Balsam Range has been announced as the recipient of the 2019 Heritage Award from the Uncle Dave Macon Days festival in Murfreesboro, TN. Each year the festival chooses one of the acts booked for the show to receive this honor, conveyed
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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Salt River Bluegrass Festival is resurrected for 2019 and beyond
Last year was a sad one for fans of the long-running Salt River Bluegrass Festival in Midland, MI. The event was a dream fulfilled for promoter George Carr, who had run it on his property the past 40 years. But shortly
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Photos from Willow Oak Bluegrass 2019
This past weekend's Willow Oak Park Bluegrass Festival in Roxboro, NC avoided the rain that the region has been having of late, but Lorraine Jordan, whose Carolina Road was the host band, tells us that it was hot, Hot, HOT!! And
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Photos from 2019 Circa Blue Fest
The 2019 Circa Blue Fest was held June 7-9 in Martinsburg, WV. The festival got in before the big rains came across the southeast, and enjoyed a beautiful weekend of music, sun, and fun at the Harry D. Shelley Park. Steve
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Grand Ole Opry at Bonnaroo 2019
When the 2019 Bonnaroo mega-fest opened last Thursday night, festival-goers were witness to a special treat. The world famous Grand Ole Opry made the trip to Manchester, TN - about 65 miles southeast of Nashville - to broadcast live from the
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Kauai Folk Fest bringing bluegrass to the islands
In amongst the various melodies and rhythms of the Hawaiian islands, the inaugural Kauai Folk Fest in September will include the sounds of bluegrass and old time music from North America. The new festival will be held at the Museum on the historic
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Bluegrass Wednesday Nights are hoppin’ in Nashville
We've all heard stories about how the music scene in Nashville has become more corporate than country in recent years, with everything from Broadway to the Grand Ole Opry oriented more towards the tourist trade than the sound that made
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Steve ‘n’ Seagulls headed to the US this summer
Popular Finnish grass-rockers Steve 'n' Seagulls have announced a 2019 North American tour in August and September. They will hit multiple cities in the eastern and central US, with two stops in Ontario, over this 18 date visit. The band came
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50th Anniversary Labor Day Bluegrass Festival at Camp Springs
Last Fall we shared news that there is to be a bluegrass festival at the famous old Camp Springs site where music impresario Carlton Haney held Labor Day festivals from 1969 onwards. Developments are now well advanced to the point of
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College bluegrass bands at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019
Nothing highlights the explosive growth of bluegrass music among young people than the number of college programs offering instruction, and even full degree programs, in the music. The International Bluegrass Music Association will be showcasing as many as a dozen performance