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Bloodroot Gap at the 2025 Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival - photo © Dale Cahill Over the first weekend in August, Podunk held its 28th bluegrass festival. The festival takes place each year at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, Connecticut, and this

Tom Hyatt, Daniel Schronce, and Greg Blake at the E.H. Montgomery General Storein Gold Hill, NC - photo © G Nicholas Hancock On Sunday evening, August 3, a unique bluegrass music event occurred at the E.H. Montgomery Store in the small

Concept albums are a fairly rare breed in bluegrass realms. One of the last ones of note was the Hillbenders' cover of the Who's rock opera, Tommy. Consequently, Stillhouse Junkies' The Ballad of Charlie Avalon makes for an interesting diversion.

Lazy Grass at Bluegrass in La Roche 2025 - photo © Angelika Hernmarck This report on the final day at France’s Bluegrass in La Roche festival is a contribution from Swiss bluegrass writer and promoter Angelika Hernmarck. She will provide a daily update this

Appalachian Road Show at the 2025 Orange Army Bluegrass Festival - photo © Laura Tate Photography Orange Army Bluegrass was organized 3 years ago by Sheila & Robert "Sleepy" Porter and several of their friends. Sheila had been diagnosed with breast

After dropping two singles from their latest project, the Tennessee Bluegrass Band has just released a brand new album, Nolichucky. It is their first full album with their newest band configuration which combines founding members, Lincoln Hensley and Tim Laughlin

Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer have always been known for their unique take on different forms of acoustic roots music. Their collaboration with Yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer) master, Chao Tian however, is truly unique. From China To Appalachia shows

Knoxville, TN-based bassist Matt Wallace has spent most of his career as a sideman, supporting such artists as Paul Williams, Audie Blaylock, David Parmley, and Terry Baucom, among others. After a fine solo debut back in 2014, Wallace is back

The Often Herd at Bluegrass in La Roche 2025 - photo © Angelika Hernmarck This report on day four at France’s Bluegrass in La Roche festival is a contribution from Swiss bluegrass writer and promoter Angelika Hernmarck. She will provide a daily update this

This latest in the Pickin' On series from CMH Records — albums devoted to reimagining rock classics in the bluegrass vein — Bluegrass Rising seems especially appropriate. After all, Creedence Clearwater Revival built their music on a foundation of Americana, and