ukbluegrass would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support during 2008. It has been a great year for British bluegrass with new releases, tours, festivals and many other successes. A whole host of UK bands have released CDs this year, including debuts [...]
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Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain cancel tour
April 22nd, 2008
Unfortunately, American band Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain have been forced to cancel their European tour which was due to begin later this month. The cancellations include an appearance at Orwell Bluegrass Festival, plus several other venues in the UK, and a planned appearance at EWOB. The band hopes to rearrange a UK tour for [...]
Festival season starts at Orwell
April 14th, 2008
The 2008 festival season kicks off on April 25th with the Orwell Bluegrass Festival, held at the Hallow Trees Campground near Ipswich. The event has an impressive line-up of bands from Europe and North America. Headliners are Sweden’s G2, who were voted European Bluegrass Band of the Year in 2007, and Dick Smith and Mike [...]
Wildwood Flower Mountain Music Club
April 8th, 2008
The Wildwood Flower Mountain Music Club, based at the George Hotel in South Molton, North Devon has a couple of American acts lined up as part of their forthcoming UK tours. The Dick Smith and Mike O’Reilly Band play Monday 28th April, supported by Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys, tickets £9. Beverly Smith and Carl Jones entertain on [...]
Smith and O’Reilly visit the UK
April 1st, 2008
The Dick Smith and Mike O’Reilly Band, who play “fast and furious” bluegrass, are visiting the UK later this month for a two week tour. Starting at the Orwell Bluegrass Festival near Ipswich, the band will play gigs as far afield as Devon in the south to Greenock in the north. They will also be [...]
Spring tour news
March 9th, 2008
The UK is going to be inundated with visiting bands over the next few months. These include: Chatham County Line – a North Carolina based quartet who fuse a traditional bluegrass foundation with more modern influences. Dick Smith and Mike O’Reilly Band – regular visitors to Britain, this band plays bluegrass at its fast and [...]
Orwell and Didmarton news
February 11th, 2008
News of this year’s Orwell Bluegrass Festival has been posted on the event’s website. The festival will be moving to a new location at the Hallow Tree Camp Site near Ipswich which offers excellent facilities with plenty of space for camping and room indoors for picking should it be required. Tickets are on sale now [...]
2008 Festivals
October 14th, 2007
The British bluegrass calendar contains many festivals, picking weekends and one-day events which can range from large-scale festivals featuring top American acts to low-key gatherings all about the picking. If you are new to bluegrass or if you haven’t yet been to a festival, then these are the places to meet like-minded people and get [...]
Orwell Bluegrass Festival
December 21st, 2006
We’ve been informed of a new festival being held at Orwell Crossing in Ipswich, on the 27th-29th of April 2007. American act, the Dick Smith and Mike O’Reilly Band are to headline, with several other British acts also booked. For further details, visit the festival’s brand new website at www.orwellbluegrass.co.uk
