Coyote Ugly, First Place Bluegrass Band at Sparta 2022 - photo by G Nicholas Hancock After a two-year hiatus due to COVID restrictions, the Sparta-Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department hosted their annual fiddlers convention this past weekend in Sparta, North Carolina for
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Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder in Greenville, SC
Russ Carson and Ricky Skaggs at The Peace Center in Greenville, SC (7/8/22) - photo by Bryce Lafoon Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder played the Peace Center in Greenville. SC on July 8, and Bryce Lafoon with Lightshifter Studios was on
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Photos from the 2022 High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival
The Price Sisters at the 2022 High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival - photo by Vicki Quarles Thanks to Kevin Slick, President of The Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, for this report. High Mountain Hay Fever, the festival known as "Small Scale, Big
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Tony Trischka: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs
Legendary banjo player, composer, and instructor, Tony Trischka, has announced a new performance vehicle called A Tribute To Earl Scruggs. Though Tony has been know primarily as an innovator in the banjo and bluegrass world, this new show focuses on Trischka's
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The Southern Soul & Song concert series in Augusta, GA turns 20
There are two artistic anniversaries being celebrated this year in Augusta, GA. The popular Southern Soul & Song concert series that takes place each fall and winter is turning 20 years old, and the Morris Museum of Art which sponsors
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The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys with Jim Lauderdale in Asheville
Jim Lauderdale and The Po' Ramblin' Boys at The White Horse - photo by Steve Wittenberg/MeanPony Productions This past Saturday night (July 9) saw a humdinger of a show at The White Horse in Black Mountain, NC which featured The Po'
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Photos from Bluegrass on the Grass 2022 at Dickinson University
Mile Twelve at the 2022 Bluegrass on the Grass Festival at Dickinson University - photo by Frank Baker Frank Baker caught the past weekend's Bluegrass on the Grass Festival, held on the grounds of Dickinson University in Carlisle, PA. It is a
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Photos from the 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway at the 49th Telluride Bluegrass Festival - photo by Anthony Verkuilen Anthony Verkuilen was at the 49th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival for us this year, and has contributed this substantial gallery of photographs from his days
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Chris Jones & The Night Drivers do The Opry
As promised, last Saturday night (July 2) saw Chris Jones & The Night Drivers make their debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Chris said that they felt right at home backstage, meeting up with so many people they
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Winfield’s Walnut Valley Festival book by Seth Bate
The Walnut Valley Festival was launched in 1972 when a guitar maker , a farmer , and a businessman built their own music festival from the ground up. It has made the small town of Winfield into an annual destination