Events

Earlier this month, Carolina Detour was chosen as the winner of the Rising Stars Challenge at Blue Highway Fest 2025. This band of young grassers from central and western North Carolina had been runners up in the competition last year,

Sad news for live bluegrass lovers in central New York. The Brantling Bluegrass Festival, operated this past 16 years at the Brantling Ski Slopes in Sodus, NY, has been closed down by its promoters. Beginning in 2009, they have sought to

Bowie, TX is more than just the home of the world's largest Bowie knife. The first Saturday in October it becomes a fiery fiddlin' contest spot. The town is situated along US Highways 81 and 287, and was established as

Finale at the 2025 Michigan Bluegrass Kids Showcase - photo by Joel Dinda The Southeast Michigan Bluegrass Music Association held its annual music student showcase on Sunday, October 19. The event was held at the Woldumar Nature center in Lansing, Michigan.

Skunk Hollow, 1st bluegrass band at the Granite Quarry Fiddlers Convention - photo © Sandy Hatley The 59th annual Granite Quarry Fiddlers' Convention was held this past Saturday, October 11, at East Rowan High School near Salisbury, NC. Sponsored by the

We had mentioned last month that, owing to a reorganization of the company that produced a number of bluegrass festivals in Kentucky and Ohio, the popular SamJam Bluegrass Festival in Piketon, OH was due to be renamed. After a brief online

Jason Carter at the 2025 Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival - photo © Todd Gunsher This story on the continuation of the free weekend bluegrass festival in Raleigh, NC after IBMA moved to Chattanooga is a contribution from Greg Behr. For more

North Carolina's Red Rocking Chair band blends bluegrass, Americana, folk, honky tonk, swing, and country music in an acoustic format. Featuring some of the area's most prominent and award-winning multi-instrumentalists, the quartet of musicians performed Tuesday nights at Charlotte, NC's

Sister Sadie at the 2025 Bluegrass & Chili Festival in Oklahoma - photo © Pamm Tucker The 2025 Bluegrass & Chili Festival in Tahlequah, OK promised to be an unforgettable celebration of music, culture, and culinary delights, attracting enthusiasts from all

Cornbread Revival at the benefit for Saxapahaw United Methodist Church - photo © Laura Ridge On Saturday, October 4, an estimated 300 people came to support Saxapahaw United Methodist Church after Tropical Storm Chantel left them under three feet of water