bluegrass

There are few voices around that can leave you speechless song after song for 40 years. On July 25, Allison Krauss & Union Station did just that, as they performed a bluegrass clinic for fans at CMAC. Providing support was the…

The Pitney Meadows Community Farm will present two free musical events this summer and fall featuring live music, community involvement, and the scenery of the farm in Saratoga Springs for all ages. The festival kicks off with Community…

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival will honor the career of bluegrass artist and storyteller Ron Thomason this July during his final performances after 50 years of touring, as he takes leave of his role with the Dry Branch Fire Squad. Held…

As we approach America’s 250th birthday, we recognize that traditional Americana music has been a significant bookmark in the country’s cultural history. One strain of the nation’s organic music is bluegrass, a genre of acoustic music…

In a set that leaned heavily on traditional bluegrass arrangements of Grateful Dead and Old and in the Way material, Sam Grisman Project, with special guest Peter Rowan, were a perfect match for the impeccable acoustics of The Egg’s…

Contemporary country lyricists like their trucks, their dogs, and their American domestic beers. Their counterparts in the bluegrass genre prefer the open road, a train whistle blowing, and the kind of forlorn homesick blues that…

There are two things guitar/banjo duo Dirthog Newton is rooted in: homegrown, and… groundhog. What is Dirthog Newton? A made-up metaphorical groundhog character, or “whatever you want it to be?” One thing is for sure, they express rural…

Syracuse-native and GRAMMY-nominated banjo player Tony Trischka continues to carry bluegrass into the modern era. His new album, Earl Jam 2, arrives March 13, bringing the genre's traditional roots to the present. Following the…

Billy Strings’ November 14th show at the Prudential Center delivered a tight, high-energy display of modern bluegrass and jam improvisation. The sold-out crowd was fully locked in from the opener, and the now famous circle pit…

The Cooperstown KOA's second annual Campfire Jams Festival is taking place at the Cooperstown KOA Journey campground in Richfield Springs next weekend, September 5-6. Seven bands total, spanning many subgenres within the country music…