Event Reviews

After a long night of picking and watching the sun come up on 2013, I was talking with a friend about the state of bluegrass music. It was far too easy to fall into a funk. Good bands led by talented musicians

This past weekend in Pigeon Forge, TN, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road hosted the Christmas In The Smokies Bluegrass Festival at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center. Although hosted and promoted by the Larkin family for many years, this was the

“Lost all my money but a two dollar bill Two dollar bill, boys, two dollar bill Lost all my money but a two dollar bill I'm on my long journey home.” Long Journey Home, as sung by Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys Peter

Whoever came up with the idea for Del McCoury and Sam Bush to leave their bands behind and tour briefly as a duo should become an instant candidate for Bluegrass sainthood. For song after song Sunday night, the dynamic duo blended

This review of a new bluegrass on the beach festival in North Carolina is a contribution from Carmen Evans, a life-long music lover in Norfolk, VA. Photos are courtesy of Woody Edwards and Rhonda Vincent. One usually thinks of a bluegrass

Catawba Farm Fest debuted on August 31 at the Catawba Sustainability Center near Roanoke, VA. With a three-day schedule of 48 local and national acts, the festival promoted green living, local foods, and good music on a beautiful farm at

This brief report and photo gallery of Blue Highway's appearance last week at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI is a contribution from Bill Warren. Bill is a Michigander who follows bluegrass and posts concert photos at candixpix.info. Blue Highway graced the

This past weekend, the small town of Hyden, Kentucky was filled with bluegrass fans from around the country for the 19th Annual Osborne Brothers Hometown Festival. The festival, which is coordinated by Dean Osborne, the director of the Kentucky School

Ah, the joys of summer... and summer vacation! Those of us who live within an easy drive of the coast are wont to spend time at the beach when a break is in the offing. In just this way, I find

This report from RockyGrass is a contribution from Jake Schepps and Christian Sedelmyer. The day started out with a gorgeous gospel set with local stars The Blue Canyon Boys featuring KC Groves (of Uncle Earl).  They provided a beautiful start to the morning and