Events

Hammertowne at Silver Dollar City (May 2018) - photo by Michael Cignoli Each spring, Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO goes bluegrass, dedicating the entire month of May to their Bluegrass & BBQ Festival in the park. More than 60 bands

Chris Smith has truly loved and enjoyed bluegrass music since he was a pre-teen. That love has turned into he and four of his closest friends forming the band Caney Creek, starting a bluegrass festival, and promoting children into hearing

The 2018 edition of the Old Settler’s Music Festival took place last month in Tilmon, Texas, just as it has since 1987. The stage shows bring together contemporary bluegrass acts with more progressive string bands and Grassicana performers. The promoters shared some

The Milan Bluegrass Festival in Milan, MI is expanding this year to four days, running now from Wednesday, August 1 until Saturday the 4th. It has become a primary destination event in southeast Michigan over the past 20 years, with

The Ole Smoky Moonshine distilleries in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, TN will again be hosting a series of free bluegrass music shows this summer. Billed as the Summer Of 'Shine Series, they are co-produced by Moonstruck Management, and will feature

Mountaineer Opry House, the local hot spot for bluegrass music in the Huntington/Charleston area, has announced it will close its curtains for the last time this season.  After more than 45 years the Mountaineer Opry House in Milton, West Virginia, near

Georgia State fiddling champion Chris Ryan at the 2018 Georgia String Band Festival - photo by Bobby Moore On April 27-28, the city of Calhoun, GA celebrated its place in roots music history with the 12th annual Georgia String Band Festival. The

Attention pickers and bluegrass music fans! There is now going to be a Fiddler’s Convention in the Northeast US! The first ever Northeast Fiddler’s Convention will be June 9, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to midnight at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield,

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission has approved the placement of a marker at Sunset Park, the site of the famed country and bluegrass music park in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in recognition of its historical significance.   Sunset Park was built in

The Huron Valley Eagles Club in Flat Rock, Michigan has hosted many of the great bluegrass acts in its storied history. Bill Monroe, Charley Waller, The Osborne Brothers, The Lonesome River Band, and Rhonda Vincent are just a few. This past