Events

Rhonda Vincent & The Rage turned one of their sets this past weekend into a John Starling tribute at the Mount Airy Bluegrass Festival in Warsaw, VA. Starling, a founding member of Seldom Scene and a profound influence on everyone

It is said that you can’t go home again, but even if we don’t physically travel there, many of us keep track of hometown events via local newspaper websites. This is precisely how I discovered plans for a new festival,

Balsam Range has been announced as the recipient of the 2019 Heritage Award from the Uncle Dave Macon Days festival in Murfreesboro, TN. Each year the festival chooses one of the acts booked for the show to receive this honor, conveyed

Last year was a sad one for fans of the long-running Salt River Bluegrass Festival in Midland, MI. The event was a dream fulfilled for promoter George Carr, who had run it on his property the past 40 years. But shortly

This past weekend's Willow Oak Park Bluegrass Festival in Roxboro, NC avoided the rain that the region has been having of late, but Lorraine Jordan, whose Carolina Road was the host band, tells us that it was hot, Hot, HOT!! And

The 2019 Circa Blue Fest was held June 7-9 in Martinsburg, WV. The festival got in before the big rains came across the southeast, and enjoyed a beautiful weekend of music, sun, and fun at the Harry D. Shelley Park. Steve

When the 2019 Bonnaroo mega-fest opened last Thursday night, festival-goers were witness to a special treat. The world famous Grand Ole Opry made the trip to Manchester, TN - about 65 miles southeast of Nashville - to broadcast live from the

In amongst the various melodies and rhythms of the Hawaiian islands, the inaugural Kauai Folk Fest in September will include the sounds of bluegrass and old time music from North America. The new festival will be held at the Museum on the historic

We've all heard stories about how the music scene in Nashville has become more corporate than country in recent years, with everything from Broadway to the Grand Ole Opry oriented more towards the tourist trade than the sound that made

Popular Finnish grass-rockers Steve 'n' Seagulls have announced a 2019 North American tour in August and September. They will hit multiple cities in the eastern and central US, with two stops in Ontario, over this 18 date visit. The band came