The 2019 California Banjo Extravaganza is set to kick off tomorrow in Paradise, CA. The annual tour is managed by banjoist Bill Evans, who each year tours up and down the state for several days with two other top banjo players
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North Carolina Bluegrass & Banjo Festival coming this month
No one who knows Lorraine Jordan would accuse her of being a shrinking violet. The popular bluegrass entertainer and bandleader is also an aggressive entrepreneur, running several businesses near her home in Raleigh, NC, managing two bands, and putting on
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Crossroads Ogden by Jens Kruger premieres this week
This weekend in Ogden UT, a new composition by banjoist Jens Kruger will be premiered with Chamber Orchestra Ogden to help culminate the sesquicentennial of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in nearby Promontory in 1869. Crossroads Ogden will be performed
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Jerry Wicentowski bring his Wiseman Institute to Nashville
Whenever a beloved entertainer passes, there seems to be a renewed interest in their artistry. It's a natural reaction to the attention that comes with the loss of a favorite to feel drawn to what they left behind. And so it
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Nick Chandler and Delivered help out Toys for Tots
Last night at the Feed & Seed in Fletcher, NC, Nick Chandler & Delivered and White Rock Revival played a concert to benefit Toys for Tots in western North Carolina. Both bands donated their time, and Phillip Trees likewise donated the
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Blast Off Winter Bluegrass Weekend coming to western Ohio
Brad and Lori Lambert of New Outlook have scheduled a bluegrass weekend early next year to break the cold weather blues at their Moon City Music & Event Center in Wapakoneta, OH. Once the holiday season is past, everyone is itchin' to
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Winners and honorees from 2019 Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention
On Saturday night in central North Carolina, the Granite Quarry Civitan Club held their 53rd Annual Fiddlers' Convention in the auditorium of East Rowan High School. With 17 entries in the youth division and 20 in the adult categories, the
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Winners announced for 2019 Scott Street 5 String finals
Stewart Werner and Claire Childress at the 2019 Scott Street 5 String Finals - photo by Skip Rowland Photography This past weekend in Richmond, VA, the championship round was held in the 2019 Scott Street 5 String Finals, to find the
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Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration – looking back
Tomorrow (Saturday, October 12, 2019) the good citizens of Sparta, Tennessee, will celebrate the life and music of one of their own, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Famer, Lester Flatt. Sparta’s Liberty Square Celebration includes a special Lester Flatt Memorial Bluegrass
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FreshGrass festival adds a second site in Arkansas
FreshGrass, the festival and organization based in Massachusetts, has announced a second event under their banner to be held in Bentonville, AR. And like the original in North Adams, MA, which is held on the campus of the Massachusetts Museum