Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: (304) 208-2601.

Address: Route 60.

Venue phone: (304) 208-2601.

Join us for one of the best, most fun festivals in the Nation. We’re there 6/21/13 with Bluegrass Album Band, Larry Cordle, Josh Williams, and Lonesome River Band. This is a must see festival!!

Time: 7:30pm.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: 828-479-3364.

Address: 121 Schoolhouse Road.

Venue phone: (828) 479-3364.

The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center is a vital contributor to the preservation of the Appalachian mountain heritage of Western North Carolina.
Throughout the year, we celebrate mountain traditions through our music programs, old-time festivals, workshops and other events that appeal to all age groups. The Center’s contributions to the continuation and appreciation of state folklife have been recognized with a Community Traditions Award given by the North Carolina Folklore Society.

We are perhaps best known for An Appalachian Evening, our annual summer concert series, which runs for nine Saturdays beginning in late June.

Notable artists such as Doc Watson, Bobby Hicks, Wayne Henderson, Balsam Range, The Boxcars, and The Kruger Brothers have appeared on our historic stage. The Saturday concerts are held at 7:30 pm in our 300-seat, air-conditioned auditorium.

Time: 9:00am.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: 828-439-1866.

Address: 300 Collett Street.

Venue phone: 828-439-1866.

The 2013 edition of The Red White and Bluegrass Festival will again host a Bluegrass Camp for Kids. This will be the 8th year of the kids camp and it grows in number each year. The camp will be held at the Collette Street Recreation Center in downtown Morganton on the first 3 days of the festival (July1st thru 3rd).

Fees for attending the Bluegrass Camp for Kids can be viewed HERE. Sessions begin about 9 each morning, then a break for lunch (included for participants) and then another 3 hours ending around 4 PM.

There will be sessions covering fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo and bass, along with singing, playing together as a band, stage presence, etc. On the final day of the camp, the kids involved will play a short set on stage at the festival, demonstrating what they have accomplished during the week. They will also be presented with a festival tee shirt. Download camp registration form HERE.

Instructors have included:

Scott Freeman & Steve Lewis
Bearfoot Bluegrass (from Alaska)
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
Sierra Hull & Hwy 111

Time: 7:30pm.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: 615-889-3060.

Address: 116 Fifth Avenue North.

Venue phone: 615-889-3060.

The Gibson Brothers and Balsam Range will perform at the annual Red, White and Bluegrass Night on Independence Day – July 4.
The Gibson Brothers, Eric and Leigh Gibson, are the reigning IBMA Entertainers of the Year.
Balsam Range won 2011′s IBMA Song of the Year for Trains I Missed and have recently had the #1 album in bluegrass for 5 straight months, Papertown.
To purchase a 2013 Bluegrass Pass for all six shows, click here.
Season passes for Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman are $147.00 (plus $5.50 handling fee per pass.)
Ryman Auditorium, the Mother Church Of Country Music and the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, is sacred to the history of country music.
Especially important to the history of the Ryman is its significant role in the history of bluegrass music. Although Bill Monroe had been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1939, it wasn’t until a Saturday night in December of 1945 when bluegrass music as we know it today was born when a twenty-one year old young man by the name of Earl Scruggs stepped up to the WSM microphone on the Ryman stage playing the five-string banjo with a three-finger roll. This was the final ingredient in what we now know as bluegrass music.
Although it wasn’t known as bluegrass at the time, there was something very unique and special about this edition of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys with Earl Scruggs which also included guitarist/lead singer Lester Flatt, fiddler Chubby Wise, and bass player Cedric Rainwater. Their weekly broadcasts on the Opry at the Ryman Auditorium over WSM, their Columbia recordings, and personal appearances through early 1948 provided the architectural ground work for all of bluegrass music.
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Jim & Jesse, and the Osborne Brothers, all legendary bluegrass acts, became Grand Ole Opry members in their own right on the Ryman stage. Also important are the virtually dozens of well known bluegrass musicians who played on this stage while working through the ranks of the aforementioned bands.
The 2013 series runs Thursday nights from June 20 through July 25. Join us early each week during the season for Pickin’ on the Plaza.

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Time: 7:00pm.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: (828) 233-3216.

Address: Azalea Parking Lot.

Venue phone: (828) 233-3216.

Come be with us for a VERY fun show in lovely downtown Hendersonville NC. Downtown Rhythm & Brews Concert Series. It will be held in the Azalea Parking Lot. Tell all your friends and come for a good time and live music!! Call (828) 233-3216 for more information.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: (706) 896-4191.

