As well as being the finest old-time bluegrass fiddler on the island, Geordie was a master craftsman too, who made and repaired musical instruments at his shop on Gray's Hill in Bangor. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 11:29 pm   'Geordie McAdam, traditional musician (1938-2021)', 'Tributes paid as NI Bluegrass legend Geordie McAdam plays his last tune', 'Bluegrass Music Festival back at Ulster American Folk Park', British Bluegrass Music Association (BBMA) Facebook, European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA) Facebook, International Bluegrass Music Association, https://www.facebook.com/events/247460913615303/, National Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame, Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America, https://www.facebook.com/events/547134042840973, https://twitter.com/pickathon/status/1357060847999176704, 'Getting caught up: a talk between Marty Stuart & Peter Guralnick', Traditional bluegrass guitar improvising course, European Bluegrass Music Association Facebook, 'Translating the fiddle music of Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island to clawhammer banjo'. the highest-grossing festival centered on country music in the world. GOGLCA Lure Coursing – 7 AM – 5 PM Parking $5 Contact: Alice Vesely, Allegrov5@aol,com, 813-909-8967 Mar 6 & 7 2021. The Bluegrass Ireland Blog (BIB) publishes news received, and adds new features whenever they come to mind. The Bluegrass Ireland Blog THE source for news of bluegrass and old-time music events in Ireland - and more. Everybody loved Geordie... he exuded warmth and pipe tobacco smoke in equal measure. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 6:55 pm   electric site availability. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky men’s basketball alumnus Devin Booker was added to the 2021 NBA All-Star Game Western Conference roster … Send in news or queries by e-mail, please; we can't send a direct reply to a comment on a post. Order online for delivery, takeout or NEW Curbside Pickup. All tickets purchased for 2020’s festival will be honoured in 2021. 0 comments, Labels: concerts, Instruction, National Associations, Old-time, Visiting bands, Workshops, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 5:33 pm   Red Rocks is recognized for its star-studded concert roster, natural acoustics and ambience, as well as its awe-inspiring hiking and biking trails. We Banjo 3 live on stage and live-stream, 13 Mar. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 2:22 pm   0 comments, Labels: concerts, Festivals, Visiting bands, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 8:51 pm   Learn how and when to remove this template message, Bluegrass Singer Dale Ann Bradley Finds a Fresh Start in Nashville: She Picks Up Third Consecutive Female Vocalist Trophy at IBMA Awards, "Rhiannon Giddens Is The 21st Century's Revelator", "Kaia Kater: Nine Pin review – where bluegrass meets Nina Simone", International Bluegrass Music Association, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_bluegrass_musicians&oldid=1002552396, Articles needing additional references from June 2015, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 January 2021, at 00:16. 'I love showing and playing them for people,' he said in an interview a few years ago. June 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) A crossroads? 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 5:21 pm   The Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention traditionally is staged on the first weekend in June, which this year begins on June 4. Kentucky's best festival guide with over 650 festival events in such cities as Lexington, Louisville, Bowling Green, Bardstown, Covington, Princeton, Middleboro, Grayson, and Paducah. Bluegrass guitar video lessons from Musika Inc. Bluegrass/ Americana open session, 'Juniors' (Byrne's), Rathdangan, Co. Wicklow, 9.30 p.m., first Friday of every month, Red Hat Acoustic Music Club, virtual meeting. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 8:26 pm   0 comments, Labels: Britain, Gatherings, Instruction, Media, National Associations, Old-time, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 3:51 pm   Discover new country music on CMT. Part 4a: 'An English song'? The banjo was made a bit like what poor folks used to make in the mountains, from a biscuit or cookie tin, and sounded like a cross between all sorts of instruments, but cool... To say that Geordie McAdam was popular is to understate the extraordinary affection and respect in which he was held. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 8:02 pm   For more information, visit the Central Texas Barbecue Association website at www.ctbabbq.com. Contact: DeNette or Dave, 512- 746-5445. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 1:50 pm   THE source for news of bluegrass and old-time music events in Ireland - and more, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 10:32 pm   We became great friends and I am genuinely heartbroken at his passing. Learn to play roots music online. Join our Welcome Column writing staff. Have your favorite breakfast, lunch or dinner from Bob Evans. