Paul Hoffman with Greensky Bluegrass at the Highlands Food & Wine Festival - photo © Bryce LaFoon In addition to all the yummy treats and tasty wine on offer, the 2024 Highlands Food & Wine Festival in Highlands, NC featured jamgrass
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Salmon Lake Park Labor Day Festival move pays off
Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show at the 2024 Salmon Lake Park Fall Bluegrass Festival After 47 years of an annual Labor Day Bluegrass Festival, the owners of Salmon Lake Park in Grapeland, TX, took a chance on moving the date
Bloomin’ Bluegrass 2024 – final year at Farmers Branch Historical Park
Michael Cleveland accepts the Bluegrass Star award at Blooming Bluegrass 2024with Rhonda Vincent, Dan Tyminski, and Del McCoury - photo © Randy Watkins The 2024 Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival, held October 18-19 in Farmers Branch, TX, will be the final such event
Two more upcoming flood relief benefit concerts
There are two more bluegrass benefit shows coming up this month that offer not only some quality entertainment, but a chance to also send relief funds to those suffering from the flooding following Hurricane Helene at the end of September.
Photos from the Hall of Fame Halloween Party
East Nash Grass at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum (11/1/24) - photo © AP Imagery The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, KY hosted a Halloween concert this past Friday (November 1), featuring performances by
Edmonton RiverCity Bluegrass launches in January
There's a brand-new winter festival in town, and it aims to crank up the heat this January in Edmonton. RiverCity Bluegrass festival, running January 17-19, 2025, will all take place inside the Edmonton Inn & Conference Center on Kingsway Avenue. It's
Halloween fun at The Station Inn
C.J. Lewandowski as Caesar at the Station Inn Halloween Party (10/30/24) - photo © Laci Mack Laci Mack spent October 30 celebrating All Hallows Eve at Nashville's Station Inn with Pythagoras and The Po' Ramblin' Boys. She shared this gallery of
Kristy Cox’s Nashville benefit raised $43K for flood victims
Sister Sadie at Kristy Cox's City Winery benefit for flood victims (10/28/24) - photo © Laci Mack Appalachian Aid, a benefit concert organized by Nashville bluegrass songstress and songwriter Kristy Cox on October 28, raised more than $43,000 for flooding victims
Pickin’ for Styx at Meadowgreen Park
Many of central and eastern Kentucky's bluegrass favorites will come together this Saturday, November 2, at Meadowgreen Appalachian Music Park at Pickin' for Styx, a benefit for beloved bluegrass superfan Allen "Styx" Hicks. Known throughout Kentucky and beyond for his
Two more benefit shows for flood relief
Here is another pair of bluegrass benefit shows specifically for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina next week. First up on November 7 in Greensboro, NC there will be a show sponsored by North Carolina Folk Festival featuring