The 2006 San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival kicks off today, Feb 2nd and continues through Feb 12th. The festival features more than just concerts, it's an entertainment event. There are concerts from both national and local acts held at
Events
SPBGMA this weekend
We will have a number of correspondents at the 32nd Annual convention of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) in Nashville, TN this weekend. Keep an eye on Bluegrass Today for any news or interesting
Josh Graves benefit on SPBGMA eve
Anyone heading to Nashville for the SPBGMA convention this weekend might want to catch a special benefit show on Thursday night. The show is the McReynolds Memorial Bluegrass Music Spectacular and will be held on Thursday February 2 at The
Faculty recital at Berklee by August Watters, mandolinist
We have posted several times recently about Berklee College Of Music's acceptance of traditional stringed instruments like banjo and mandolin as principal instruments of study at the school. One of the architects of this change was August Watters, Associate Professor
Cabin Fever Pickin Party
In little over a month one of the largest jam sessions and pickin' parties will take place at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Hampton, VA. It's the Cabin Fever Pickin' Party. The event takes place March 3-5, 2006.
Steve Smith & Hard Road coming east
Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Steve Smith, based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, will be bringing his music - and his band, Hard Road - back east for a number of shows in February 2006. Steve is a native of eastern Virginia,
Buddy Merriam update from Ireland
A while back I posted about Buddy Merriam and Backroads - in Ireland. The band is currently in the middle of that tour and Buddy just emailed me an update. It sure sounds like they are having a great time.
Marty Stuart To Appear on Conan
StarPulse.com is reporting that Marty Stuart will be appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien tonight, January 24th 2006. Tuesday, January 24th, Stuart will be in NBC's Rockefeller Center studios to make a guest appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Bobby Hicks with The Blue Ridge Orchestra
Legendary fiddler Bobby Hicks will perform with The Blue Ridge Orchestra (BRO) on Sunday March 12, 2006 in The Lipinsky Auditorium, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, in Asheville, NC. The program for the 3:00
Brad Davis at NAMM
Brad Davis will be performing this evening at the Acoustic Cafe with special guests Billy Bob Thornton and Tommy Shaw. The show is sponsored by the Takamine gutiar company and is part of this week's Namm show activities. The show