Nashville, TN – Fan Fest is the indoor music festival of the year held, October 5, 6, 7 at the Nashville Convention Center, featuring performances by the industry’s top performers on four stages including the Fan Fest Main Stage, Master’s Workshop Stage, Roots & Branches Stage, and the Grand Masters Fiddler Championship. A 100 [...]

L-R Jason Ericsson (2nd), Mike Sumner (1st), Brett Martin (3rd)
Mike Sumner, a thirty-eight year old IT Systems Manager from Interlochen, MI took first place in the National Bluegrass Banjo Contest. This was Mike’s third time to enter the contest having placed second in 2000 and first in 2001. Mike said, “I set [...]

Bobby Osborne
BluegrassJournal.com’s Bob Dieterlen caught up with Bobby Osborne at the Franklin, KY Music Festival September 7th.
Bobby was gracious enough to sit down and talk about his music – past, present and future…along with a glimpse back into the genre’s glory days when radio stations used bands live over the air and he also [...]