Events

Friday was a fun day at the Yee Haw Music Fest 2018. MC Jo Odom brought Donna Ulisse and the Poor Mountain Boys on first. Donna’s bubbly personality, wonderful song writing skills, and top shelf singing set the tone for

The tiny mountain town of Floyd, VA has an interesting history in traditional string music. Since 1965 it had served as the home of County Sales, at one time the largest mail order retailer of bluegrass, old time, and early

The Yee Haw Music Fest 2018 stage show kicked off Thursday afternoon under the steady hand of MC Jo Odom. Local band, Scattered Grass, opened the show and celebrated their 15th anniversary. All four of the band members can sing

Registration is now open to enter your group in the Mid-Atlantic Bluegrass Band Competition, held during the DC Bluegrass Festival on March 10. The fee is only $50 to enter, and the winning band will receive an $800 prize, plus two

Wednesday at the Yee Haw Music Fest is potluck/open mic day. Eating and picking are bluegrassers main hobbies, and eat and pick we did! The potluck was excellent as always. Radio personality Greg Bird entertained during the meal. Greg also

Yee Haw Music Fest 2018 kicked off Tuesday evening with an “early bird” performance by Michael Reno Harrell. He was introduced by Greg Bird. Early arrivers were treated to stories and songs that took us through his younger days and

Saturday at the Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival found Norman and Judy Adams hard at work. Jekyll Island is the first of nine festivals they promote throughout the year. Norman is in his 43rd year of bluegrass festival promotion. The Malpass Brothers

Bluegrass fans in east Tennessee will have a new nightspot in Knoxville bringing in top acts monthly. The Cotton Eyed Joe is a large, country-themed nightclub that hosts touring country acts and dance events in town. They can seat as many

With a number of US bluegrass artists touring in Europe over the winter, here's one coming the other way. Red Wine, Italy's top bluegrass band, is headed to the States in February for just over a week of dates along the

By now most of us are familiar with the use of crowdfunding sites to raise money for all sorts of uses. In the music world, we see artists and bands create campaigns to fund new recordings, tours, and even travel