Stream Preview: DelFest at Home @ Facebook, 5/21-5/24/20

Posted on 05/21/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Americana, bluegrass, Del McCoury, DelFest, DelFest at Home, Facebook Live, music festival, Ronnie McCoury, The Del McCoury Band, The Travelin' McCourys.

The Travelin’ McCourys (Photo courtesy IVPR)

DelFest, the festival brainchild of Del McCoury and his extended McCoury family, has just announced DelFest at Home, a streaming event celebrating musical highlights from DelFests past.

Happening during the originally scheduled festival weekend, May 21 through May 24, the free online event will feature performances from the festival’s namesake and his family as well as bluegrass and jam band luminaries such as Trey Anastasio Band, Bela Fleck and Chris Thile, Greensky Bluegrass, and more.

Interview: Ronnie McCoury (of The Del McCoury Band and The Travelin’ McCourys)

Posted on 05/11/2020 by Casey Vock in Interview and tagged bluegrass, Interview, Nashville, Ronnie McCoury, Tennessee, The Del McCoury Band, The Travelin' McCourys.

The Del McCoury Band performs at Ram’s Head On Stage in Annapolis in November 2017. (Photo by Casey Vock)

Ronnie McCoury, the eldest son of bluegrass legend Del McCoury and the longtime mandolin player for The Del McCoury Band, says he’s never had this much free time in the four decades he’s been performing music.

Ronnie was just a 13-year-old kid when he got his first glimpse of his father’s buddy Bill Monroe playing the mandolin, and, not long after, he was playing gigs alongside his dad. All these years later, Ronnie’s an eight-time International Bluegrass Music Association Mandolin Player of the Year and, just last year, produced the association’s Album of the Year — “Del McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass” — with his dad.

Snapshots: Watermelon Park Festival @ Watermelon Park (Berryville, VA) — 9/21-9/24/17

Posted on 09/29/2017 by Chester Simpson in Live Review and tagged acoustic dance music, Americana, bluegrass, Cedric Watson, Chester Simpson, Furnace Mountain, Keller Williams, Kenny Vaughan, Marty Stuart, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, roots, Shenandoah River, The Del McCoury Band, The Woodshedders, Watermelon Park, Watermelon Park Festival.

Keller Williams-9-23-17-263
Keller Williams performs at Watermelon Park Festival. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

The 14th Annual Watermelon Park Fest, located in Berryville, Virginia, was held on the banks of the Shenandoah River on Sept. 21-24.

Don’t Miss: Watermelon Park Festival @ Watermelon Park Campground (Berryville, VA), 9/21-9/24/17

Posted on 09/18/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged acoustic dance music, Americana, Bumper Jacksons, Keller Williams, Marty Stuart, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, roots, The Dead South, The Del McCoury Band, The Quebe Sisters, The Seldom Scene, Watermelon Park, Watermelon Park Campground, Watermelon Park Festival, Western swing.

Watermelon Park Fest Sept. 24-27, 2015 (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Kick off the fall season this weekend with the Watermelon Park Festival, one of our region’s most exciting Americana and roots music festivals, at Watermelon Park Campground (3322 Lockes Mille Rd, Berryville, Virginia) on Thursday, Sept. 21, through Sunday, Sept. 24. Several ticketing and camping options are available.