Great American Vintage BassFest Photos Great American Vintage BassFest 2024 IMG_3980 Vintage Kay bass tuning machines at Great American Vintage BassFest 2024. IMG_3973 Great American Vintage BassFest 2024 So many unnamed bass players at Great American Vintage BassFest 2024 20240126_131522 Original finish 1930s Alcoa Aluminum Bass at BassFest 2024 (© Gerald Jones) IMG_4016 Mickey Harris and friends at Great American Vintage BassFest 2024 IMG_3963 Kyle Perkins, Wes Horton and bass player (unnamed) at Great American Vintage BassFest 2024 IMG_3992 Polished 1930s Alcoa Aluminum Ba ..read more

Foundation sponsors inaugural Great American Vintage BassFest, a gathering for players and collectors of vintage upright basses January 26, 2024 The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation was proud to help facilitate a friendly, educational gathering for players and collectors of vintage American upright basses such as Kay, American Standard, King, Alcoa, Gibson, and Epiphone at the annual SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America) Convention at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville on Friday Jan. 26, 2024.  Alan Tompkins, Kyle Perkins, and James Condino worked togeth ..read more

Join us for the Little House Songwriting Workshop featuring  JERRY SALLEY | DONNA ULISSE | RICK STANLEY Thursday – Saturday April 4-5-6, 2024 DoubleTree Dallas Hotel near the Galleria 4099 Valley View Lane, Dallas Texas 75244 Teaching the craft of songwriting with workshops across the country is a passion for multi award-winners, Donna Ulisse, Jerry Salley and Rick Stanley. In an effort to continue to help songwriters improve their skills, this team of pros offers an exclusive opportunity to co-write with other attendees. Get all the details and REGISTER HERE! This offers a classroom se ..read more

Bluegrass Saturday Night in McKinney The McKinney Performing Arts Center (by Gerald Jones) Kristyn Harris & Hailey Sandoz 11-5-2022 (by Alan Tompkins) Sideline in McKinney Texas 11-5-2022 (by Alan Tompkins) Steve Dilling of Sideline in McKinney Texas 11-5-2022 (by Gerald Jones) Sideline in McKinney Texas 11-5-2022 (by Gerald Jones) Kristyn Harris & Hailey Sandoz 11-5-2022 (by Gerald Jones) MPAC M/C Alan Tompkins 11-5-2022 (by Gerald Jones) The McKinney Performing Arts Center (by Gerald Jones) Doyle Lawson in McKinney Texas Nov 13 2021 (by Julie Tucker) Doyle Lawson ..read more

Official Bloomin’ Bluegrass 2023 Festival T-shirts (donate $45 for BLUE+GREY) Skip the line!  Donate $45 today and we’ll HOLD your TWO limited-edition 2023 Bloomin’ Bluegrass Official Festival T-Shirts (BLUE+GREY) for pick up at the BHF tent at Bloomin’.  PLEASE SPECIFY SIZES in the comment box when you check out! Please bring your receipt to pick up your shirt.  No shirts will be mailed after Bloomin’ ends.  Please reserve before 6p on Thursday Oct. 19.  Thank you!      Donate $45 for two t-shirts ..read more

Official Bloomin’ Bluegrass 2023 Festival T-shirt (donate $45 for two grey) Skip the line!  Donate $45 today and we’ll HOLD your TWO limited-edition 2023 Bloomin’ Bluegrass Official Festival T-Shirts (GREY) for pick up at the BHF tent at Bloomin’.  PLEASE SPECIFY SIZES in the comment box when you check out! Please bring your receipt to pick up your shirt.  No shirts will be mailed after Bloomin’ ends.  Please reserve before 6p on Thursday Oct. 19.  Thank you!      Donate $45 for two t-shirts ..read more

Official Bloomin’ Bluegrass 2023 Festival T-shirt (donate $45 for two BLUE) Skip the line!  Donate $45 today and we’ll HOLD your TWO limited-edition 2023 Bloomin’ Bluegrass Official Festival T-Shirts (BLUE) for pick up at the BHF tent at Bloomin’.  PLEASE SPECIFY SIZES in the comment box when you check out! Please bring your receipt to pick up your shirt.  No shirts will be mailed after Bloomin’ ends.  Please reserve before 6p on Thursday Oct. 19.  Thank you!      Donate $45 for two t-shirts ..read more

Official Bloomin’ Bluegrass 2023 Festival T-shirt (donate $25 for one GREY) Skip the line!  Donate $25 today and we’ll HOLD your limited-edition 2023 Bloomin’ Bluegrass Official Festival T-Shirts (GREY) for pick up at the BHF tent at Bloomin’.  PLEASE SPECIFY SIZE in the comment box when you check out! Please bring your receipt to pick up your shirt.  No shirts will be mailed after Bloomin’ ends.  Please reserve before 6p on Thursday Oct. 19.  Thank you!      Donate $25 for one t-shirt ..read more

Official Bloomin’ Bluegrass 2023 Festival T-shirt (donate $25 for one BLUE) Skip the line!  Donate $25 today and we’ll HOLD your limited-edition 2023 Bloomin’ Bluegrass Official Festival T-Shirts (BLUE) for pick up at the BHF tent at Bloomin’.  PLEASE SPECIFY SIZE in the comment box when you check out! Please bring your receipt to pick up your shirt.  No shirts will be mailed after Bloomin’ ends.  Please reserve before 6p on Thursday Oct. 19.  Thank you!      Donate $25 for one t-shirt ..read more

BLOOMIN’ BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Friday & Saturday October 20-21 2023 Farmers Branch Historical Park2540 Farmers Branch Lane, Farmers Branch Texas  75234 artists scheduled to appear include: LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE ON FRIDAY JUNE 2 Artists will appear on Saturday unless otherwise noted. The schedule is always subject to change. The 2023 band schedule for smartphones will be available on festival weekend at BHFBands.com. The DoubleTree Dallas near the Galleria (4099 Valley View Lane, Dallas Texas 75244) is one of our two host hotels with a discounted room rate of $124/night for o ..read more