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MERLEFEST 2024: TGI FRIDAY

Nancy PoseyMay 1, 2024May 5, 20240

While Thursday’s sets mainly took place on the Watson Stage or Cabin Stage, by Friday, MerleFest performances were spread out across the Wilkes Community College Campus, requiring planning to get from one great show to the next. Festival-goers had the opportunity to discover some rising stars. Regional favorites The Harris...

A Rookie’s Guide to MerleFest

Nancy PoseyApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

You’ve been promising yourself you’d make it to MerleFest for years. Now you’ve committed. You have your four-day pass (because who would want to miss a daylight?) Now what? WEATHER Expect all four seasons in one day. The end of April in the South is the epitome of fickleness. It...

MERLEFEST 2024: DAY ONE

Nancy PoseyApr 20, 2024May 5, 20240

The organizers of MerleFest 2024 did not start small, letting the festival build over four days. Instead, they pulled out the stops with some of the hottest bands in bluegrass today. Presley Barker opened on the Watson Stage, and by the time Dan Tyminski Band took the stage, the grounds...

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame presents Day Two of Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey

Nancy PoseyMar 31, 2024April 6, 20240

On Friday, March 26, Vince Herman and Leftover Salmon hosted the evening performances at the celebration of Jerry Garcia’s bluegrass journey at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky. Featured performers included Eric Thompson, David Nelson, and Pete Wernick, three original members of the Black Mountain...

Opening Night–Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey at Bluegrass Hall of Fame

Nancy PoseyMar 30, 2024April 1, 20240

Chris Joslin, director of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in Owensboro, KY, introduced the Sam Grisman Project to the stage for the first night of the “Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey,” noting that Sam “literally has this music in his DA.” Opening with “Thanks, Jerry,” Grisman and his band...

MISSY RAINES AND ALLEGHENY RELEASE “HIGHLANDER”@ THE ANALOG

Nancy PoseyFeb 8, 2024February 8, 20240

Fans of Missy Raines and Allegheny were in for a treat at the release for their new album Highlander, set for a February 9 release, on Tuesday night. The Analog Stage at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville was full of talent as the night began—and it kept getting fuller. The...

The Montvales Release Their Sophomore Album ‘Born Strangers’

Nancy PoseyFeb 3, 2024February 3, 20240

Born Strangers, the second full-length album by The Montvales, a folk duo composed of Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson, invites listening—real listening—as the pair of singer-songwriters weigh in on their world. Buice admits that the songs on the album “end up sounding a lot more powerful and hopeful than we...

OXFORD AMERICAN’S MUSIC ISSUE FEATURES BALLADS

Nancy PoseyJan 17, 2024January 17, 20240

An issue of Oxford American magazine without music coverage is unlikely, but subscribers of the magazine eagerly anticipate each year’s thematic music issue. In past years, the publication has featured the music of individual Southern states, moving back to broader themes in recent years. The 2021 “Up South” issue focused...

IBMA BLUEGRASS BENEFIT: STATION INN

Nancy PoseyDec 13, 20230

The timing of the IBMA Holiday Benefit Concert at Station Inn on Monday, December 11, just two days after the greater Nashville area was hit by tornadoes, was a poignant reminder of why the IBMA Trust Fund and IBMA Foundation exist. Hosted by Missy Raines and Allegheny, the evening presented...

STELLA PRINCE TO PLAY MOCKINGBIRD THEATER “WOMEN OF FOLK”

Nancy PoseyDec 8, 2023December 8, 20230

Stella Prince’s October 2023 single release “Dear Future Me” is an appropriate title for a young singer-songwriter who has been future-focused for years. She knew as young as three years old that she wanted to be a singer, telling her parents she needed a manager before they were even sure...