We’re excited to be heading across state lines to the Bluegrass, Bourbon & Brews Festival in River Falls, WI on 4/20!! This is an amazing three days of music where string bands of all types take over River Falls in various venues across town. It will feature some amazing bands including our friends from the […] The post Bluegrass, Bourbon & Brews Festival – 4/20!! appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more

We recently posted a video on YouTube of Eric’s original fiddle ? instrumental ode to his favorite murderous octogenarian Columbo villain, Abigail Mitchell, recorded live at our showcase set at Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) last fall in Lisle, IL – enjoy! We’re hoping to post more videos this year so subscribe to our YT channel so […] The post Abigail Mitchell Live at FARM! appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more

We’re very excited to officially announce the 12th season of our annual winter Bluegrass Brunch residency at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis, every Saturday in the months of January and February from 11am-1pm!! ??? Bring your friends and family out of the cold and into the promised land of bacon, bloodys and bluegrass at one […] The post 2024 Bluegrass Brunch Residency at Aster Cafe! appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more

We’re excited to announce a string of holiday shows this season with both The High 48s and Becky & The 48s lineups!! ❄️⛄️ ?? We can’t wait to unwrap a bunch of bluegrass, Americana, classic country and traditional holiday music for you including cuts off of our album, Holidays with The High 48s. Of course, […] The post 2023 Holidays with The High 48s and Becky & The 48s! appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more

We’re thrilled to announce that our new album, Crocodile Man ?, is officially out in the world and available for streaming on all the major platforms including Spotify and Apple Music and for digital download on Bandcamp!! Physical CDs are currently only available at our live shows, but we hope to get an online store […] The post Crocodile Man – Album Out Now!! appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more

We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that we are celebrating the release our new album, Crocodile Man, at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday, November 4th (available everywhere Nov. 10th)!! Crocodile Man is the first studio album with our current lineup, featuring Clint Birtzer on guitar and David Robinson on mandolin and after two […] The post Crocodile Man Album Release Party – November 4th at the Parkway Theater appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more

It’s still summer and we’re bringin’ the bluegrass to a bunch of outdoor stages in the coming weeks, keep those lawn chairs and coolers out folks!! ☀️?? Check out the show info below or see our calendar for all the details and we hope to see you on a lawn chair or blanket soon!! The post It’s Still Summer!! ☀️? Some Great Outdoor Shows in Aug.-Sept. appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more

We’re kicking off the second half of our summer season with a special Bluegrass Brunch (regular lineup) as well as a bunch of fun shows with our friend Becky Schlegel (Becky & The 48s)!! We had so much fun the last time we played a brunch at the Loy Show barn in Oronoco, MN! Biscuits […] The post Summer Brunch + Becky Shows!! appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more

We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming release of “Laramie,” a collaboration between the band and our friend Becky Schlegel who wrote the song as well as plays guitar and sings lead vocal on the track. The song also features the multi-talented Kenny Wilson on pedal steel guitar. We’ve been a fan of Becky’s hybrid country-bluegrass […] The post New Single (6.2.23): Laramie – Becky & The 48s appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more

We’re VERY excited to be heading back to the beautiful Parkway Theater February 10th to support our friends Chris Castino and Chicken Wire Empire, who are teaming up to play a whole set of music from the legendary supergroup Old and in the Way (Garcia, Grisman, Rowan etc..) ? It is going to be a […] The post FEB 10: The Parkway Theater with Chris Castino and Chicken Wire Empire!! appeared first on THE HIGH 48s ..read more