Amos Perrine

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

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

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

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