Event Reviews

Tony Trischka's EarlJam at the 2024 Wintergrass festival - photo © Dave Berry The folks at Wintergrass have, no surprise, done it again. Bringing together friends, new and old from far and wide to celebrate all variations of the music referred to as

Adam Haynes and Rhonda Vincent fiddle at the 2024 Florida Classic - photo © Bill Warren The 2024 edition of the Florida Classic is in the books. Some wind, some rain, some sunshine, and lots of enthusiastic fans marked this bluegrass

Swinging Bridge at the 2024 Florida Classic - photo © Bill Warren Ah, the Florida sunshine! Day 1 of the Florida Classic kicked off to bright sunshine and warm temperatures. Sherry Boyd took the MC reins and welcomed everyone to the show. Florida

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen at the 2024 Midwinter Bluegrass Festival - photo © Kevin Slick This report is a contribution from Kevin Slick, a bluegrass artist, photographer, and writer in Colorado. He is also a former President of the Colorado

After a three-year hiatus, the Showcase Stage returned to the 2024 Bluegrass First Class music festival in Asheville, NC this past weekend. Twelve local and regional bluegrass bands graced the Showcase Stage on Friday and Saturday, while full-time pros such as

The Price Sisters at the 2024 Palatka Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Palatka Bluegrass Festival is one of the special ones. The Rodeheaver Boys Ranch is one of the special places to hold a festival. About fifty boys

Southern Legacy at the 2024 Bluegrass First Class - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock "This is the first year since COVID that we have sold out of tickets and rooms," said Bluegrass First Class promoter, Milton Harkey, as he relayed

IIIrd Tyme Out at the 2024 Bluegrass First Class - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Bluegrass First Class in Asheville, NC is the place to be this weekend. The three-day festival lives up to its name with a star-studded line-up. Gracing

Leroy Troy at the 2024 Palatka Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren What is believed to be the 20th February Palatka Bluegrass Festival kicked off Thursday. Larry Stephenson confirmed it, and said that he had played the first one. Sherry Boyd

It's been said that you can't go home again, but judging by the enthusiastic, jam-packed crowd at the Independent in San Francisco on Saturday, February 11, AJ Lee & Blue Summit have busted that theory. Winter shows are nothing new for Northern California bands