Tony Trischka, Mike Marshall at Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, 22-4 June 2018

If you come away from this year's Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival (8-10 June) with an insatiable desire for more, consider the free-admission 8th Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival (22-4 June), held on the Pijnackerplein in Rotterdam-Noord, the Netherlands. Last week the organising team issued their first e-newsletter for this year's event, and they have just followed up with an announcement that Tony Trischka (below) will make a one-off European appearance at the Festival, performing in concert (with Mike Marshall as guest artist on mandolin) and giving a banjo workshop for amateur and (semi-) professional players.

Tony Trischka is one of the most sought-after banjo teachers in the world, giving online instruction on ArtistWorks.com and the Deering Banjos website. The full lineup for the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival will be announced soon.

Update 10 Apr.: The almost-complete lineup now includes Tony Trischka & Mike Marshall (US), Joseph Huber (US), Local Honeys (US), CC Smugglers (UK), the Urban Voodoo Machine (UK), Lead Beaters & De Likt (NL), the Eskies (IE), the Hooten Hallers (US), Small Time Crooks (NL), the Goon Mat & Lord Bernardo (BE), Blue Grass Boogiemen (NL), Hot Rock Pilgrims (UK), Ruben & Matt and the Truffel Valley Boys (IT), Son of Dave (UK), 44 Shakedown (NL), Blue Mountain Boys (SE), the Freeborn Brothers (PL), Steam Power (NL), Brocks Bluegrass Bunch (NL), Jesus Evil Highway (NL), and Old Ditch Riverhoppers (NL).