Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers at the Fall 2019 SOIMF - photo by Michael Gabbard The November 2019 edition of the Southern Ohio Indoor Music festival was another resounding success for Joe Mullins and his team. A big crowd enjoyed
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3rd annual Pickin’ in the Pines the biggest yet
Central North Carolina was the site of the third annual Bluegrass and BBQ Benefit Concert for North Carolina 4-H. Held at Millstone 4-H Camp in Ellerbee, NC, the event featured music by the Grascals, the Chatham Rabbits, and Long Gone
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2019 Oklahoma State Fiddling & Picking Contest
Sniff, Sniff.... What's that? Something's frying, and it sure smells good. Could it be a corndog? Maybe an Elephant Ear? I could sure go for some cotton candy too. Wait! There’s the sound of fiddles, banjos, guitars... yes, it's that time
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Ruth and Max Bloomquist Live from the Living Room
I’m back!! The past couple months have been problematic to say the least for this old timer. A knee infection put me in the hospital for three weeks, but I am well on the road to recovery now. This past Friday night
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Byron Berline’s Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 2019
Just when the leaves start to fall and the air has a little chill to it, the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival (OIBF) arrives in Guthrie, OK. It begins the first weekend of October with family, feasts, and bluegrass music. For
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AmericanaFest 2019 takes time to bask in bluegrass
Bluegrass took stage front and center at this year’s 20th annual AmericanaFest. Granted, there’s no shortage of different genres represented under that wide umbrella, but it was a bluegrass legacy that seemed to shine throughout. That was evident practically from the
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Grass on the Farm festival debut in North Carolina
Grass Strings at the 2019 Grass on the Farm festival - photo by Sandy Hatley Grass on the Farm is a new bluegrass festival on the circuit. The first annual event was held this past Saturday in the historic Gold Hill
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SamJam 2019 report
Sideline with Styx Hicks after their set at SamJam 2019 - photo by Mike Sullivan The SamJam 2019 bluegrass festival was one for the record books! The energy at this festival is something rarely seen at bluegrass events these days. Sammy Karr
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BanjoFest 2019 at the American Banjo Museum
Every September brings cooler temperatures, the state fair with mouth-watering food, and the giant ferris wheel to Oklahoma City. Bricktown is the epicenter of talent the first weekend of the month, September 6-9, at the American Banjo Museum where BanjoFest
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Thomas Point Bluegrass 40th Annual Festival
What more can you say about a festival that has been written about extensively over the last 40 years? The only thing to add to the conversation would be to tell you about how Mike and Jen Mulligan put together an