Rick Davidson, Author at MUSICFESTNEWS

The word “supergroup” is thrown around a lot. It’s come to mean a collaboration of musicians with independent successful careers. The trio Red Horse have … Continued

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) is thrilled to announce that Greensky Bluegrass, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Sierra Hull, Ghost Light, Jon Stickley … Continued

It’s easy to tick off the names of prominent musicians who have died of drug abuse or mental health issues. Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Jimi … Continued

The Virginia-based family band (brothers Jimmy and Tommy and cousin Galen) has been doing a Christmas show at Gainesville’s historic Thomas Center for six years … Continued

The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park has hosted music festivals since the ’80s and some bluegrass events even earlier. Under the ownership of the … Continued

Traditional country prodigy Davis Loose and his band will host an album release party December 4  for his new release The Next Lonesome Road. The … Continued

The Sertoma Youth Ranch, near Brooksville, Florida, hosts a number of roots music festivals throughout the year. There’s the Riverhawk Festival in November, the annual … Continued

Gretchen Peters is a master of songwriting. Born in the suburbs of New York City, she ended up in Nashville in the late ’80s and … Continued

It’s been said that there’s something in the water in Gainesville. For a small university town, the number of well-known artists who were born or … Continued

Since 2016, when Magnoliafest moved from the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park to St. Augustine and subsequently disappeared, Suwannee Roots Revival  has provided a … Continued