The Seagrove Fiddlers' Convention in North Carolina has announced that they will present the inaugural Alan Perdue Memorial Bluegrass Appreciation Award at the festival next weekend. This award was created to honor the memory of Alan Perdue, bluegrass mandolinist, who passed away on
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WinterWonderGrass Steamboat 2019
If they held a bluegrass festival in a snowstorm, would you go? Well there was no shortage of takers last weekend when Bonfire Entertainment held another episode of WinterWonderGrass, this time in Steamboat Springs, CO. They packed into the Steamboat Ski
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One more day to register for the John Hartford Memorial Band Contest
String bands interested in entering the band competition at the 2019 John Hartford Memorial Festival have until tomorrow evening (2/28) to submit an application. The contest offers generous prizes and stage time at the event, held at the Bill Monroe
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Bikes & BBQ adds Bluegrass in West Virginia
Folks in Point Pleasant, WV have been enjoying their community's Bikes & BBQ festival this past three years. Bicycling enthusiasts and barbecue lovers assembled together at the Mothman Statue in downtown Point Pleasant each June for bike rides and the cooking
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Berklee’s American Roots Music program celebrates 10 years
Boston’s Berklee College of Music’s American Roots Music program is to mark its 10th anniversary with a special concert that will feature collaborations between artists in styles as varied as blues, Celtic, country, Gospel, early jazz, folk, old-time, spirituals and
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Bean Blossom to host Battle on Hippy Hill
The Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground in Bean Blossom, IN, now under new ownership and management, has announced an invitational band competition for this summer. Only 30 bands will be accepted for this contest, which will be known as
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Benefit concert for Tony Kakaris of Nightflyer
Ohio bluegrass artists are coming together to promote TonyPalooza, a benefit concert for Tony Kakaris, bass player with Nightflyer. Tony is undergoing treatment now for multiple myeloma, a stage 4 cancer whose diagnosis had been delayed by a belief that
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2019 Florida Bluegrass Classic pre-show festivities
Ernie Evans leads the square dance band at the 2019 Florida Bluegrass Classic - photo © Bill Warren Early arrivals at the Florida Bluegrass Classic were treated to a spirited evening of square dancing and music. Promoter Ernie Evans led the
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Photos from the MidWinter Bluegrass Festival
Po' Ramblin' Boys lean into one at the 2019 MidWinter Bluegrass Festival - photo by Kevin Slick Another big early festival this past weekend was in Colorado, the 34th annual MidWinter Bluegrass Festival in Denver, hosted from its inception by Ken Seaman
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Leftover Salmon launches Boogie at the Broadmoor
Leftover Salmon is moving their annual winter newgrass experience to a new venue in 2019. After 4 years at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, they are moving to the Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, March 22-24. The event has been rechristened