Framingham, MA. — The Boston Bluegrass Union (BBU) is proud to present the 24th annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Presidents Day Weekend, February 13 – 15, 2009, at the Sheraton in Framingham, MA.

This beloved winter tradition boasts a full weekend of top-notch bluegrass entertainment, including performances by some of the best national and regional bands, over forty master classes and workshops

North Wilkesboro, NC — The Carolina in the Fall bluegrass festival, hosted by the Kruger Brothers, will introduce the North Carolina Banjo Championship during this years festival.
The championship contest will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18. Registration for the Banjo Championship contest is from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. and is open to 20 [...]

Bob Dieterlen and I had the good fortune to attend IBMA’s Fan Fest this Saturday in Nashville.
The highlight of the day for both of us was the Krüger Brothers after-hours showcase sponsored by Deering Banjos. The Krüger Brothers are Jens (banjo) and Uwe (guitar) Krüger who grew up in Switzerland before moving to the [...]

The Kruger Brothers will perform at the Kingfield POPS Festival in Kingfield, Maine June 28, 2008.  photo by Gian Vaitl
The Kruger Brothers will headline the sixth annual Kingfield POPS Festival in Kingfield, Maine, on June 28.
It’s a return engagement for the North Carolina-based act, which performed at the 2006 celebration.
The festival is billed as an [...]

While the Kruger Brothers’ new CD, “The Suite,” is just reaching retail outlets, the brothers are on tour this month in their native Europe, including a couple of concerts in their Switzerland homeland. Some of the dates are already sold out.
The tour started last week and will wind down March 18 at Klub Mlejn [...]