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THROUGH THE LENS: Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, and More Photos of the Week

THROUGH THE LENS: Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, and More Photos of the Week

While this column of late has been featuring festivals, it’s time to turn our attention to other roots music photos taken by ND photographers during the past few weeks. Be they legends of rock and roll, blues, bluegrass, or Americana, legends in the making, or everyday working artists looking

THROUGH THE LENS: DelFest 2023 Connects Bluegrass’ Rich Past With Its Vibrant Future

THROUGH THE LENS: DelFest 2023 Connects Bluegrass’ Rich Past With Its Vibrant Future

Over Memorial Day weekend, bluegrass fans from all over descended on the Cumberland, Maryland, for the 15th edition of DelFest. Named for and presided over by the legend himself, Del McCoury, DelFest has cast a wider net than just "straight ahead bluegrass,” featuring a mix of folk, Americana, soul,

THROUGH THE LENS: Festival Fun at High Water and Stagecoach

THROUGH THE LENS: Festival Fun at High Water and Stagecoach

This week the column reports from two roots festivals held last month in opposite ends of the country: High Water in North Charleston, South Carolina, and the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California. High Water took place at the picturesque Riverfront Park, filled with old oak trees draped with Spanish moss,

THROUGH THE LENS: DelFest Dishes Up the Best of Bluegrass and Beyond

THROUGH THE LENS: DelFest Dishes Up the Best of Bluegrass and Beyond

DelFest's 15th installment begins this Thursday. DelFest was created by and named after Del McCoury who, having won 31 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awards, including nine for Entertainer of the Year, is the undisputed the king of bluegrass. We in the roots music community are fortunate that

THROUGH THE LENS: Everything Everywhere All at Once for Roots Music Fans at 2023 New Orleans Jazz Fest

THROUGH THE LENS: Everything Everywhere All at Once for Roots Music Fans at 2023 New Orleans Jazz Fest

After several other, similar festivals in prior years failed to take root, George Wein, who'd built the Newport Jazz and Newport Folk festivals, was brought in to create a unique festival for New Orleans, one that was both worthy of the city’s legacy as the birthplace of

THROUGH THE LENS: Luck Reunion and Treefort Music Fest

THROUGH THE LENS: Luck Reunion and Treefort Music Fest

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'

THROUGH THE LENS: A Soggy MerleFest 2023 Delivered Roots Music and a Rainbow

THROUGH THE LENS: A Soggy MerleFest 2023 Delivered Roots Music and a Rainbow

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