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 3:40 pm   0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 12:14 pm   February 15 - 21, 2021. The festival will be held 18-20 June 2021 (schedule yet to be announced) at Eridge Park, KENT UK. It is [when?] 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 4:37 pm   0 comments, Labels: Banjo, Instruction, Video, Visiting players, Workshops, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 12:51 pm   Bluegrass Festival – Contact: Ernie Evans, 904-545-3079 . 0 comments, Labels: Banjo, Celebrations, Education, People, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 9:53 pm   0 comments, Labels: concerts, Media, Old-time, Visiting bands, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 12:08 pm   0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 2:59 pm   For bands, see the List of bluegrass bands. 0 comments, Labels: Instruction, Mandolin, Old-time, Visiting players, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 4:17 pm   ... A crossroads? 0 comments, Labels: concerts, Old-time, Video, Visiting players, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 10:45 pm   Tickets are available here. You can keep updated with festival news here. Our goal is to feature bluegrass, old-time, and gospel music, combined with family fun and educational opportunities in an entertaining, smoke and alcohol-free environment. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 9:41 pm   0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 8:42 pm   His long and varied career included playing as a Blue Grass Boy and standing in for, Croft Farm Water Park near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, has been booked for the FOAOTMAD. A crossroads? This list needs additional citations for verification. Get the latest music news, watch video clips from music shows, events, and exclusive performances from your favorite artists. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 12:11 am   0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 4:38 pm   If you've missed some past Welcome Columns, you can find them in the Welcome Column Archive . Mar. Our faculty work across New York to make discoveries and share knowledge about fruits, vegetables and landscape plants. *A non-refundable processing fee is included in the price of all credit card purchases* 0 comments, Labels: Artwork, Contests, Design, Festivals, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 9:24 pm   2nd Tuesday of Every Month @ 6 pm, Recurring CTBA Meeting, Fat Boys BBQ, Temple, TX. 0 comments, Labels: Bands, Business, Celtgrass, concerts, Irish music, Video, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 6:35 pm   0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 1:12 pm   0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 6:14 pm   0 comments, Labels: Commemoration, Garments, Tributes, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 12:19 pm   Part of Denver's Theatres & Arenas Division, Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a naturally formed, world-famous outdoor venue just fifteen miles west of Denver. Berea hosts the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen-50+ years old, the Kentucky Artisan Center, along with a colony of studio artists. He also made matchstick violins and Norwegian Hardanger fiddles. So I tuned it, and off he went to the car, returning with a fiddle of the same construction. 0 comments, From Wembley, in what used to be Middlesex and is now north-west London. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 6:08 pm   Sean Evans joins WTOC as a multi-media journalist coming all the way from the Bluegrass State. 0 comments, Labels: Europe, Festivals, Recordings, Visiting bands, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 12:13 pm   The Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival features nationally known acoustic music groups, including pioneers of bluegrass music, as well as a sampling of up and coming bands. He previously worked for the CBS affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky, and got his start in the business in the mountains of eastern Kentucky for a CBS station in Hazard. As the only horticulture program in the Ivy League, our faculty, staff and students work to shape the food systems and landscapes of today and tomorrow. I first saw him in 1992 at the Omagh Bluegrass Festival with the Black Mountain String Band, little thinking that a few years later, I would have the pleasure and privilege of introducing him on stage for over twenty years. Now, in my time I've seen lots of things made from matchsticks - models of Tower Bridge or Spanish galleons - but never had I seen two full-sized playable stringed instruments before, but here they were, tuned up and ready to go... so off we went and played for a crowd of twenty or thirty people for a half-hour or more. