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The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival returns to the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, Connecticut, July 24-26, 2026, preceded by a Pre-Fest Farm Market and Staff Open Mic on July 23. In addition to dozens of artists performing on several stages, a lively dance barn will feature contra & square dancing, Cajun and zydeco, swing, blues, family and community dancing, and, new this year, line dancing. Children’s music and activities, and a wide array of crafts, food and other vendors are also on the docket, while AcousticMusicScene.com hosts late-night open song circles under a big white canopy tent.

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Don’t Let Go, Fantastic Cat (from the Missing Piece Records release Cat Out of Hell) A scream-along-at-the-top-of-your-lungs anthem about holding on to your dreams. Nothing you can buy can save what you soldSo hold on tight to the light in your soulDon’t look down, baby don’t let… Don’t let go Suffer, Boy Golden (from the […]

Taylor Sheridan’s latest TV hits continue drawing millions of viewers, but Emmy voters once again passed over the creator and his biggest stars. Continue reading…

Looks like Maren Morris and Cassadee Pope are now an item! The two country singers shared a pic of themselves kissing passionately on social media. It seems to indicate plenty of fire where there’s smoke. Morris just fresh off being a guest at the splashy Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding in New York. However, she isn’t […]

The post Two Female Country Stars Just Hard-Launched Their Romance With a Kiss appeared first on Wide Open Country.

“Storage Wars” fans were left heartbroken in April when an autopsy confirmed that series star Darrell Sheets committed suicide. Sheets appeared in 163 episodes of the long-running reality show “Storage Wars” from 2010 to 2023, becoming a fan favorite along the way. On Wednesday, police revealed new details regarding the television star’s death. According to […]

The post ‘Storage Wars’ Star Left Note Before Taking His Own Life: Report appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Let it not be said that the co-hosts on The View are dull. In fact, they seem to love to mix it up between themselves, sometimes rather heatedly. On the July 8 broadcast, Joy Behar seemingly took mild offense at Alyssa Farah Griffin’s mention of her age. Behar is 83. Griffin is 37. They Were […]

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It’s no secret that Yellowstone has opened so many doors for creator Taylor Sheridan. Ever since Yellowstone first made its debut back in 2018, we’ve seen a whole mess of Sheridan shows make their way onto TV screens across the country, and others that he may not have written himself, but executive produced. Of course, Yellowstone has brought us Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, and Cole Hauser, but since then, the parade of A-listers just keeps coming. Harrison Ford and Helen […]

The post The Definitive Ranking of Every Show in Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Yellowstone’ Universe first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and now music fans in the “Lone Star State” are scrambling to find out what exactly that means. Back in 2007, the Whitewater Amphitheater opened on the banks of the Guadalupe River. Across almost two decades, it’s been one of Central Texas’ most popular outdoor music venues. But in a surprising turn of events, news broke just yesterday that the venue had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy: […]

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Mackenzie Shirilla is currently serving a life sentence behind bars for double murder, but that isn’t stopping the famed killer from posing for a selfie on Instagram. Shirilla is the subject of Netflix’s true crime documentary The Crash. Released in May, the documentary chronicles her murder conviction for deliberately driving 100 miles per hour into […]

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It’s official. It’s hard to believe it’s been over two years since the tragic passing of the late, great Toby Keith. As we all know, the Oklahoma native passed away on February 5, 2024, at the age of 62 after a long battle with stomach cancer. Words can hardly describe the lasting impact he’s had on not only the genre itself but all his long-time fans, members of the military and the countless number of lives touched through his philanthropy, […]

The post Krystal Keith Receives Proclamation As Oklahoma Celebrates The First Official ‘Toby Keith Day’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.