Events

I have long believed that Facebook should be fun and useful. It turned out to be both last week. We were on a trip to eastern New York when my wife saw a post from Barry Crabtree that he would be

The Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic & Country Music program at East Tennessee State University will be honoring the one and only Bobby Osborne this Saturday (4/23) at a concert to be held at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol,

At a time when we, rightly, acknowledge the multi-decade anniversaries of venues, such as Nashville’s Station Inn, The Ark (Ann Arbor), the Ash Grove (Los Angeles), and The Birchmere (Alexandria), around the States, it is important to note new music

Louisa Branscomb knows a thing or two about songwriting, for sure. And she has two Grammys, two Song of the Year trophies (IBMA and SPBGMA), nearly 200 cuts, and a long list of hits to prove it. But her newest venture,

Celebrated mandolinist Barry Mitterhoff will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award during this month's 42nd Annual New Jersey Folk Festival. A Jersey native, Barry has spent nearly 50 years teaching and playing bluegrass music in his home state, and the nearby metropolis

What can you do if you want to throw a huge wedding party but don't have thousands of friends? Well you could host your own bluegrass festival, get married on stage, and invite everyone to come and share in the

Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO has announced the 23 bands that have been accepted into this year's KSMU Youth In Bluegrass Band Contest. The competition is scheduled for May 28 at the park during their annual Bluegrass & BBQ Festival,

Here are some images from last week's RenoFest 2016 in Hartsville, SC, courtesy of Mike Lane with Bluegrassphotos.com.

Last weekend at RenoFest 2016 served as a coming out party of sorts for Claybank, a youthful North Carolina bluegrass group we first told you about last spring. The band took first place in the band contest, and its $1500 prize, with members

This reflection on the sense of community we all enjoy at bluegrass festivals is a contribution from Nate Sipe, mandolinist with Pert Near Sandstone. He also looks at how hosting and co-curating the lineup at the Blue Ox Music Festival