• 2024 Danny Stewart Bluegrass Cruise report

    Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers on Danny Stewart's Bluegrass Cruise - photo by Gary Hatley Bluegrass promoters Danny and Christa Stewart have been conducting bluegrass cruises since 2012. They have mixed up the perfect combination: great bluegrass entertainment, cruise line

  • 12th annual Winter Bluegrass Jubilee report

    Authentic Unlimited at the 2024 Winter Bluegrass Jubilee - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The 12th annual Winter Bluegrass Jubilee, a fundraising event for the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) organization based in Pickens, SC, was held this past Saturday in the

  • 2024 Jekyll Island wrap-up

    Bluegrass Cardinals Reunion at the 2024 Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 47th Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival is in the books. Ernie and Debi Evans host numerous festivals in the bluegrass and country genres. They also work

  • Woodbine Opry closes out 2023

    Woodbine Opry jam on December 29, 2023 - photo © Bill Warren December of 2023 had five Fridays, so we were able to attend the Woodbine Opry in Georgia on all five.  The snowbirds began filtering in on the second Friday with

  • 2023 Station Inn Homeless Benefit

    This report is a contribution from bluegrass singer and songwriter Dawn Kenney. She also shared a number of photos from the show. Some of the best in bluegrass could be found Wednesday night at The Station Inn for the 20th Annual

  • Kathmandu Bluegrass Festival debuts in Nepal

    Participants in Nepal's first bluegrass festival - photo © Eliott Siff On December 9, Nepal saw the first Kathmandu Bluegrass Festival with multiple bands, a packed house, and a big All Star finale, with bluegrass pickers from Nepal, the USA, and

  • IBMA benefit concert comes full Circle

    IBMA benefit concert at the Station Inn (12/11/23) - photo by David Morris More than 50 years after he helped create the legendary Will The Circle Be Unbroken album with his colleagues in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and an all-star