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Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival

Posted 3 weeks ago by Southwest Bluegrass

A Southern California Tradition Since 1961 Music lovers, mark your calendars! The Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival is returning on Sunday, May 18th, 2025, for a full

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Articles, Festivals Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival

SWBA SuperJam 2025 – Bluegrass, Camping & Community

Posted 3 weeks ago by Southwest Bluegrass

May 22–26, 2025 | Mojave Narrows Regional Park – Victorville, CA Get ready for a toe-tapping, harmony-filled weekend at the SWBA SuperJam 2025 – our annual Memorial Day weekend Bluegrass

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Campouts, Festivals, Jams

August 2025 Bluegrass Festivals

Posted 3 weeks ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Click on titles to visit event websites for more information. 2025 Bluegrass Music Festivals in August. July 29th – Aug 2nd Pickin in Parsons n Parsons, West Virginia. July 29th –

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July 2025 Bluegrass Music Festivals

Posted 2 months ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Bluegrass Festivals In July 2025. Click on festival names to visit their website for more info, bands, and tickets. June 137th -July 22nd Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman in Nashville,

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June 2025 Bluegrass Festivals

Posted 2 months ago by Southwest Bluegrass

June Bluegrass Festival links for 2025.Click on titles to visit event websites for more information.  2025 Bluegrass Music Festivals In June Graves Mountain Community Heritage Music Festival May 29th through June

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May 2025 Bluegrass Festivals

Posted 2 months ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Click on the festival names to visit event websites for more info  2025 Bluegrass Music Festivals in May Little Roy & Lizzy Music Festival May 1st through the 3rd in Lincolnton,

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JAMS

Posted 10 months ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Music JAMS To the best of our knowledge, the info on this page is up to date. If you find that a jam listing is incorrect or needs to be

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Jams, Resources Jams, music

Hooked On Bluegrass Time Change:Tune in for Evening Delights with Terry Brewer!

Posted 12 months ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Exciting news for bluegrass enthusiasts! “Hooked On Bluegrass with Terry Brewer” is shaking up its schedule to bring you an even more thrilling musical experience. Starting now, the show will

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Unveiling Strength: The Woman Behind the Man and the Power of Partnership

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MAN by Jeanie Stanley There’s an old saying that ‘Behind every good man there’s a good woman.’ I never really thought too much about that until

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The Gift of Carter Stanley: A Musical Journey Through the Life and Legacy of a Bluegrass Pioneer

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

THE GIFT OF CARTER BY JEANIE STANLEY Folks, August 27, 2023, will mark what would have been the 98th birthday of my father, Carter Stanley. For many people, their birthdays are

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Articles history, stanley brothers

Clarence White and the Trailblazing Roots of Bluegrass Guitar in Southern California

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

CLARENCE WHITE AND THE ROOTS OF BLUEGRASS GUITAR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA © 2018 By Wayne Erbsen In the early sixties, I lived within earshot of the Ash Grove, a legendary

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Articles, Guitar Guitar

Guitar links on the web

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Guitar links on the web, here you will find website links for Guitar DVDs, CDs, books, lessons, parts, accessories & more! GUITAR LINKS Acoustic Guitar Magazine – the magazine for all

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Guitar, Instrument Guitar

Unraveling the Mystery: The True Story Behind ‘Fox On The Run’

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Fox On The Run © 2017 By Wayne Erbsen  In the early 1970s “Fox on the Run” was among the most requested bluegrass songs. Along with “Rocky Top,” a bluegrass band could

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Resonance Amidst Ruin: The True Story of a World War II Guitar with a Broken Neck

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

The Guitar with A Broken Neck True Story From World War II By Norm Walters  THE GUITAR WITH A BROKEN NECK The guitar and I went overseas to war and It got

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Articles, Guitar Guitar

Mandolin links on the web

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Mandolin links on the web, here you will find website links for Mandolin  CD’s, books, lessons, parts, accessories & more! MANDOLIN LINKS Atlanta Mandolins – Atlanta Mandolin Orchestra and Atlanta Mandolin

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BASS LINKS ON THE WEB

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Bass links on the web, here you will find website links for Banjo DVDs, CDs, books, lessons, parts, accessories & more!   BASS LINKS ON THE WEB The Murphy Method –

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Fiddle links on the web

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Fiddle links on the web, here you will find website links for DVDs, CDs, books, lessons, parts, accessories & more!   AB Music Studios  – Music Lessons, merchandise, and repairs19171

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Fiddle, Instrument Fiddle

“Bluegrass Bliss: The Essential Role of Grinners in the Heart of Bluegrass Music”

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Grinners are Important!  By Julie Marquez . When signing up new members in the Southwest Bluegrass Association booth, I always ask them what instrument they play.  If they’re a musician,

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Articles Featured

David Dickey II “The Colonel”

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

  Since 1964,  “The Colonel” David Dickey II has been a major part of Southern California Bluegrass music, forming and playing with several bands. Over the years, David has shared

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Articles banjo, Bluegrass, David Dickey II, Featured, mandolin, The Colonel

Second Wind

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Second Wind – Dan Sankey Music If you enjoy good bluegrass music you will love Dan Sankey’s Second Wind a foot-tapping experience on every track. Second Wind has fourteen bluegrass

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DON’T SING!

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

DON’T SING! © 2018 by Wayne Erbsen  These are the words that were indelibly etched on my teenage mind in the far away past. Actually, the year was 1963. Let’s

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Bluegrass And Roger Miller

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Bluegrass And Roger Miller, Where have all the average people gone? I’ve always loved Roger Miller both as a songwriter and as a performer. He’s Americana, he wrote about us,

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Articles Bluegrass, Roger Miller

THIRD TIME OUT

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

THIRD TIME OUT: The confessions of a perennial beginner. “Ain’t it funny how time slips away”, we all make plans then magically, poof, life changes everything. I guess that’s part

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Articles

Associations

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

 The associations listed below, provide information to the public, to promote their associations, members, events, jams, bands & festivals. These organizations bring people together for the preservation, enjoyment, and advancement of

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Radio

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

The Bluegrass Jamboree! Search more songs from the Playlists here. Radio Airplay Form Radio Airplay Form Fill out our Radio Airplay Form so we can add your music to our

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Banjo links on the web

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Banjo links on the web, here you will find website links for Banjo  CD’s, books, lessons, parts, accessories & more!  Although it came originally from Africa, the banjo is a

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Jam Etiquette for Pickers and Grinners

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Jam Etiquette  by Roger Russell What is a bluegrass jam? A bluegrass jam, or any jam for that matter, is an event in which musicians come together to play and

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Articles, Resources banjo, bass, dobro, Fiddle, Guitar, Jam Etiquette, mandolin

Pilgrimage by Jeanie Stanley

Posted 1 year ago by Southwest Bluegrass

Pilgrimage by Jeanie Stanley Hi, Folks! For so long now I’ve been on my very own musical pilgrimage to get to know my father. I know that may sound strange,

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