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
Event Reviews
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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
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Bluegrass in the Bluegrass… and Red Slipper Lounge J.D. Crowe follow up
What a memorable weekend in Lexington! The first annual Bluegrass in the Bluegrass, held at the Clarion Hotel and hosted by SamJam and Rudyfest, left everyone who attended in complete shock. Sammy Karr, Rick Greene, Leroy Walker, Vic Adams, Rudy
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More from Bluegrass First Class 2020
Rhonda Vincent with Caroline Williamson and her new mandolin at Bluegrass First Class - photo by Sandy Hatley Bluegrass First Class was a weekend filled with great music, unique presentations, and numerous celebrations. Not only was promoter Milton Harkey honored for
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Bluegrass First Class celebrates 25 years
Bluegrass First Class celebrated its silver anniversary this past weekend in Asheville, NC. Promoter, Milton Harkey, was honored during Friday evening’s show. Kelly Epperson, general manager of WPAQ Radio in Mt. Airy, NC, conducted the presentation. “This is quite an evening,” Epperson
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2020 Florida Bluegrass Classic report
Remedy Tree bundled up for the cold at the 2020 Florida Bluegrass Classic - photo © Bill Warren A cold front rolled across Florida on Thursday night, and Friday dawned with a chilly north wind. Florida Bluegrass Classic fans bundled up,
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Wintergrass – Bluegrass Without Borders
Wintergrass 2020 is off and running with workshops, shows, vendors, jamming and the like and all of the travelers seem to be claiming they brought the sun with them which is a rare winter occurrence in the Seattle area. As