Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Jeb Puryear

Jeb Puryear performing with Donna the Buffalo at GrassRoots Festival

Jeb Puryear is the architect of one of Upstate New York’s most enduring contributions to American roots music. As co-founder of both Donna the Buffalo and the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance, the Trumansburg, New York, guitarist has spent more than three decades building a musical ecosystem in the Finger Lakes region […]

NEPA Bluegrass Festival

NEPA Bluegrass Festival in Tunkhannock Pennsylvania

NEPA Bluegrass Festival returns to Tunkhannock, PA May 28-31, 2026 — four days of bluegrass with camping in the Endless Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania.

Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival

Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival in Tunbridge Vermont

Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival brings four days of picking and camping to Tunbridge, VT — bluegrass in the green hills of central Vermont.

Back Porch Music Festival

Back Porch Music Festival 2026 in Northampton Massachusetts

Back Porch Music Festival brings folk, roots, and Americana to Northampton, MA — a late-winter gathering in the Pioneer Valley, two hours from Albany.

Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival

Stage at Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival in Pennsylvania

Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival celebrates its 45th year June 11-14, 2026 — four days of bluegrass with camping in the Pocono foothills of Pennsylvania.

Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival

Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Festival in Manchester, Vermont

Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival brings four days of bluegrass and Americana to Manchester, VT August 13-16, 2026. Camping, workshops, and world-class picking just across the border.