Indianapolis, Ind., — The Bean Blossom Jamboree Foundation has announced the details of the upcoming BBJF Bluegrass Benefit Concert to be held April 17, 2010 from 3:00 pm – 10:00 p.m. at the Historic Artcraft Theatre located in Franklin, Indiana. The concert includes performances by acclaimed bluegrass veteran and Rounder Recording artist, Charlie Sizemore with his band; Jett’s Creek…

Owensboro, Ky. — The International Bluegrass Music Museum will host a gathering of all living Blue Grass Boys who played with Bill Monroe as part of the Pioneers of Bluegrass Reunion held during its River of Music Party (ROMP) in June….

Shades of Bean Blossom, Ind., 1973 will be cast over the Graves Mountain Festival of Music in Syria, Va., next year.

First, back to Hoosier land in 1973, when Bill Monroe’s bluegrass festival at his campground in Bean Blossom had become so popular that MCA Records produced a live, long-play album at the festival, titled appropriately, “Bean Blossom”….

Christies Auction House will be selling the original headstock plate from Bill Monroe’s Lloyd Loar-signed Gibson f5 mandolin to the highest bidder on Dec. 3, 2009.

Former Gibson empoyee Pat Aldworth has listed the item for sale and has made, then co-worker Rendall Wall a partner in the sale. Experts at…

Fred Robbins name may be familiar to some of you. Especially if you’re a die hard Bluegrass Unlimited fanatic. Fred has penned a couple of articles for Bluegrass Unlimited over the years, most notably a story about Fincastle 1966 Bluegrass Festival that appeared in the May 2003 edition.

Fred has also assembled a great collection of historic photo’s that he shot through the years. Recently he began scanning them into the computer and has painstakingly cleaned them up. Images in Fred’s collection include the 1972 Country Gentleman Indian Ranch Bluegrass Festival,…