Address: 1311 Music Hall Road.

Venue phone: (706) 896-4191.

Balsam Range is excited to be a part of the GA Mountain Fair again. BR set times 2pm and 8pm. Music, Food, Rides, Zoo, Arts, Crafts, and much more. Bring the whole family.

The Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds plays host to several popular annual events including the Georgia Mountain Fair, the Superstar Concert Series, the Georgia Mountain Fall Festival and Georgia’s Official State Fiddler’s Convention.

The Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds are located along the shores of beautiful Lake Chatuge in the north Georgia mountain community of Hiawassee and is only two hours from Atlanta, Greenville, Asheville and Chattanooga. The Fairgrounds offer a wide-variety of unique venues, and beautiful year-round camping facilities.

Time: 8:00pm.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: (276) 236-5309.

Address: 700 Foothills Rd.

Venue phone: (276) 236-5309.

Blue Ridge Music Center (BRMC) hosts Virginia bluegrass music events in VA. Virginia bluegrass music concerts, blue ridge parkway, bluegrass music history.

The Blue Ridge Music Center is open 7 days a week along with the The Roots of American Music Museum.

Time: 7:00pm.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: (706) 208-0900.

Address: 300 North Thomas Street.

Venue phone: (706) 208-0900.

BR & THE BOXCARS!!! We’re excited to be with our friends and labelmates, The Boxcars. They’re hot as a firecracker in Bluegrass Music and have won almost every award. Not to mention the fact we’re gonna at one of the hottest, nicest new venues in GA. The Classic Center is northeast Georgia’s premier award winning convention center and performing arts theatre. Located in the heart of Downtown Athens, Georgia, The Classic Center provides unique meeting space, outstanding special events services and a wide range of entertainment options, making this unconventional convention center the choice for conferences, meetings and special events! The Classic Center is bringing the hottest acts in entertainment to Athens. Come be with us!!

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: (207) 725-6009.

Address: 23 Meadow Rd..

Venue phone: (207) 725-6009.

Glad to be a part of one of the best festivals in the nation, Thomas Point Beach. Here’s the TPB Fest history:
Our Bluegrass History

Our annual festival began in 1979 and made a profit of $3.16.
Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music played this Festival in 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989 and was scheduled to play in 1995, but was unable to travel.
Two June “Showcases” were held in 1986 and 1987.
There was no 13th Festival. Pati went straight from the 12th festival to the 14th in order to avoid “unlucky 13”.
Pati took a year off after the 25th Anniversary. It didn’t matter… the fans came anyway… they held a “non- festival” and we even had t-shirts made to commemorate it.
Over 200 bands had played this festival throughout the years.
The First “Showcase Competition” was held in 1992 making this a four day event. Many of the winning bands went on to have very successful music careers.
People came to this event from all over the US, Canada and the world. We have had guests from all over; including Japan, England, Sweden, Alaska, Denmark, South America and even a band from the Czech Republic.
The Festival was the Featured Cover Story for Bluegrass Unlimited in 1996.
The Festival has been recognized on The Today Show, the New York Times, and on countless other state and local TV, radio, and newspapers.
White Mountain Bluegrass was the only Band to have played EVERY year.
Since he was born, Michael has opened all but two festivals with the Pledge of Allegiance. (he was at college those years…)
Past festivals included fireworks, a hot air balloon, weddings, special guest appearances from Miss Maine’s, a visit from the Governor, cloggers, anniversaries, pajama parties, High Teas, Halloween Parties and so much more!
The famous “Maine Woods Band” was started in 1998 with the creation of “Tommy P. Banjo Bear”. The piece was the creation of Tim Pickett of Elliott Maine. Photographs of the project were featured in the June 1999 Issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine. The band was completed over the next four years with the addition of a new band member each year.
Numerous souvenir Martin Guitars and 1 Eastman Mandolin had been given away in raffles through the years.
In honor of the 30th anniversary, the week-end was topped off with a spectacular Fireworks display over the bay!
In 2008, the TPB Bluegrass Festival was awarded the “EVENT OF THE YEAR” for the 2007 Festival by the International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville, Tennessee.

Time: 5:00pm.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: (304) 229-2490.

Address: 1120 Shiley Rd..

Venue phone: (304) 229-2490.

