John Hartford Memorial Fest Band Contest and Songwriters Challenge Entries Accepted!

How can your band  join the lineup at “The Most Laid Back Festival in America”?   How can you get your John Hartford Inspired Original Song entered into the Songwriter’s Contest?

Enter the JHMF  band contest or the JHMF Songwriter’s Contest ….or both. Registration for the inaugural John Hartford Memorial Band Contest is now open.

Turning Ground wins First Annual Bluegrass Island Band Competition!

Cory Hemilright and his team have quickly turned The Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival in Manteo, NC into one of the premiere bluegrass festivals on the circuit.

Known for its unique scenery, spectacular lineup, amazing Boomgrass fireworks show.  And for Turning Ground, this year's festival gave the band the opportunity to introduce their music to North Carolinians live and come home with the first place prize in the band competition.

Flagstaff’s Pickin’ In The Pines Contests Help Pave The Way for Bigger Trophies!

Well it’s happened again and if this type of thing continues, Flagstaff, AZ’s Pickin’ In The Pines Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival is going to get a reputation as THE PLACE TO PLAY for young upstart bands.

Last year we were absolutely blown away by a young Colorado band from the Boulder area known as The Railsplitters.  They took first place in the Pickin’ In The Pines Band Contest. http://www.prescriptionbluegrassblog.com/2012/09/boulder-bluegrass-band-wins-competition.html

Boulder Bluegrass Band Wins Competition at Flagstaff’s Pickin’ In The Pines

From the Rocky Mountain “Hotbed of Bluegrass”, The Railsplitters not only played on the same stage with the band that gave their home city such notoriety (the legendary Hot Rize), The Railsplitters also took home top honors and a one thousand dollar check as winners of the 7th annual Pickin’ In The Pines Bluegrass Festival band competition.

Arizona Band Wins Telluride Band Contest!

Tucson's Run Boy Run took first place beating out three other bands last week in the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition.

Run Boy Run performing 
“Fair Margaret and Sweet William” – Telluride 2011

The group performed a haunting version of Fair “Margaret and Sweet William”, a British folk ballad where Sweet William tells Fair Margaret that he is marrying another. She sees the bride and runs off. Her ghost comes into his bridal chamber. He tells his wife he had an evil dream and rides off to see Margaret's corpse. He dies soon after. A rose grew from her grave, and a briar from his, until they grew together.

Run Boy Run – Former Band Competition Winners 

at Flagstaff’s Pickin’ In The Pines Bluegrass 

and Acoustic Music Festival- 2009

From left: Mary Jane Epps, Matt Rolland, Bekah 

Sandoval, Jen Sandoval, Jesse Allen

Run Boy Run now joins a prestige list of Telluride Band Competition winners that includes The Dixie Chicks and Nickle Creek.

Get on their mailing list. Email Matt at mattrolland@gmail.com.

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