Past Bluegrass Related Events

The Boston Bluegrass Union, Lonely Heartstring Band, and Mile Twelve are thrilled to be sponsoring two After-Hours Showcases at IBMA's 2017 World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC.  The showcases will be held at the Raleigh Marriott City Center on Wednesday, September 27 and Thursday, September 28. If you’re in Raleigh, be sure to stop by to hear some mighty fine bluegrass! Here’s the schedule:  Wed, September 27 10 pm: Jenni Lyn 10:30: Lonely Heartstring Band 11: Mile Twelve 11:30: Molsky's Mountain Drifters 12 am: Special Consensus 12:30: Mile Twelve 1: Jeff Scroggins & Colorado Thurs, September 28 11 pm: Mr. Sun 11:30: Lonely Heartstring Band 12 am: Mile Twelve 12:30: Lonely Heartstring Band 1: Quiles & Cloud

Highly esteemed bluegrass band Blue Highway has earned a collective 27 IBMA Awards, 6 SPBGMA Awards, one Dove Award, plus three Grammy nominations as a band, in addition to two prestigious Grammy Awards among its current members. Blue Highway's newly released album "Original Traditional"  is nominated for a 2017 GRAMMY Award for Best Bluegrass Album.   The band was voted the Favorite Bluegrass Artist of All Time by the readers of Bluegrass Today in April 2016. Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass have emerged as leaders in the traditional bluegrass world. Their album, The Room Over Mine, earned accolades and significant chart action, and the song, “Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away” won the 2009 IBMA Award for Song of the Year and have garnered several IBMA nominations for Emerging Artist of The Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year. Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass are a national and international touring band who frequently get invited for return engagements. Purchase tickets online here or by mailing a check (payable to the BBU) and self-addressed stamped envelope to Boston Bluegrass Union, PO Box 650061, West Newton, MA 02465.