Events

Appalachian Road Show on the Grand Ole Opry (11/25/22) - photo by Erick Anderson This past Friday saw the Grand Ole Opry debut for Appalachian Road Show. Though no strangers to the Opry stage in other various ensembles, this first time

Joe Mullins reads to children at the Industrial Strength Bluegrass festival - photo © Bill Warren Each November at the Industrial Strength Bluegrass festival the Mullins family and the Radio Ramblers host a charity fundraiser breakfast. This year's was one "for

It's just what the doctor ordered! After the world being shut down for two years with the global pandemic, bands are eager to perform and audiences are ready for a return to live entertainment. Ken Lingafelt and his partner, Kent

Celebrated bluegrass singer and songwriter Claire Lynch is making one of her rare public appearances in Dallas, GA this weekend, accompanied by her long time friend and collaborator, Jim Hurst. Since marrying and moving to Canada a few years ago, Claire

While Tropical Storm Nicole has not yet strengthened to hurricane status, bluegrass festivals in the likely path are already being affected by her imminent arrival. The Palatka Fall Bluegrass Festival and Car Show in Florida has already announced a postponement, with

Annually, the small town of Mansfield, Missouri is the setting of a commemoration to Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for her book series, Little House on The Prairie. The books, and the television series they spawned, were based on her

Billy Strings at K Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI (11/3/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea This past Thursday, Billy Strings brought his powerhouse bluegrass show to Kalamazoo, MI at the K Wings Stadium, home of the Kalamazoo Wings ECHL hockey team. Bryan

Tim Carter, banjo player with Hayseed Dixie, owner/operator of Treehouse Studio in Nashville, and one half of The Carter Brothers, has shared a truly lovely story about the sensory power of music. Hayseed Dixie is an interesting band, formed in 2001

The Takarazuka Festival in Japan is recognized as the third oldest ongoing bluegrass festival in the world, after Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom and Ralph Stanley's Hills of Home Festival in McClure, Virginia.  The first festival was held on the stage of

Sideline at the 2022 Bluegrass Island Festival - photo © Deb Miller Thanks to Deb Miller with B Chord Photography for sharing these images from the 2022 Bluegrass Island Festival on the Outer Banks of North Carolina last month. It appears