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,
Events
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Sunset Park designated a Pennsylvania landmark
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
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Nu-Blu in Flat Rock, MI
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
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Sounds of our Heritage Semester Finale Concert at KCTM
The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University is hard at work preparing their students for the Sounds of our Heritage Semester Finale Concert. It will be held May 1 on campus at the Morehead Conference Center at 7:00 p.m.,
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Bender Jamboree kicks off in style
Sam Bush at the 2018 Bender Jamboree - photo © Erik Kabik When promoters announced the initial Bender Jamboree in Las Vegas last year, a lot of people wondered how well it would work. The concept was to take over a
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Arisaig Americana Music Festival comes to Scotland
Bluegrass, Americana, and Appalachian string music will be on the menu at the initial Arisaig Americana Music Festival in the Scottish West Highlands this June. It's wonderful to see the embrace of our music back in its ancestral home, where
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Huck Finn Jubilee returns in 2018
Great news for fans of bluegrass and acoustic music in southern California. The popular Huck Finn Jubilee festival will return this year after a one-year hiatus. The festival in Ontario, CA had been run for 40 years by founders Don and Barbara Tucker,
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Special tributes to be featured at Jenny Brook 2018
Special tributes to bygone bluegrass stars are on the docket at the 2018 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival in Tunbridge, VT. Three stage shows are scheduled to honor iconic artists, along with a book signing and interview session. Jimmy Martin gets the
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Charm City Bluegrass documentary now available
The documentary film project chronicling the first five years of the Charm City Bluegrass Festival which we reported on in December has been completed. It is now available for online viewing, coming in at 27 minutes in length. Charm City Bluegrass:
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Piedmont One Mic Acoustic Convention launches in May
Franklinville, North Carolina will be the site of the new Piedmont One Mic Acoustic Convention next month. Sponsored by the Piedmont Old Time Society, the first event will be held May 4-6 on the banks of the Deep River in Franklinville. The