Rick Davidson, Author at MUSICFESTNEWS

Mountain Grass Unit, the Birmingham-based up-and-coming progressive bluegrass band, returned to Gainesville’s Heartwood Soundstage. Since their last visit about a year ago, they’ve become on … Continued

The 31st Annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival was a great tribute to the enduring spirit of American folk music—a place where storytelling, musicianship, and community … Continued

[feature image: Larry Keel and the Steep Canyon Rangers –courtesy Gypsyshooter] Suwannee Spring Reunion at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park once again proved … Continued

The 31st annual folk festival honoring Florida’s most famous troubadour Gamble Rogers is set for April 10-12. The three-day festival will feature nationally acclaimed performers, … Continued

Ocala’s third annual Brick City Bluegrass Festival delivered an afternoon of stellar music, sunshine, and good vibes in the heart of Central Florida. Set beneath blue skies at Citizens’ Circle, … Continued

Packed with a weekend full of performances, instrument workshops, jam sessions and dancing instruction, the first version of the Gainesville Folk Festival was held at the Heartwood Soundstage this … Continued

Nashville’s SteelDrivers returned to the outdoor stage at Heartwood Soundstage in Gainesville, Florida, on a drizzly chilly night, but it made no difference to the … Continued

American Aquarium returned to Gainesville’s Heartwood Soundstage last night with the kind of emotional conviction and blue-collar storytelling that has cemented BJ Barham and company … Continued

Last weekend in Gainesville played like a homecoming of sorts at the Heartwood Soundstage — for friends and fans of Tom Petty, for Gainesville’s local-music … Continued

UpStage at the Phillips Center was the perfect venue for The Arcadian Wild. Turning the stage of the Phillips Performing Arts Center into an intimate … Continued