Authentic Unlimited at Denton FarmPark (5/13/23) - photo by Gary Hatley The second annual Malpass Brothers Bluegrass & Country Festival at the Denton FarmPark in central North Carolina is now in the books. "The Malpass Brothers and all the bands put on
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Malpass Brothers festival at Denton in full swing
Denton FarmPark for Malpass Brothers festival - photo by Troy Pope Back for their second year after Doyle Lawson's retirement, the Malpass Brothers are working overtime as hosts for the annual Mother’s Day weekend bluegrass festival at the Denton FarmPark in
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MerleFest 2023 report
Laura Orshaw, Julian Pinneli, Rob McCoury, and Jason Carter at MerleFest - photo © Gina Proulx I been thinking a lot about the 100th birthday anniversary of the late great Doc Watson. 100 years is certainly a long time. I looked
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Sam Bush Band at the Dancing Bear Lodge
Sam Bush - photo © Bryan Bolea Suffice it to say, there’s never any such thing as a bad Sam Bush show. Bush and his compatriots— banjo player Wes Corbett, Steve Mougin on guitar, Todd Parks on bass, and drummer Chris
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Authentic Unlimited at the Marysville Winter Bluegrass Series
Authentic Unlimited at Cornerstone Global Methodist Church (4/21/23) - photo © Bill Warren Sometimes one gets to see an extraordinary performance. Friday night was one of those occasions. Authentic Unlimited closed out the season for the Marysville Winter Bluegrass Series at Cornerstone
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Big Lick 2023 festival begins
Big Lick Bluegrass Festival officially launches the outdoor festival season in central North Carolina. In its 19th year, the three-day event began with an open mic on Thursday evening. Bands that took the stage included Radio Flyer, River Ridge, and
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Debut Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge report
Lonesome River Band performs at the Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge festival - photo by Molly Moore With the loss of so many bluegrass festivals the past few years, it's great to have a new one come around. The debut Bluegrass
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Doyle Lawson to the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame
Saturday, March 25th, the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame held their 15th annual induction ceremony. Since 2008, the Hall has been honoring musicians, broadcasters, songwriters, luthiers, scholars, promoters, and those in the recording industry who are either from, or
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2023 Highfalls Fiddlers’ Convention winners
First place band, Passin' Thru (Rodney Haywood, CH Lineberry, Jim Damron, Dwayne Runyon) After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, the 85th annual Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention returned to the North Moore High School auditorium in Robbins, NC. Under the leadership of
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2023 EMS Springfest weekend report
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys at the 2023 EMS Springfest - photo © Bill Warren Evans Media Source had a successful EMS Springfest this past weekend at the Florida Sands Music Ranch (formerly Sertoma Youth Ranch). The weather