Beer, bluegrass, occasional other stuff
We are always hesitant when we write about an event like Smoked Country Jam, the amazing little “roots to branches” bluegrass festival held each year near Cross Forks in the northern mountains part of Pennsylvania known as the “Pennsylvania Wilds.” SCJ, which kicks off Thursday, is a relatively closely held secret as top notch bluegrass festivals go. That is sort of a part of its charm. It’s not just that smug satisfaction that some folks[…]
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It will be all things Keel Saturday night at B Chord Brewing Company in Round Hill, Va., when Larry and Jenny Keel present a special triple set show. The show will open with Larry doing a solo set of his own material. Expect the set to include a lot of stuff from his most recent release, the solo American Dream project. “It will be sort of a unique thing playing solo like that,” says Keel.[…]
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And so, after three long, beyond difficult, years of waiting, it came to pass. Once again we gathered on the banks of the Potomac, a motley bunch of long-haired, unshaven, tie-dye swathed heathens hell bent on celebrating all things Americana and all things McCoury. Like Commissioner Gordon with the Bat signal, they shined Del’s image on the bluffs on the West Virginia side of the river. And like Batman, he came, as he always does.[…]
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