For the first time in their 46 year history, the Deer Creek Fiddler's Convention in Westminster, MD has added a songwriting competition to their offerings for 2017. In addition to contests for bands and individual instrumentalists, in categories for bluegrass, old
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Baucom takes Fourth and Goal to the Hall of Fame
The NFL Hall of Fame, that is, in Canton, OH! It's the highest honor a football player can receive, being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Players are even known to kid one another after a great play that
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Still more photos from Gettysburg, Spring 2017
Here's more from Frank Baker's image capture efforts at last weekend's Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.
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More photos from Gettysburg 2017
Here is the first of what I'm sure will be several galleries of Frank Baker's images shot during this past weekend's Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, Spring 2017 edition.
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First look at Gettysburg spring festival for 2017
This past weekend saw the 74th Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival held in south central Pennsylvania at the Granite Hill Camping Resort. Hosted all these years by the Cornett family, bluegrass lovers in this part of the country know they can always
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Electric City Bluegrass Festival debuts in July
As the weather starts to warm up and summertime gets closer, the unofficial start of festival season is on the horizon for bluegrass fans all across the United States. From longtime favorites like Gettysburg and Delaware Valley that attract thousands
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IBMA Board Band to perform again this weekend in Nashville
In what has become a tradition before the annual IBMA Board meetings each spring, the various members of the Board of Directors will hold a round-robin, jam-style performance this Sunday evening at Nashville's Station Inn. It shouldn't be a surprise that
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Evans Media assumes management of Shake Rag Cultural Center
Ernie and Debi Evans of Evans Media Source have expanded their entertainment management operations in Florida even further with the news today that they are assuming management of the Shake Rag Cultural Center in Gainesville. This change was precipitated by
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GoldenGrass to replace Golden Music Festival
Good news for bluegrass lovers in central Colorado. The long-running Golden Music Festival, which has brought local and regional bluegrass sounds to Golden each year, will live on in the newly-launched GoldenGrass festival this June. It appears that the Golden Music
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Russell Moore and The Grascals win awards from UDMD
Russell Moore, band leader and primary vocalist with IIIrd Tyme Out has been announced as the recipient of the 2017 Heritage Award from the Uncle Dave Macon Days festival in Murfreesboro, TN. Each year the festival honors a member of the