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
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Podunk’s Telefunken Band Competition contestants for ’19
The Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival has announced the competitors for this year's Telefunken Band Competition. The annual invitational event selects the four best entrants who submit applications, and then choose a champion on stage during the August festival. Festival staff look
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Jerry Wicentowski & the Wiseman Institute California tour
I received a note from Bay Area singer and instrumentalist Jody Stecher about a stellar band he helped Jerry Wicentowski put together for a Northern California tour in March. I spoke with Jody who is quite excited about the tour,
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Support YAM at the Winter Bluegrass Jubilee
Another important anniversary is being celebrated this week in South Carolina by the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM). This is their 10th year teaching traditional Appalachian music to school children, and tomorrow is the annual festival that supports their work, the