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Common Ground On The Hill

  • Steve Mandell Memorial Music Scholarship update

    May 19, 2025 | by John Lawless

    Inspired by our recent coverage of several music scholarships for young students of bluegrass music, we heard last week from Terry Mandell, wife of the late Steve Mandell of Dueling Banjos fame, with an update on the similar fund that

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  • Steve Mandell Memorial Music Scholarship Fund awards announced

    March 24, 2022 | by John Lawless

    The recipients of the 2021 Steve Mandell Memorial Music Scholarship Fund grants have been announced. These awards are offered annually to assist those seeking to learn, develop, and enhance their music education in folk, bluegrass, old-timey, or other acoustic Americana

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  • 2021 Common Ground Song Contest winners

    June 7, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Common Ground on the Hill has announced the winners of the 3rd annual Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest. First place went to Kevin Hale. If you read the fine print on bluegrass charts, you've seen his name in the songwriting credits. His

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  • Common Ground events to remain virtual in 2021

    May 26, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Common Ground on the Hill in Maryland has announced that their major summer events this year will remain virtual as a result of uncertainties about COVID-19 restrictions. That includes their popular Deer Creek Fiddler's Convention and the three Traditions Weeks

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  • May 7 deadline for Common Ground Songwriting Contest

    April 21, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Writers of bluegrass and other acoustic songs still have time to enter the 4th Annual Common Ground On The Hill Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest. To be eligible for judging and cash prizes, songs must be submitted my 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on

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  • Common Ground on the Hill Maryland’s newest Folklife Center

    August 4, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Common Ground on the Hill, home of many annual camps and workshops focusing on traditional arts and music, has been named as one of three new regional folklife centers by the Maryland State Arts Council. With this designation, they become

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  • Deer Creek convention and Common Ground Traditions to be held online

    May 14, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Two regular stops on the east coast traditional music scene have announced plans to go digital for their 2020 events. The Deer Creek Fiddlers Convention and Common Ground On The Hill's Traditions Weeks will both be held online this year. Noting the

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  • Common Ground announces winners of initial songwriting contest

    June 19, 2019 | by John Lawless

    When Common Ground on the Hill announced that a songwriting contest would be included among their 2019 offerings for the first time, there was concern as to whether they would generate enough entries to make it interesting. After all, there

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  • Common Ground announces roots songwriting contest

    March 6, 2019 | by John Lawless

    The good folks at Common Ground on the Hill in Maryland have announced a new competition that should be of interest to our readers. Submissions for their initial Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest will be accepted through May 15, with an online

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