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Sierra Hull may be the next great bluegrass sweetheart, a Tennessee teenager with a voice and style reminiscent of the young Alison Krauss. Her first album, Secrets, produced by Krauss bandmate Ron Block and featuring a who's who of bluegrass instrumental stars, has gained favorable notices. Hull has been working the festival circuit the last several years, and is already a regular at MerleFest. Now that she is graduating high school this spring, expect to see her even more frequently at national and regional bluegrass and Americana events.  Read more »

Below is a press release by Jim Walsh of Big Hassle Media regarding the 20th Annual Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam.  This year was said to have gone swimmingly and raised an outstanding amount of money to benefit Habitat For Humanity.  Asheville, NC received a lineup of artists that few other musicians other than Haynes could conjure up.  The festival featured a selection of musicians from some of the most historic rock n' roll groups, including John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin and of course, Haynes' original group, The Allman Brothers Band.  Here's what Walsh had to say about the event:  Read more »

Want to get a flavor of the musical lineup at FloydFest, the highly regarded world-jam culture fest in southwest Virginia? Just read the phrases used describe some of the artists named FloydFest 2009. running July 23-26 in Floyd VA.

Afro-beat globe-trotters, extravagant cabaret. Brazilian thump and cool, Canadian folk hipsters, neo-funk-soul, sacred steel masters, sweet reggae grooves, house-jumping sounds, progressive old-time, street brass explosion, disarming arrangements, cosmic rockers, retro-pop and honky tonk, soul shaking conscious. quirky Americana Jazz, gypsy swing, gospel.

You don't even need the names to know that is going to be a fun festival. Since 2002, Floydfest has built a standout world-jam music and arts festival in southwest Virginia by mixing a global, multicultural outlook with Appalachian musical roots. That's a unique formula that has earned FloydFest a national reputation.  Read more »

The loose alliance of midrange festivals that began taking shape more than a year ago put some meat on its bones with the announcement of a networked sponsorship sales program. The Music Festival Alliance includes seven independent festival brands from around the U.S. By aggregating their audience of more than 300,000 annual attendees, they hope to be better able to compete for national sponsors against big national festival companies like AEG, Live Nation, C3 and Festival Network.

The Alliance named music magazine publisher Zenbu Media as national sponsorship coordinator. Zenbu is the publisher of Relix Magazine, Jambands.com, and a variety of other print and online music media. it is also co-producer of its own festival, Green Apple Music Festival, which is not a part of the alliance.

Zenbu president Steve Bernstein explains the value proposition this way. "By consolidating sponsorship opportunities, it's a great way for brands to coordinate their marketing programs and physical presence while reaching hundreds of thousands of core music fans all summer long."  Read more »

Although the weather may be less-than-stellar and the sun seems to be missing from most places, there's still hope for festival-goers hoping to catch some live music before the year is up.

Warren Hayes returns for the twentieth time for the anniversary of his annual Christmas Jam Festival.  Read more »

The 8th installment of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is scheduled to take place June 11-14. Produced by Superfly Productions in association with A.C. Entertainment, the 4-day event will remain in the same venue in Manchester, TN. Tickets can be purchased for pre-sale from December 4- 31. General admission tickets will be available for 5 payments of $50 or you can buy VIP tickets for $1,349.50 (not including fees).  Read more »

After an auspicious debut last year, the 2nd Annual DelFest is gearing up with an initial lineup announcement and open box office for early bird ticketing, VIP packages and RV permits. Also new this year is the first DelFest Academy, with three days of instrumental instruction taught by members of the McCoury band and others.

The festival runs Memorial Day Weekend, May 22-24, at the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland MD. The DelFest Academy takes place May 18-21 at the same site.

Besides the host Del McCoury Band, the initial lineup announcment includes Sam Bush, Railroad Earth, Peter Rowan and the Free Mexican Air Force, J.D. Crowe and The New South, Tim O'Brien, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Lee Boys, Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass and more.

For complete information and tickets, visit the DelFest website.  Read more »