Billy Strings at The Sylvee in Madison, WI (March 2022) - photo by Anthony Verkuilen When Billy Strings brought his thunderous bluegrass tour to The Sylvee in Madison, WI earlier this month, photographer Anthony Verkuilen was able to attend all three nights.
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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Restarted Naperville Bluegrass Festival a go for 2022
Back in 2019, Kim and Joyce Kraemer had a terrific idea to restart the Naperville Bluegrass Festival, which had a popular run in Illinois under Terry and Jan Lease from 1986 to 2014. The Kraemers booked the same location, the
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ResoGat to return in July after two year hiatus
The organizers of ResoGat, an annual meeting of resonator guitar enthusiasts, is delighted to announce that the event will be held in 2022 after missing the past two years owing to COVID-19 restrictions. Initially known as A Gathering of Resonateurs, this
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Streaming show opportunities this month
Though the pandemic shutdowns are largely a thing of the past and live music is back on public stages, many events are retaining a streaming option for those still unwilling, or unable, to attend in person. A couple of good
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Larry Stephenson Band in first Oculus VR bluegrass concert
Big news for bluegrass lovers in the virtual reality world! The Larry Stephenson Band will be performing in the first VR bluegrass concert to be featured on the Oculus app. It was shot during 2020 at The Station Inn in Nashville. Simply
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Railroad Earth in Grand Rapids
When Railroad Earth was at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI last night, Bryan Bolea was there with his trusty camera. He shared this gallery of images of the venerable jamgrass heroes on stage.
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Blue Highway Fest launches in Virginia
A new two-day bluegrass festival hosted by perennial favorites Blue Highway will debut this fall in southwestern Virginia. Blue Highway Fest will premiere October 7-8 in Big Stone Gap, a small community of less than 6,000 located in Wise County, near
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Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver festival gets a new name
With Doyle Lawson's recent retirement from active touring, the bluegrass festival in Denton, NC that has borne his name this past four decades has been rechristened. Last week the management of the Denton Farm Park announced that the Doyle Lawson &
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Ricky Skaggs and Steven Curtis Chapman to host tornado relief concert
Kentuckians Ricky Skaggs and Steven Curtis Chapman have organized a benefit concert later this month for those who lost homes and property in the Mayfield, KY tornados on December 10. A total of 76 people lost their lives as more
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Earl Scruggs Center announces Center Stage Concert Series
The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby. NC, which houses the Earl Scruggs Museum close to the community where he was born, has announced a new musical concert series to celebrate the various types of music he played over a long