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.
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Two holiday events coming up
August 23rd, 2010
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 [...]
DCB’s new bluegrass night
June 9th, 2010
The Down County Boys have announced details of a new bluegrass club in the village of Whitwick, Leicestershire.
The new club will run on the first Wednesday of the month starting on September 1st, with the DCBs as resident band. The venue is the Lady Jane pub and admission on the first night will be free.
The [...]
9th Suffolk Bluegrass Day
May 14th, 2010
The 9th Suffolk Bluegrass Day takes place on Sunday, May 23rd.
The event kicks off at 11.30am with picking sessions and includes an afternoon concert with performances from The Carrivick Sisters and The Dude Coopers (pictured).
It will be held at The George, Hadleigh, near Ipswich. Good food and drink will be available all day and entry [...]
Appleby Bluegrass Day
April 17th, 2010
A brand new event for 2010 - the Appleby Bluegrass Day - takes place in Leicestershire this summer.
The one day festival will include beginner/intermediate workshops in guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle, followed by a slow jam. In the evening there will be a concert featuring top British bluegrass bands, including Doghouse Central and Salmagundi.
There [...]
Sore Fingers video needs soundtrack
April 15th, 2010
Sore Fingers Week student Matt Miles is looking for people who would like to participate in the making of a short film about the music camp.
Matt shot over 3 hours of footage at this year’s event and is hoping to create a 10 minute movie with a soundtrack provided by fellow musicians from the course. [...]
Festival season starts at Orwell
April 13th, 2010
The 2010 festival season begins next week with the Orwell Bluegrass Festival near Ipswich.
The event runs from 23rd - 25th April at the Hallow Tree Campsite which has excellent facilities including plenty of space for camping, concerts and picking, plus on-site bars and catering.
On the bill this year are Dalebilly, Down County Boys, The Kentucky [...]
Get ready for Sore Fingers
April 1st, 2010
Sore Fingers Week is just a few days away and will begin on April 5th.
The annual bluegrass and old-time camp has many top tutors this year, including Tony Furtado and Alan Munde (bluegrass banjo), Dan Crary (guitar), John Reischman and Mike Compton (mandolin), Brian Wicklund (bluegrass fiddle) and Chris Stuart and Janet Beazley (singing).
It takes [...]
Easter at the Plus Club
March 25th, 2010
The Bluegrass Plus Club in Surrey is hosting its annual two day Easter event on April 2nd and 3rd.
The event will have concerts both nights with acts including Monroe’s Revenge (pictured), The Biggin Hillbillies, Deep River Band and the club’s resident band The Grass Hoppers.
There will also be a fiddle workshop, an open mic and [...]
