JamGrass Music Festival 2012

Jamgrass

Jambands Australia has announced the JamGrass Music Festival 2012 is to be held at The Velvet Room @ The Thornbury Theatre on 19-20 October 2012. After a sold out inaugural festival in 2011 that was followed with rave reviews, it was to be expected that organisers have now expanded the JamGrass Music Festival to a [...]

Kelly Country Pick 2012

beechworth

Wendy Jackson has sent through an update on this year’s Kelly Country Pick with this year’s line up almost complete. The team is somewhat excited to have a whole host of new acts on board for 2012, and a number of  performers attending the Kelly Country Pick for the first time from interstate. Early bird tickets can [...]

8 Days of Bluegrass at Bean Blossom 2012

Bean Blossom

This Mecca of Bluegrass Includes 8 Big Days of Entertainment with Over 55 Bands. The 46th Annual Bill Monroe Memorial Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival will be held from the 9th to the 16 June, 2012 at the Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Music Park & Campground in Bean Blossom (Brown County), Indiana.  The 8-day event includes [...]

Wiranna Bluegrass Festival

Wirrina

Here’s news of a new bluegrass festival for South Australia in September this year. South Australia has just become a lot more interesting this September with plans to launch the inaugural Wirrina Bluegrass Festival. The Wirrina Bluegrass Festival is scheduled for  7th to the 9th September 2012 and is presented by the Yankalilla Acoustic Music [...]

Redlands Bluegrass Festival 2012

HCBGB

Three time Golden Guitar winners, The Davidson Brothers, and the legendary Hamilton County Bluegrass Band from New Zealand will be headlining the 18th annual Redlands Bluegrass Festival this year.  The three-day festival is scheduled for 13th to 15th July at Redland Bay, just outsode Brisbane city in Queensland. Country music fans may remember the original [...]

Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival Update

Dorrigo 2012

Artist List announced for 2012 Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival. The festival organisers invite you to the Dorrigo Mountain for an intimate and friendly three-day weekend of acoustic music featuring some of Australia’s best Folk & Bluegrass and Old-time country musicians. The following lineup has been announced for this year’s festival to be held 26th, [...]

Harrietville 2012

Strzelecki Strinbusters

The 24th Harrietville National Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Convention will take place on 15-18 November 2012. The organisers invite you to enjoy four nights and three days of acoustic bluegrass and old-time country music. The Convention is held in the Harrietville Community Hall and grounds in the picturesque town of Harrietville in Victoria with [...]

2012 Redlands Line-up Announced

Hamilton County Bluegrass Band

Neil Wills and the team of festival organisers at the Redlands camp have just sent through the artist list for the 18th Redlands Bluegrass Convention scheduled for 13th – 15th July 2012. There is more news to follow as they confirm more artists.   The Davidson Brothers Hamilton County Bluegrass Band Bluegrass Parkway Mustered Courage [...]

10 Days of Bluegrass Rukus

The Deadly Gentlemen

13th Annual San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival. The eclectic blend of events booked for the 13th annual San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival (SFBOT) will raise up a bluegrass ruckus, create some old-time fun music through performances, dances and workshops. The 10-day festival runs from 10th to the 19th February 2012 and comprises more [...]

Thomas Bailey To Play 2012 Blackwood

Thomas Bailey

Thomas Bailey was born and raised in Virginia and is a highly respected string band musician, as a guitarist, singer and fiddler. He has played in The Freight Hoppers, and The Forge Mountain Diggers. Thomas Bailey has had an interest in 17th & 18th century music of Colonial America since his early childhood. His influences [...]

Wires and Wood To Play Auckland Festival

WiresandWood

Auckland Folk Festival at Kumeu Showgrounds next month has much to offer music lovers. This is the 39th annual festival and is to be staged on the Auckland anniversary weekend, from 27th to 30th January 2012. Musical offerings will include traditional, contemporary, blues, bluegrass and gospel. Acts from England, the United States, Australia and around [...]

Punch Brothers Downunder 2012

Punch Brothers

The Punch Brothers are heading Downunder and set to perform at the Adelaide International Guitar Festival on 1oth August at the Festival Theatre. It is unknown at this stage whether there are other planned Australian appearances. New York’s charismatic Punch Brothers are at the frontier of an emerging form of country-inspired chamber music. Their instrumental [...]