Lynne Butler’s radio show on ukcountryradio.com will tonight feature highlights from the Didmarton Bluegrass Festival.
The programme will include interviews with Show of Hands, Monroe’s Revenge, Amy Harrison and the 2nd Hand String Band and Claire Lynch. Peter Rowan and Jack Lawrence feature in next week’s edition.
Lynne will also be at the Cornish Bluegrass Festival between [...]
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Didders on the radio tonight
September 9th, 2010
Gower festival is go
September 5th, 2010
The 2010 annual Gower Bluegrass Festival will be held on the weekend of Friday 10th and Saturday 11th of September.
Set in the heart of the beautiful Gower Peninsula, this small but friendly festival will be held at the Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill. Over the past five years, the event has proved very successful and with [...]
Didmarton draws near
August 29th, 2010
Didmarton Bluegrass Festival takes place next weekend, between September 2nd and 5th.
This year’s event boasts a line-up including American headliners The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and The Claire Lynch Band, whilst North Carolinian flatpicker Jack Lawrence performs with Richard Plank. There will be the usual array of British bluegrass musicians, along with plenty of old-time [...]
Brother Mule kick off tour
August 26th, 2010
Brother Mule start a 7 date tour of Britain on September 11th.
The trio, from Minnesota, Idaho and Colorado, play a mix of bluegrass, swing, old-time and acoustic funk. The members - Ben Winship (mandolin), Brian Wicklund (fiddle) and Eric Thorin (bass) - have all been regular visitors to the UK over the past few years [...]
Smith & Jones tour
August 25th, 2010
Beverly Smith and Carl Jones will be touring the UK in September and October.
Beginning on the 2nd September, the old-time duo will play across England and Wales including a spot at the Cornish Bluegrass Festival (17th - 19th).
Together they play “just about anything with strings” and bring their “years of experience to the art of [...]
Two holiday events coming up
August 23rd, 2010
Two bluegrass events take place on next week’s Bank Holiday Monday, August 30th.
Appleby Bluegrass Day will be held in the village of Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, and will feature workshops (for banjo, guitar, mandolin and fiddle), jam sessions and a concert. Bands appearing include Doghouse Central, Bluegrass Revue, Salmagundi and Phantom Horse.
The Kentucky to Kent [...]
Details for Didders
July 26th, 2010
Full details of the 22nd Didmarton Bluegrass Festival have been revealed.
The line-up will feature around 35 bands over the course of 9 concerts, along with instrument and dance workshops and several open mic sessions.
Artists from the USA are the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band (pictured), the Claire Lynch Band and flatpicker Jack Lawrence, whilst British talent [...]
Surrey celebrates 10 years
July 21st, 2010
The 10th Anniversary Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival will take place on 7th and 8th August.
The event is held in the village of Mickleham and featured artists this year include Pete Stanley and Brian Golbey, Chris Moreton, Wood Wire and Words, Howard Burton, High Weald Ridge, Buffalo and Ghost Town Showdown (pictured).
Picking starts at noon each [...]
New picking weekend for October
July 5th, 2010
Details of a new picking weekend in North Wales have been announced.
The Conwy Mountain Autumn Bluegrass Picking Weekend will take place in the village of Tal-y-Bont between October 1st and 3rd.
There will be concerts on the Friday and Saturday nights, with performances from Breeze and Wilson, Cousin Pearl, Britannia Bluegrass Band, Highly Strung, Rossendale [...]
Bluegrass in Conwy this weekend
June 29th, 2010
The North Wales Bluegrass Festival takes place this weekend (1st - 4th July) in the town of Conwy.
Performers this year include All Bells & Whistles (Czech Republic), Jeni Hankin & Billy Kemp (USA), Chill Until Blue, Chris Moreton, Papa Truck, Down County Boys and New Essex Bluegrass Band (pictured).
As usual, concerts will be held [...]
