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Bristol Bluegrass Day details

Admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:36:18 +0000

Details of the 5th Bristol Bluegrass Day have been announced. The event will take place on Saturday March 2nd at the Bristol Folk House, Park Street. Bands appearing include The Hogranch, The Carrivick Sisters, The Morris Boys, The Catherine Burke Band and Flats and Sharps. There will be workshops during the morning for fiddle and [...]

Grass Snakes in Stroud

Admin — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:35:52 +0000

The Grass Snakes are a new British band, formed as an offshoot from the South Wales group Roots and Galoots. The band line-up is Roland Emmanuel, mandolin and vocals; Matt Gryspeerdt, fiddle and vocals; Martin Blake, banjo and vocals; Rob Strafford, guitar and vocals and Barry Cook, double bass and vocals. They promise “an exciting [...]

Special Consensus on tour

Admin — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:19:19 +0000

Special Consensus are currently touring the UK. Their travels will take in the East Anglian Bluegrass Day at Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire on Saturday, 12th January. The day will include workshops and performances from the US band. Full details of the group’s upcoming gigs can be found at their official website.

Happy New Year

Admin — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:36:24 +0000

Happy New Year to all our visitors! The 2013 bluegrass calendar is already shaping up nicely with plenty of festivals and gigs – check our listings for what we know about so far. If you are organising an event that isn’t listed yet, please tell us about it. Don’t forget our forum is available to [...]

Christmas with the Down County Boys

Admin — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:51:09 +0000

The Down County Boys are hosting a Christmas show on Saturday 29th December. The gig will be at the band’s regular haunt of The Lady Jane in Whitwick, Leicestershire and will feature special guests The Duffy Brothers. The music kicks off at 8.30pm, but as it’s expected to be a very busy night, the band [...]

Leon Hunt n-Tet winners

Admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:37:05 +0000

Congratulations to Myron and Ray who are the winners in our recent giveaway. They both win a copy of Farewell Blues, the new album from the Leon Hunt n-Tet. Many thanks to the band for donating the CDs.

Win a Leon Hunt n-Tet CD

Admin — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:23:05 +0000

Farewell Blues is the new CD from the Leon Hunt n-Tet. The album is a celebration of the life and music of Earl Scruggs and other first generation bluegrass musicians. To support the release, we are giving away copies to two lucky readers. To stand a chance of winning one of the copies, all you [...]

Little Opry on Saturday

Admin — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:44:38 +0000

The next Little Opry will be this Saturday, November 24th. The evening of music is hosted by Native Grass and this month will feature The Allen Family Band, the duo Now and Then, an open mic and more. It takes place at the Tom Thumb Theatre, Cliftonville, Margate, with doors and bar open at 7pm [...]

Farewell to Thunderbridge

Admin — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:44:53 +0000

Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys have announced they will be playing their final gig on December 8th. An official announcement on their website includes the following: It is with huge regret and sadness that Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys have announced that they are to cease playing together. Their last gig is scheduled for 8th December at their old [...]

Flats and Sharps on Classic FM

Admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:43:30 +0000

Flats and Sharps performed at the Albert Hall on November 13th as part of the Music for Youth School Proms series. During their time in London they were interviewed by Classic FM for the video below. You can see further videos and information at the Classic FM website.