Snapshots: Billy Strings @ 9:30 Club — 11/9/19

Posted on 11/12/2019 by Ari Strauss in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Americana, Billy Strings, bluegrass, Michigan.

Billy Strings plays to a sold-out crowd at DC’s 9:30 Club, Nov. 9, 2019. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

Billy Strings is hailed by many as the future of bluegrass music. And the future of bluegrass is strong — if the fervent reaction of a sold-out crowd packing 9:30 Club recently when Billy’s tour stopped in DC is any indication.

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Snapshots: Watermelon Park Festival @ Clarke County Fairgrounds (Berryville, VA) — 9/20-9/23/18

Posted on 10/01/2018 by Chester Simpson in Live Review and tagged Americana, Bela Fleck, Billy Strings, bluegrass, Chester Simpson, country, folk, Furnace Mountain, Jack Dunlap, John Miller Jr., Johnny Bluegrass and the Porta John Pickers, Kentucky Thunder, Marty Stuart, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Molly Tuttle, music festival, Richie Stearns, Ricky Skaggs, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, roots, Shepherds Ford Productions, The Ingramettes, The Jeff Austin Band, The Woodshedders, Watermelon Park, Watermelon Park Festival.

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Marty Stuart and Watermelon Park owner John Miller Jr. at the Watermelon Park Festival in September 2018. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Watermelon Park, located in Berryville, Virginia, on the banks of the Shenandoah River, is a local haven for camping, tubing and kayaking all summer long. It hosted the 15th annual Watermelon Park Festival recently, and we’ve got pictures of the performing bands to prove it!

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Snapshots: Deep Roots Mountain Revival @ Marvin’s Mountaintop (Masontown, WV) — 7/20-7/22/17

Posted on 07/28/2017 by Chester Simpson in Live Review and tagged Americana, Aqueous, Billy Strings, bluegrass, Brandi Carlile, Chester Simpson, Deep Roots Mountain Revival, Dr. Dog, Eric Krasno, folk, JJ Grey, Larry Keel, Lettuce, Marvin's Mountaintop, Mike Gentzer, MoFro, Moon Taxi, music festival, roots, Sam Bush, Tauk, Tristan Dennis, West Virginia, Yonder Mountain String Band.

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Billy Strings performs at Deep Roots Mountain Revival in Masontown, West Virginia, last weekend. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Last weekend, revelers gathered at Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, West Virginia, for the second annual Deep Roots Mountain Revival to enjoy Americana, bluegrass, and more with headliners Brandi Carlile, Dr. Dog, and Lettuce. Our friend Chester Simpson was there and took some photos of some of his favorite bands!

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Snapshots: Red Wing V Roots Music Festival @ Natural Chimneys Park (Mt. Solon, VA) — 7/14-7/16/17

Posted on 07/19/2017 by Chester Simpson in Live Review and tagged Billy Strings, Black Cat, bluegrass, Chester Simpson, CW Stoneking, DC9, folk punk, Guitar Masters, Gypsy Sally's, jazz, Jim Fabricius, Jon Stickley, Jon Stickley Trio, Lake Street Drive, Natural Chimneys Park, Red Wing Roots Music Festival, Red Wing V, Robert Greer, roots, Steel Wheels, Stephane Wrembel, Steve Earle, Steve Earle and The Dukes, The Birchmere, The Hamilton, Tim O'Brien, Town Mountain, Virginia.

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The Red Wing Roots Music Festival at Natural Chimneys Park. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Red Wing Roots Festival, a family-friendly celebration of music, features kids events and activities and bike rides in the park. Red Wings V was held in Natural Chimneys Park on July 14-16.

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