This review of IIIrd Tyme Out's CD release concert is a contribution from Jessica Boggs. When Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out walked on to the stage in the Birthplace of Country Music Museum’s Performance Theater in Bristol, Virginia, last Friday
Event Reviews
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Brown County Bluegrass Festival celebrates 25th anniversary
This coverage of the Brown County Fest is a contribution from Artie Werner, bass player/booking agent for The Missy Werner Band, and husband of The Missy Werner. Festival promoter Don Morgan, along with son Rob, achieved a milestone this past weekend
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The Gibson Brothers Pick It True for WAMU
How do you go to an event like that and not just want to give everything you own to WAMU Bluegrass Country? The Gibson Brothers played their hearts out a couple weeks back at the hip, new D.C. area venue, AMP,
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Thursday at Gettysburg
Whether it's generals Robert E. Lee and George G. Meade or the musicians at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, this resort village in the rolling hills of southern Pennsylvania will always be a place where the North meets the South. The stage
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First Time Grey Fox Catcher
What a festival! A pop-up town of about 7,000 people grinning ear-to-ear for four straight days in scenic Oak Hill, New York. It does not get much better than that. Add one of the best bluegrass line-ups ever organized and,
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Spruce Pine Festival: A Hidden Gem in the North Carolina Mountains
Nestled on a hillside in historic downtown Spruce Pine, N.C., my companion and I enjoyed some of the best bluegrass music, food and small town atmosphere I’ve encountered. Now in its fourth year, the Spruce Pine Barbecue Championship and Bluegrass Festival
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Red Wing Roots 2015
When standing beneath the monumental Natural Chimneys (120 foot limestone pillars and the only remaining evidence that this part of the world was once completely undersea) in Mount Solon, Virginia, it’s hard to imagine a more beautiful location for a
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Friday at Grey Fox 2015
Friday at Grey Fox was another action-packed day. One of the hardest things about this festival is deciding what to do with so many great activities happening at the same time. There were workshops on dance, songwriting, and all kinds of instruments.
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Thursday at Grey Fox 2015
Well, this last weekend was another stupendous Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in beautiful Oak Hill, New York - one of the best-run festivals in the country, in my opinion. There are plenty of ideas that festivals around the country can learn
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Photos from Norris Creek 2015
This report and photos from the inaugural Norris Creek Pig Pickin' festival is a contribution from Laura Tate Ridge. When I am attending a Bluegrass festival, there aren’t many instances when I roll up to the gate to find the promoter