The first twoday Bluegrass Festival took place in 1965. It is fantastic, that there are 2 videos from this firs festival, with many of the Bluegrass bands popular in 1965: 1965 Fincastle Bluegrass Festival Pt1 1965 Fincastle Bluegrass Festival Pt2 More information about the first Bluegrass Festival with original photos can be found on the [...]
During the last weeks I have created a timeline with interesting events about the mandolin in the USA. It is mainly based on youtube videos and other websites with information about the mandolin. For each event you get a short quote, a link to the source of the information and – if available – a [...]
I have just found five videos with a big part of a documentation about bluegrass. This documentation was produced by the IBMA, the International Bluegrass Music Association, in 2005. It was hosted by Sierra Hull and Ryan Holloday. In the first part the roots of bluegrass music are explored – the traditions brought to the [...]