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Win Tickets: Shadowgrass at Ardmore Music Hall — April 10
Philly Bluegrass is giving away a pair of tickets to see Shadowgrass at Ardmore Music Hall on Friday, April 10.
Shadowgrass formed in 2014 at the Grayson County Fiddlers Convention in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A decade later they’re one of the most talked-about young bands in bluegrass. Guitarist Kyser George took home the 2025 IBMA Momentum Award for Instrumentalist of the Year. At his 2025 IBMA World of Bluegrass keynote address, Billy Strings named Shadowgrass as one of the bands representing the future of the genre. Catch them at Ardmore Music Hall while they’re still playing rooms this size.
Enter by Wednesday, April 8 at 5pm ET for your chance to win.
👉 Enter here.
Winner will be drawn randomly and notified by email. By entering, you agree to the sweepstakes rules.
The Dumas, Luquette & Knapp Trio at Bourbon & Branch — March 28, 2026
When you put three world-class players — Nick Dumas, Chris Luquette, and Andrew Knapp — in a small room with a crowd of Philadelphia bluegrass fans, something special happens. It happened on March 28 at Bourbon & Branch. Photos and video below.
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