January 2026 Issue

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The Tradition

The Artists

The King James Boys (left to right) Curtis Lewis, Cole Spencer, Will Hart, Randy Spencer. // Photo by Cherry Rose Photography

Minister with Music

By Bill Conger

The King James Boys’ latest music has been heating up a lot of excitement like…

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Geraldine (left to right) Cory Chubb, Josh Anderson, John Bolten, Jonathan Vocke, Sarah Larsen. // Photo by Casey Ryan Vock

On The Fringe

By Tim Newby

Bands Blurring the Lines of Bluegrass “What I really appreciate about this band is that…

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Becky Buller Releases Songs That Sing Me

By Nancy Posey

Songs That Sing Me, Becky Buller’s first covers album, puts a spin on the concept.…

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Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers at Bill Monroe’s Homecoming and Bluegrass Festival, Rosine Kentucky, September 1973. // Photo by Carl Fleischhauer

Larry Sparks

By Tom Netherland

Way Back When  Pure as summer sunshine, Larry Sparks makes bluegrass like Mother Nature provides…

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The Sound

Daniel Flanigan at his workbench // Photo by Joseph McDonough

Token Picks

By Dan Miller

At the 2025 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) conference held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the exhibition…

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The Venue

Founder of the festival Ken Seaman

Colorado’s Midwinter Bluegrass Festival Celebrates 40 Years

By Kevin Slick

In most of the Bluegrass world, the beginning of festival season generally happens sometime around…

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Photo by Tim McGuire

Blue Ox Music Festival

By Derek Halsey

Finds Success and Fills a Niche By all measures, the Blue Ox Music Festival is…

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Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival with its Epic Glamping Village in the lower left corner. The tents that look like yurts from the air. Photo by Alan R. Hamilton

Festival Innovation & Evolution

By Darcy Cahill

Written by Dale and Darcy Cahill Over the past thirty years of attending bluegrass festivals,…

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Joe Val. Photo Courtesy of Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

The Return of the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival

By Dan Miller

Twenty years after the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival won the award for the International Bluegrass…

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2026 Festival Guide

By Bluegrass Unlimited

United states Alabama Bluegrass at the Station APRIL 23-25, 2026 University Station Rv Resort  3076…

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