Bluegrass Island

Sideline at the 2022 Bluegrass Island Festival - photo © Deb Miller Thanks to Deb Miller with B Chord Photography for sharing these images from the 2022 Bluegrass Island Festival on the Outer Banks of North Carolina last month. It appears

When the first Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival was held in October of 2012, two things were clear to folks familiar with this lovely region of North Carolina. First was the undeniable fact that in good weather, it was a slam

Deb Miller of B Chord Photography was on hand during last weekend's Bluegrass Island Festival, held in Manteo on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She shared a number of her images from the festival, including what was the highlight

Congratulations to Sons of the South who took first place in the Mountain Fever bluegrass band contest this past weekend at the Bluegrass Island Festival on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. As winners, they receive a booking at the 2017 festival

The Bluegrass Island Festival on North Carolina's Outer Banks may be the fastest growing event in bluegrass. Just a few years out from their 2013 debut as the Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival, the Hemilright family of Manteo has continued to

Work continues on the Bluegrass Island store in Manteo, NC ahead of its scheduled opening on March 1. Located across the road from the site where the annual Bluegrass Island festival is located on the beach, the store will serve as

When Cory Hemilright launched his bluegrass festival on the Outer Banks of North Carolina a few years ago, everyone familiar with weather on these flimsy barrier islands in late summer wondered how long it would be before bad weather would