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Dan Tyminski at Farm Jamb 2025 - photo © Michael W Bright Photography Here is another gallery of photos from Farm Jamb 2025, held earlier this month in Baghdad, KY, taken by photographer Michael Bright. Thanks Michael!

Branded Bluegrass at Bean Blossom 2025 - photo © Charlie Herbst Many thanks to Charlie Herbst who shared this batch of photos from the first two days at Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festival, held each year at the Bill Monroe Music Park

This review of Spanish banjoist Lluis Gómez's new transcription book is a contribution from Marc Pirson, a Belgo-Irish writer, currently based in the Walloon countryside. He was first exposed to the banjo through the Easter Acoustic Music Workshop held in

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes at the Carrboro Bluegrass Festival (5/24/25) - photo © Becky Johnson The Carborro Bluegrass Festival was held on May 24 at The Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. Music was offered outdoors out behind the restaurant, which they call "the

This remembrance of DC-area bluegrass guitarist and singer Ken Gallahan, who died on May 14 following a heart attack at 67 years of age, comes from Akira Otsuka, his good friend of many years. In addition to his band, Last

Trey Hensley at GallagherFest 2025 - photo © Joey Fletcher This article is a contribution from Matt Marson, courtesy of Gallagher Guitar Co. The streets of downtown Murfreesboro, TN pulsed with energy on May 17 as GallagherFest 2025 brought together music lovers,

This review of the history of the Spring Campus workshop is a contribution from Spanish banjoist Lluis Gomez. From April 23 to May 3, the 40th anniversary of the Spring Campus was celebrated, an annual event held in Virton, Belgium. But

In a now-deleted Instagram post, The David Mayfield Parade announced they'd be going on indefinite hiatus, citing "differences in the ring." Tensions had reportedly been simmering for some time. With a source close to the band claiming that frontman David Mayfield,

Many thanks to Lauren Price Napier of The Price Sisters for allowing us to publish this remembrance of hers. Most of us know the fascination with some ideal that seems impossible to obtain. It could be a vintage Mustang, or some

This story about the rodeo accomplishments of young Aspen Dietrich, on top of her musical achievements, is a contribution from Rick Heldmann. When I first interviewed and wrote about The Arizona Wildflowers, I stated that, "they are the real deal." They