Amos Perrine

This week the Through the Lens column plays catch-up with two March festivals sharing this space, the Luck Reunion in Texas and the Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho. Their respective locales could not be more different. The Reunion is a one day, self-contained event held on Willie Nelson'

Just as Doc Watson drew upon a variety of sources for his music, MerleFest bills itself as a “traditional plus” festival.  This certainly was evident at this year’s edition that celebrated Doc’s 100th birthday as well as the festival's own 35th. Tradition was well served, as

This year’s MerleFest, kicking off this Thursday, is an extra special one. This year’s edition, the 35th, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Doc Watson, the founding father of the "traditional plus" festival that was started in part to honor his late son, Merle

Byron Bay Bluesfest is Australia’s premier roots music festival, regularly named by both artists and the music industry as one of the world’s best. This was the first Bluesfest with a full roster of international artists since 2019, as the 2020 and 2021 editions were abruptly canceled due

Longtime ND photographer Kirk Stauffer is a South by Southwest veteran. So much so that in preparation for making his yearly pilgrimage to Austin to catch the sprawling 10-day festival, he makes a spreadsheet containing the names, locations, and times of the events he wants to catch. That is before

For one four-day weekend in the spring, when the dogwoods are blossoming, music lovers from all over the world and of virtually every genre converge on Knoxville, Tennessee, to attend the Big Ears Festival. With a dozen indoor venues that stretch from one end of downtown to the other, none