Events

Instrumentalists and bands are invited to submit to compete for the 2022 FreshGrass Awards with its $12,500 in cash prizes. Awards are offered for banjo, fiddle, guitar, and full band, with the band winner also receiving a day of recording

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that tickets will go on sale early next month for their annual Bluegrass Live! festival, held each year following the World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC.  This is the major presentation each year

With the return this year of the Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival in east Tennessee after two years of cancellations, we also find a call for entries for the Mountain Soul Vocal Competition which honors the songwriting of local

Nathan Stanley Entertainment has launched a new festival, Stanley Fest, set to debut next month in Micanopy, FL. It will be held at the Stomp Barn Ranch & Amphitheater, located about 12 miles south of Gainesville, from April 22-24. The festival

What started as a way to memorialize her grandfather has become a permanent part of Michelle Canning's annual musical calender. The Nashville-based songwriter and bandleader will host her 11th annual fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, A Night On The

The Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival, held spring and fall in Wilmington, OH, hosted by Joe Mullins and his family, has announced a new partnership with Singing News TV to offer streaming access to both festivals. ISBF had previously been known

Tornado damage in Ocala, FL - photo from City of Ocala This weekend's Withlacoochee Bluegrass Festival in Dunnellon, FL has been postponed following a tornado touching down in the park on March 12. The festival has been hosted since 2013 by Danny

Since 2006, free weekly bluegrass concerts have been offered to the public in the Southland neighborhood of Lexington, KY through a joint city and community effort. Organizers say that the Southland Jamboree was launched following a meeting of the members

Billy Strings at The Sylvee in Madison, WI (March 2022) - photo by Anthony Verkuilen When Billy Strings brought his thunderous bluegrass tour to The Sylvee in Madison, WI earlier this month, photographer Anthony Verkuilen was able to attend all three nights.

Back in 2019, Kim and Joyce Kraemer had a terrific idea to restart the Naperville Bluegrass Festival, which had a popular run in Illinois under Terry and Jan Lease from 1986 to 2014. The Kraemers booked the same location, the