Events

The Irish are coming... the Irish are coming! Two Irish acts are headed to the US this Fall to promote new projects on Pinecastle Records, who describe the twin two week tours as an Irish Acoustic Music Invasion. For Celtic/old time hybrid I

The winners of the competitions at the 77th annual Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA have been announced. It's always fun to see who wins and places in the 21 vocal, instrumental and band categories at Galax, and we were especially

Balsam Range held their CD release concert for their new album Papertown on Friday, August 10th at the beautiful Colonial Theater in the paper town of Canton, NC. The event was sold out bringing locals and visitors alike to the area

Hats off to Tara Linhardt, whose dream of breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest mandolin ensemble was realized this afternoon at the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA. The previous record of 383 was held by a German aggregation,

This past weekend, the small town of Hyden, Kentucky was filled with bluegrass fans from around the country for the 19th Annual Osborne Brothers Hometown Festival. The festival, which is coordinated by Dean Osborne, the director of the Kentucky School

Ah, the joys of summer... and summer vacation! Those of us who live within an easy drive of the coast are wont to spend time at the beach when a break is in the offing. In just this way, I find

This report from RockyGrass is a contribution from Jake Schepps and Christian Sedelmyer. The day started out with a gorgeous gospel set with local stars The Blue Canyon Boys featuring KC Groves (of Uncle Earl).  They provided a beautiful start to the morning and

Sunday at FloydFest 11 (“Lovers Rock”) boasted main stage performances by powerhouses Sam Bush, Bruce Hornsby, and Allison Krauss & Union Station. The side stages were awash with fans, too, with performances by The Rogues, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Ricky

Goooood Sunday Morning to you from Floyd, Virginia! Before we talk about today, let’s backtrack and tell you what happened yesterday! There’s bluegrass and then there’s everything that happens when you take bluegrass and you start fooling around with its chemistry. Saturday

This report from RockyGrass is a contribution from Jake Schepps and Christian Sedelmyer. Working backwards on Day 2 of the festival: the evening’s closer was a special set of music with a band specifically put together by Béla Fleck, in which he played a