Pickin’ in the Panhandle celebrates the best of barbecue, bluegrass and country music, and family fun. Located just over an hour from Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD, Shiley Acres (just 3 miles off I-81 and one mile off Route 11) will be filled with the sound of music … mixed with the smell of mouth-watering BBQ. Do a little pickin’ of your own, or just sit back and enjoy some of the best musical acts from our region and beyond! Mark your calendar for Pickin’ 2013, September 6-8!

The festival will feature:

Bluegrass, newgrass, Americana, rockabilly, and country music
KCBS West Virginia State BBQ Championship
Backyard BBQ Cook-off
BBQ and other food vendors
Arts & Crafts Vendors featuring heritage artists and artisans
Beer Garden, for those age 21 and older (no ID, no admittance)
Come discover what makes West Virginia Wild and Wonderful at Pickin’ in the Panhandle!

NO REFUNDS – NO EXCEPTIONS – EVENT WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE
Thanks to our sponsors!

The Pickin’ lineup features a mixture of bluegrass, newgrass, Americana, country, and rockabilly … a little something for every musical palate. We’re working on the 2013 lineup and will post it soon!

Cadillac Sky
Mountain Heart
The Charlie Daniels Band
Ricky Skaggs
Joe Diffie
Shenandoah
Marty Stuart
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Time: 1:30pm.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: 828-243-3496.

Address: 349 Andante Lane.

Venue phone: 828-243-3496.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS YEARS’S MOUNTAIN SONG FESTIVAL WITH OUR DEAR FRIENDS THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS.
The Brevard Music Center,Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium(don’t worry if it rains)
This beautiful 1800 seat “covered”, open-air auditorium is the main stage for Mountain Song Festival. Nestled into a beautiful cove with Pisgah National Forest as a backdrop, Whittington-Pfohl has hosted great artists like Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury and Emmy Lou Harris.
Mountain Song Festival was inspired by our youth.
It will help fund the Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County and also facilitate educational opportunities for children and adults.
 For information about the Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County please call 828-885-7800.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: 865-397-7942.

Address: 525 E. Dumplin Valley Rd..

Venue phone: 865-397-7942.

Hard to believe that this will be the 14th year of DV BG FEST sharing world class music with some of the greatest music lovers ever . The festival families come from all over the world in search of a place to kick back, relax and enjoy some of the best picking and singing to be found anywhere! Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Balsam Range, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley, Lonesome River Band, Crowe Brothers, Jimbo Whaley, Paul Williams and more.

Time: 7:00pm.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: (336) 349-1099.

Address: 303 S. Scales St..

Venue phone: (336) 349-1099.

THE BOXCARS AND BALSAM RANGE Free concert in Downtown Reidsville @ Market Square.
Presented by City of Reidsville at Market Square

Free outdoor concert with The Boxcars and Balsam Range. Beer and Wine area open sponsored by Reidsville Downtown Corporation. 303 S. Scales St.
Reidsville, NC 27320.

Admission is FREE !!

Please no coolers or pets

Info Phone: 336.349.1099

DATES & TIMES

Dates: Saturday September 28, 2013

Times: Concert begins at 7pm at our beautiful outdoor amphitheatre!

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: 937-372-5804.

Address: 123 Gano Road.

Venue phone: 937-372-5804.

One of the largest, classiests indoor music festivals in the entire country. An entire weekend of headliners and the best in American Music. Make plans to spend the weekend with us!! The Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival one of the Midwest’s premiere bluegrass events is held twice annually at the Roberts Convention Centre in Wilmington, OH. Enjoy some of the finest Bluegrass performances in November and in March. And are welcoming BR there for the first time. Past performers have included: Bobby Osborne, Rhonda Vincent, Russell Moore, Michael Cleveland, Joe Mullins and more. In addition to great bluegrass performances there will be raffles, vendors and more. All-Night Jam Sessions welcome! Free parking including RV space. Completely handicap accessible. Smoke and alcohol free concert area. For tickets and more information see www.somusicfest.com or call 937-372-5804. E-mail: info@somusicfest.com.

Age restrictions: All Ages.

Box office: 252-564-4456.

Address: 26 Mingus Hill Rd.

Venue phone: 252-564-4456.

Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival is coming! Come hear that old familiar twang, in the tradition of Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and so many other legendary performers. Come hear today’s Bluegrass stars, such as Rhonda Vincent, The Grascals, Balsam Range, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Doyle Lawson, Dailey & Vincent and dozens more picking their strings outside, under crisp October skies. We’re bringing ‘em in from all over the country for three days of down home cookin’ and good ole Southern pickin’. Join us for a fun filled family weekend with the music of our roots, the music of our grandfathers, the music of America ……. Bluegrass!