Events

Bluegrass Country's Katy Daly sent along this report from The Bluegrass Train, which ran on Thursday just ahead of the big DelFest event this weekend. "DelFest starts today but we had a good size crowd gather in Cumberland yesterday (Thursday, May

The Peaceful Bend Americana Music Fest took place last weekend, outside St. Louis, MO. Due to other commitments, I wasn't able to attend the entire weekend, but I was on hand for the opening ceremonies on Thursday evening. The festival is

Sometimes it's rough duty being the Queen of Bluegrass Music. This past weekend at the Central Virginia Family Bluegrass Festival, Rhonda Vincent was viciously attacked on stage by an unidentified member of the class Insecta in the phylum Anthropda. She got

Jacket Copy, the Los Angeles Times books blog, carried a review today on Steve Martin's show last night (5/11) with Steep Canyon Rangers in L.A. Why the books blog, you may ask? Well, the show was a benefit for the L.A.

We got a note last week from our friend Big Mike Ramsey about an event that many of our readers will want to support. It's a benefit show scheduled for this weekend (5/9) for John Shuffler, one of the unsung

Following his appearance on Saturday night (5/2) at The Station Inn for the launch of the Paul Warren tribute CD, 89 year old bluegrass legend Curly Seckler will be on the road again this month. On this coming Saturday, May 9,

After supporting one bluegrass music veteran on several dates recently, Rebel recording artists Steep Canyon Rangers will be appearing with banjo player-cum-actor Steve Martin on the west coast at Club Nokia in Los Angeles next Monday, May 11. The show to

One of the many wonderful facets of Merlefest is the various competitions that take place each year during the festival. Firstly, there is the annual Chris Austin Songwriting Contest in which there are four categories. This year's winners are Love Gone By

We found some more great Merlefest coverage online. Cindy Baucom has posted a number of photos she took during the festival on her Knee Deep In Bluegrass blog. She has shots from stage shows, from backstage and some in the vendors'

Our friend Ted Lehmann spent last week at Merlefest, and provides some excellent reporting on his web site - along with dozens of photos of the performers, the attendees and the overall vibe. The festival has reported that more than 70,000