As bluegrass music has become more popular, it has found its way in to a great many places you wouldn't have expected. It is no longer uncommon to find colleges and universities teaching about the music, or forming ensembles to
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Musicians Against Childhood Cancer moves to a new home
One of the most popular festivals of the summer circuit is surely the annual Musicians Against Childhood Cancer, held in Ohio each July. Known to regulars simply as The MACC, the festival not only brings together fine bluegrass music with
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Al Ras Bluegrass & Old Time Festival in Barcelona
This weekend will see the 17th annual Al Ras Bluegrass & Old Time Festival, hosted in a number of locations in Barcelona. Now the largest and most comprehensive event of its kind in Spain, Al Ras brings performers from all over
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7th Annual California Banjo Extravaganza starts this week
For the past six years, California banjoist Bill Evans has scheduled a series of concerts along the west coast, featuring himself and two other notable banjo pickers, and billed as the California Banjo Extravaganza. The idea is to give western
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2018 Oklahoma State Picking and Fiddling Championship
Alexandra Harman at the 2018 Oklahoma State Picking and Fiddling Championship - photo by Pamm Tucker On the last weekend of September, the Tulsa State Fair continued their tradition by hosting the 46th Annual Picking and Fiddling Championship. Yes, I said
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2018 Hoppin’ John Fiddlers Convention winners
The 12th annual Hoppin' John Old Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention was held this past weekend in Pittsboro, NC on its rescheduled dates after Hurricane Florence's rain forced its cancellation back in September. Most of the artists booked to appear in
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Special Consensus heads for the Old Country
Special Consensus, another long-running bluegrass band who won big at last month's IBMA Awards, is away for Europe today, and a string of concerts that will find them in 6 different countries over the next two weeks. They are old hands
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2018 Scott Street Five String Finals winners
Jim Hurst (judge), Henry Coatney, Caleb Coatney, Austin Hefflefinger, Claire Childress, Steve Lewis (accompanist), Taylor Parks, Victor Furtado (judge), Jacob Moretz - photo by Dave Parrish Photography This past weekend during the Richmond Folk Festival, the winners in the Scott Street Five String
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Bluegrass comes to Moon City Music in Ohio
Anyone who lives in a small town or city is familiar with how they can receive a nickname. It can be a promotional effort by a local tourism commission, or they can come by association with some accident or natural
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Suwannee Roots Revival survives assault from Michael
Workers make repairs to the stage ahead of the Suwannee Roots Revival in Florida. While portions of Florida's panhandle were decimated by Hurricane Michael this week, the organizers of the 2018 Suwannee Roots Revival want to let everyone know that they