Kids Academy on stage at the August 2024 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo © Frank Baker Here's our final gallery of Frank Baker's photographs taken at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival in Pennsylvania earlier this month. It's his many images of the
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Turnberry introduces Free Strings curriculum program with Annie Savage
Turnberry Records is getting into the music education market through a new partnership with noted fiddle and strings instructor Annie Savage. Together they are launching a program called Free Strings, designed to offer full curricula to high school band and
Old Joe Clark video from The Bluegrass Babies
The Bluegrass Babies are back, with another of their animated videos introducing young children to bluegrass music. As ever, the music is created by Paul Castle and The Rosinators, with animation by Caroline Roberts of Little Pie Studios. In this adventure,
Stephen Mougin is Artist in Residence at Children’s Museum of Evansville
Stephen Mougin, noted bluegrass artist, sideman, and owner of Dark Shadow Recording, is currently serving as Artist in Residence at the Children's Museum of Evansville, IN. Through this appointment, Stephen (Mojo to friends) is offering free Zoom classes each Wednesday at
Pinecone keeps Bluegrass in the Schools going virtually this month
Usually in October, PineCone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, and the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County use the renewed interest in bluegrass that emerges following the annual hosting of World of Bluegrass and Wide Open Bluegrass
JamPak in need of replacement transportation
We've written previously about Anni Beach, and the good work she does teaching bluegrass and old time music to children in the Arizona desert communities. She welcomes several dozen interested youngsters to her home near Phoenix a few days each
The Bluegrass Babies are back with a new video
Attention parents (and grandparents) with toddlers on the prowl! The Bluegrass Babies have released another charming video, sure to capture your youngster's attention, and have them singing right along. Enough of those squeaky, high-pitched children' videos - teach your baby to
Mansfield Jamfest to host 5th Annual Bluegrass Kids show
Chris Smith has truly loved and enjoyed bluegrass music since he was a pre-teen. That love has turned into he and four of his closest friends forming the band Caney Creek, starting a bluegrass festival, and promoting children into hearing
Brady Plays The Fiddle by Melissa Auell
Melissa Auell is a banjo-playing mom in Colorado, who decided to take on the problem of not finding children's books about bluegrass music herself. Of course, it helps that she's a professional writer and illustrator already, with the necessary skills
Sunday at Grey Fox ’16 – Kids Academy
Sunday at Grey Fox 2016 continues to have some top quality bands on the stage and the regular morning mediation and yoga classes, but it is also well known for its focus on ensuring a strong continuation of bluegrass music