Yonder Mountain String Band at Paramount Theatre | July 8, 2026

Yonder Mountain String Band is playing the Paramount Theatre in Rutland this July — 25+ years in, a new album just out, and a room that was made for this kind of acoustic energy. Tickets go on sale April 10.
Trampled by Turtles with Special Guest Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners at Frog Alley Brewing | July 25, 2026

Minnesota folk-bluegrass firebrands Trampled by Turtles bring their explosive live show to Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady on July 25, 2026, with Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners opening.
Jeb Puryear

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 […]
Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival

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

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 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 brings folk, roots, and Americana to Northampton, MA — a late-winter gathering in the Pioneer Valley, two hours from Albany.
Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival

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.
The Family Hoedown

The Family Hoedown returns to Cortland Country Music Park June 5-7, 2026 for its 9th year — three days of folk, old-time music, and camping in Central New York.
Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival

Five days of bluegrass in the Connecticut hills. The Podunk Bluegrass Festival brings the Gibson Brothers, JigJam, and the genre’s best pickers to Goshen Fairgrounds every August.