Events

Billboard.com is reporting that Bela Fleck & The Flecktones will launch an Acoustic Planet Vol. II tour this summer, with support from Yonder Mountain String Band, The Del McCoury Band, Natalie McMaster and Chris Thile. The tour will run for several

We made reference in a recent post to the many concerts, festivals and other events associated with the 9th Annual European World Of Bluegrass, held May 25, 26 and 27 2006 in Voorthuizen, The Netherlands. This festival and trade

Bluegrass Europe is a bi-monthly print publication which is sent to members of the European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA). Written in English, it is also bound together with two other European bluegrass journals, the German language Bluegrass Buhne, and the

We posted some time ago with the news that James Monroe, son of Bill and a bluegrass musician in his own right, was planning to open a bluegrass music park and concert facility in Franklin, KY. The debut event at

The next release from bluegrass gospel heavyweights, The Lewis Family, is expected to be delivered in time for their annual festival, held the first weekend in May. The CD, Flying High, will also be the subject of an upcoming edition

The Martha White Bluegrass Nights at The Ryman concerts for 2006 have been announced. This popular Thursday night summertime series has run for the past several years, held in the historic birthplace of country music, the Ryman Auditorium in downtown

We just heard that WIVK's Americana Highway with Jack Ryan will be giving away one pair of 4-day General Admission passes to MerleFest 2006. For details on how to register to win, visit AmericanaHighway.com or tune in at 10:45 pm

We just heard from our friend Russ Jordan with a list of the winners of the 2006 RenoFest competition. RenoFest Guitar Contest: 1. Steve Lewis 2. Seth Taylor 3. Randy Lucas 4. Chris Hale 5. Matt Lindsey RenoFest Banjo Contest: 1. Eric Hardin 2. Seth Taylor 3.

This Sunday, April 2, at 6pm, the Grascals will perform on the Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. The concert is part of the center"s Country: A Celebration of America"s

Thanks to the folks at Mandolin Caf???, where we saw this item about the upcoming Festival Of The Mandolins to be held on April 23 in San Francisco, CA. This all-day event is sponsored by the Croatian American Cultural Center,