We are delighted to welcome a new photographer to Bluegrass Today, Bryan Bolea, with 529 Photography in Michigan. He shoots a good deal of bluegrass music in his part of the upper midwest, and will be behind the lens for
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Stanley Brothers featured on commemorative SamJam bourbon bottle
Since last year, SamJam Bluegrass festival organizers Sam Karr and Rick Greene have helped promote the festival in a uniquely Kentucky way. They have teamed up with a craft distillery in the commonwealth to produce a special edition bourbon bottle,
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Resurrected Camp Springs festival endures into 2020
On the anniversary of its 50th year, Camp Springs, the first bluegrass festival to be held in North Carolina, reopened on its original site near Reidsville, Labor Day weekend of this past year. Pioneered by legendary music promoter, Carlton Haney,
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Dale Morris’ list of Virginia/North Carolina festivals
For several years now, Virginia old time musician Dale Morris has compiled a list of festivals and fiddlers conventions in the Appalachian region. Lots of people have come to rely on his list when making plans in Virginia, North Carolina,
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2020 applications open for KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest
Kentucky Just Us accept their check for winning the 2019 KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest Since 2002, Silver Dollar City has hosted the KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest as part of their annual Bluegrass & BBQ festival in the
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Infamous Stringdusters at the Mission Ballroom
If you've ever wondered why you hear so much talk about more progressive bluegrass acts - or hear them so often on SiriusXM - perhaps these photos of the Infamous Stringdusters show at Denver's Mission Ballroom will offer some clarification.
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Seth Mulder & Midnight Run heading for the old country
These days musicologists and cultural historians seem to be in agreement that what we know today as bluegrass and old time music has its roots in the mixing of the folk music of immigrants from the British Isles, with that
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DC Bluegrass Festival returns in 2020
The DC Bluegrass Festival, hosted in northern Virginia by the DC Bluegrass Union, will ve back in the spring of 2020 after a hiatus last year. This two-day indoor event was held from 2010-2018, but with much of the DCBU leadership
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Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers at Appalachian Brewing
Frank Baker was on hand last Friday when Serene Green and Jakob's Ferry Stragglers performed at the Abbey Bar, located in the Appalachian Brewing Company in Harrisburg, PA. ABC regularly brings bluegrass, old time, and acoustic string music to the
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Rhonda Vincent at Tree Lighting in New York City
On December 5, Rhonda Vincent was invited to be a part of the annual New York Stock Exchange Christmas tree lighting ceremony. This event has been a highlight on the Manhattan holiday calendar since it was started back in 1923,