVD for Hay Holler Records. The other camera guy that was there helping us out was David Wells. Dave just happened to have his digital still

The 9th annual RenoFest will be held March 24-26, 2006 in Hartsville, SC. Billed as a celebration of the life and times of Don Reno, this event has included both concert performances and instrumental competitions, for banjo and guitar -

Just two weeks ago, bluegrass music scored another historic first as the first international, three-day bluegrass festival was held in Lithuania. The festival, which we mentioned previously here, was entitled Vilnius Bluegrass 2005. We just received some photos from the festival,

Last night was the start of two nights in honor of Bill Monroe at The Station Inn. It's called Bill Monroe Appreciation Night. The fun started last night with an incredible lineup and continues tonight with more great music. If

This Sunday, December 4, marks the 6th year in which Nashville musicians have performed in a bluegrass Christmas spectacular to benefit homeless members of the local community. Hosted annually by Eddie and Martha Adcock, Donna Sonner, and Gene and June

The Fourth Annual March Mandolin Festival is scheduled to be held in Concord, NH March 4-5, 2006. mandolincafe.com has all the details. The Fourth Annual March Mandolin Festival will be held March 4-5, 2006, at the Concord Community Music School in

I've just returned from the South Carolina State Bluegrass Festival in Myrtle Beach, SC. With the exception of Earl's fall from the stage Saturday night, the festival was great. I got to hear the first half of Earl's set, but

Back in January of 2000, The Paramount Theater in Bristol, TN was the site of a very special concert celebrating the release of Knee Deep In Bluegrass - The AcuTab Sessions. That CD had brought together 21 highly celebrated bluegrass