• 2024 Nothin’ Fancy Festival wrap-up

    Dave Adkins at the 2024 Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 22nd Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival was one for the ages! Here are a few of the highlights: A proclamation from the Virginia legislature honoring the band's 30 years of

  • Thursday at the 2024 Nothin’ Fancy Fest

    Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out at the 2024 Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The highlights of Thursday at the 22nd Nothin’ Fancy Festival included: Annabelle Smith singing You Are My Sunshine for daddy Kenny's birthday. Chris Sexton firing up

  • Here We Go Again – Nothin’ Fancy

    Given an impressive history that can be traced back nearly 30 years, Nothin' Fancy's considerable accomplishments certainly belie an otherwise unassuming handle. Having tallied eleven full length albums, performances at such prestigious venues as the Ryman Auditorium, Lincoln Center the

  • Nothin’ Fancy Festival ’23 kicks off

    Nothin' Fancy with Rhonda Vincent at the Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The 21st Nothin’ Fancy Festival is off and running. Sherry Boyd has taken the MC position, one of the most highly respected MCs in the business.

  • Jenkins to Nothin’ Fancy on bass

    Nothin' Fancy has announced their new bass player after several months of trying out potential replacements since James Cox announced his departure at the beginning of the year. He goes simply by the stage name Jenkins. When we got in touch

  • Crash and Burn drops for Nothin’ Fancy

    Mountain Fever has a new single for Nothin' Fancy, the second from their upcoming sixth album with the label, Here We Go Again, expected later this year. Like many of the band's songs, Crash and Burn was written by founder, mandolinist,