The Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival, held annually for nearly 30 years in Jackson County, KY, has announced that the June 2024 event will have been their last, owing to the sudden passing of promoter Phillip Akemon last fall. Phillip Akemon was
Hammertowne at the 2024 Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival - photo © Roger Black The weekend of June 20-22 brought the ringing of banjos to the hills of eastern Kentucky as the Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival brought bluegrass music to life near
