2020 has been a devastating year for bluegrass festivals, entertainers, and promoters, just to mention a few in the industry. With COVID-19 taking its toll on our great music, deep in southern Ohio, on the edge of Appalachia, Pike County
Event Reviews
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Camp Springs Bluegrass Festival 2020 a go
Cody Johnson, with sign depicting his dad, the late Bill Johnson, as he appeared in Bluegrass Country Soul. It happened! Cody and Donna Johnson, new owners of Camp Springs Bluegrass Park, labored diligently throughout the spring and summer, and were allowed to
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30th Annual Keith Whitley Memorial Ride – Happy Birthday Keith
The 30th Annual Keith Whitley Memorial Ride was held this past weekend in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The tradition started in 1990, one year after Keith's passing, when a group of Keith's friends and fans decided to ride their motorcycles from Keith's
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Grand Lake National Fiddle Fest – 23 Years and still Counting!
Maddie Denton, 2020 Open Division winner at the Grand Lake Fiddle Fest Jana Jae, the Hee Haw star known for her blue fiddle, hosted the Grand Lake National Fiddle Fest at the American Heritage Music Festival event for the 23rd year. The festivities
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Old Salt Union impresses in Michigan
Old Salt Union at The Intersection in Grand Rapids - photo by Bryan Bolea I went into the March 4 Railroad Earth show in Grand Rapids not knowing much about Old Salt Union, but assuming that opening for such a renowned
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Railroad Earth at The Intersection in Grand Rapids
This post is a contribution from Bryan Bolea with 529 Photography, a connoisseur of modern bluegrass and contemporary acoustic music in Ann Arbor, MI. After recording a February 29 show at The Caverns, Railroad Earth headed north for shows in Indianapolis
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Desert Bluegrass Association’s Marana Festival held last weekend
This contribution comes from David VanGelder in Tucson, AZ, a photographer and songwriter who fronts a bluegrass band called The Dust Devils. There may have been only one open air live music festival in the country this weekend, and it was
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2020 Barcelona Bluegrass Camp report
Tony Trischka leads a banjo workshop at the 2020 Barcelona Bluegrass Camp This report on the 5th annual Barcelona Bluegrass Camp is a contribution from Xavier Cardús, a banjo player and bluegrass enthusiast in Barcelona. The temperature was pleasantly perfect and the
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95th annual Star Fiddlers’ Convention in NC
The 95th Annual Star Fiddlers’ Convention, the longest continuously running convention in North Carolina, is now in the record books and with it, the largest crowd and group of contestants that the talent contest has seen in recent years. Mary Callicutt
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The Freightliners in Winter Garden, FL
Friday evening was a good one for bluegrass music at the Stage Stop Campground in Winter Garden, Florida. The campground provides a number of different types of entertainment for the residents including bingo, potlucks, ladies luncheons, and music. Check them