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 11:11 am   0 comments, Labels: Luthiers, Record companies, Visiting bands, Visiting players, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 3:30 pm   The top source for the latest country music news, videos, songs, interviews and live performances from country's biggest stars. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 6:24 pm   0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 12:22 pm   Editor of Irish Bluegrass Music Club Newsletter / Bluegrass Ireland newsletter 1996-2007; of Bluegrass Ireland Blog since Nov. 2005. He was so engaging, and could tell you the history of every fly hook attached to the ubiquitous tweed cap - and like all good fishermen, his yarns were always bigger than the fish that got away. Got something to say about bluegrass? February 27 & 28, 2021. 0 comments, Labels: Bands, Business, Celtgrass, concerts, Goodies, Irish music, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 9:00 am   The Waterboys will appear at the festival, along with many other esteemed artists, in 2021. FREE instrument workshops online at Barcelona Blue... IBMA hosts 'The show must go on' online symposium,... Fiddle tune favourites - books from Tristan Scroggins. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 3:06 pm   The Stagecoach Festival is an outdoor country music festival held annually at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.Various artists attend, whether they be mainstream or relatively unknown, ranging from folk, mainstream country, bluegrass, roots rock, and alternative country. 0 comments, Labels: Fiddle, Instruction, Media, Video, Workshops, Labels: Banjo, Black music, Fundraising, History, Instruction, Luthiers, Workshops, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 9:22 pm   0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 9:12 pm   Get up to the minute entertainment news, celebrity interviews, celeb videos, photos, movies, TV, music news and pop culture on ABCNews.com. 0 comments, Labels: Commemoration, Education, History, IBMA, Media, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 6:41 pm   0 comments, Labels: Americana, Media, Recording studios, Recordings, Songwriting, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 3:47 pm   0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 2:39 pm   IMPORTANT: During COVID-19 restrictions it should be assumed that all performance venues will be closed. 0 comments, Labels: concerts, Festivals, IBMA, Promoters, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 7:30 am   The home of roots music instruction, gear, and news for players of guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, fiddle, bass, and ukulele. 0 comments, Labels: Banjo, Europe, health and well-being, Tours, Video, Visiting bands, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 5:49 pm   Bluegrass Festival – Contact: Ernie Evans, 904-545-3079 . Western Pennsylvania's best festival guide with over 650 festival events in such cities as Pittsburgh, Erie, Altoona, Tionesta, Butler, Johnstown, and Coudersport. The annual Florida Bluegrass Classic in Brooksville is produced by Evans Media Group, a family-owned and operated company based out of Florida for over 20 years. *A non-refundable processing fee is included in the price of all credit card purchases* Call 386-385-3500 for . 0 comments, Labels: Promoters, Record companies, Recordings, Tours, Visiting bands, Visiting players, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 12:45 pm   We're here for you. Member of IBMA and BBMA. At the same time, the Columbus Blue Jackets announced plans to again allow limited spectators at home games. Brilliant Dog Agility Event – 8:30 AM – 6 PM This is an alphabetical list of bluegrass musicians. For the second year in a row, organizers canceled the Columbus Arts Festival and the Columbus Jazz & Rib Fest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 0 comments, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 11:42 pm   This year the festival will be held at Florida Classic Park in Brooksville from February 11th through the 13th. ... Evans Orchard Harvest Festival III – Georgetown 9/25-9/26* – Shaker Village HarvestFest – Harrodsburg. 0 comments, Labels: Guitar, health and well-being, Instruction, Luthiers, Old-time, Workshops, posted by Richard Hawkins @ 11:30 pm   Part 3: A brief defence of Cecil Sharp, The Mountain Minor soundtrack album for release on 16 Oct. 2020, 3rd Annual Irish Old Time Appalachian Music Gathering, 14th Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival, House Concert European Hub (& Acoustic Music Club Network), Ted Lehmann's Bluegrass, Books, and Brainstorms blog, British Bluegrass Music Association (BBMA), Friends Of American Old Time Music And Dance (FOAOTMAD), European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA), EBMA list of European Bluegrass Festivals, Bluegrass Association of the Czech Republic, Bluegrass and Country Music Association Italy, International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM), Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Country Star Museum. 5-6, 2021: Joe Kott Post 317 Spring Cookoff, Jarrell, TX. 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