Blue Highway Fest

Earlier this month, Carolina Detour was chosen as the winner of the Rising Stars Challenge at Blue Highway Fest 2025. This band of young grassers from central and western North Carolina had been runners up in the competition last year,

Lonesome River Band reunion at Blue Highway Fest '25 - photo © Joshua T Moore Friday was an extra special day in Big Stone Gap, VA for Sammy Shelor and Lonesome River Band fans. The award winning banjoist and longtime band

The Grascals at Blue Highway Fest 2024 (10/10/24) - photo © Laci Mack Laci Mack spent the day yesterday at the 2024 Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA. She says that the roads were clear to Bullitt Park, and

Blue Highway Fest, held early in October each year in Big Stone Gap, VA, has added an artist/band contest to the 2024 festival. Billed as the Rising Stars Challenge, the competition will bring eight finalists to the stage the weekend

Rob Ickes at the 2023 Blue Highway Fest - photo © Laci Mack Here is another gallery of photos taken by Laci Mack at last weekend's Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA. Thanks Laci!

Ron Stewart, Dan Tyminski, and Ronnie Simpkins at Blue Highway Fest - photo © Jeromie Stephens Jeromie Stephens has sent along a terrific overview in photographs of this past weekend's Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA. He grabbed a

Michael Feagan with Larry Sparks at Blue Highway Fest 2023 - photo © Jeromie Stephens Jeromie Stephens is also on hand for the 2023 Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA this weekend. Here is a first batch of images

ETSU Pride Band at the 2023 Blue Highway Fest - photo © Laci Mack Laci Mack has settled in at Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA, and has shared a selection of photos from Wednesday's action. Three more days

A cappella performance by Blue Highway at their debut Blue Highway Fest - photo © Jeromie Stephens Here's a second batch of images taken by Jeromie Stephens at the initial Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA.  As always, he

2022 Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA - photo © Jeromie Stephens This review of the initial Blue Highway Fest is a contribution from Lisa Brewer, a legal assistant at the fourth-generation law firm of Brewer & Brewer, PLLC