Rock Castle State Historic Site

09/02/2026

Here’s another little taste of what’s headed to the Rock Castle lawn this September. 🪕🎶

Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice are bringing their unmistakable traditional bluegrass sound to the 9th Annual Rock Castle Bluegrass Jam, and we’re counting down the days until we get to hear it live!

Turn up the volume and get ready for the kind of bluegrass that has made Junior Sisk one of the genre’s most respected voices. 🔥

📅 September 25 & 26
🏰 Historic Rock Castle
🎟️ Tickets + festival details: www.castlegrass.com

Who’s ready to hear Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice at Rock Castle?!

09/01/2026

On September 19, you won’t have to imagine what life on the Tennessee frontier looked like. You’ll be surrounded by it. 🏰

For one day, Living History Festival brings the grounds of Historic Rock Castle to life with the people, skills, sounds, and traditions of the 18th century.

Watch sparks fly as a blacksmith works. Meet a longhunter and fur trader. See the careful work behind lace-making, paper filigree, natural wool dyeing, and weaving. Spend time with goats, chickens, and sheep, hear period music, and even learn a few steps from an 18th-century dance.

Everywhere you turn, there will be another piece of history to see, hear, and experience.

It’s hands-on, it’s family-friendly, and it’s a chance for kids and adults alike to discover that history is about so much more than dates in a textbook.

Come spend the day with us and see 1784 come alive at Rock Castle.

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 10 AM–4 PM
📍 Historic Rock Castle | Hendersonville, TN
🎟️ $5 per person, ages 5+ | Pay at the gate

09/01/2026

It's happening! World class Bluegrass at the Castle on September 25th & 26th. Get your tickets while you can at Castlegrass.com

Hello friends, and hello, September! 🍂 Just wanted to share a quick update on where we'll be and when this month — let us know if we'll be seeing you!
📸: Mynda at Rainwater Poster Co.

9/3: Elevation27
9/4: Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival
9/10: Riverdance
9/11: The Dixie Carter PAC
9/25: Rock Castle State Historic Site Bluegrass Jam (Grateful Ball set)
9/26: Rock Castle's Bluegrass Jam

Learn more and get tickets at travelinmccourys.com/tour

08/31/2026

Consider this your preview of what’s coming to the Rock Castle lawn. 🪕🔥

The Dirty Grass Players are bringing their unmistakable blend of progressive bluegrass and roots-driven sound to the 9th Annual Rock Castle Bluegrass Jam, and if this doesn’t get you ready for September 25 & 26, we don’t know what will!

Turn the volume up and imagine hearing it LIVE at Historic Rock Castle. 🎶

📅 September 25 & 26
🏰 Historic Rock Castle
🎟️ Tickets + festival details: www.castlegrass.com

Who’s ready for Bluegrass Jam?! 🙌

08/30/2026

Check out the amazing line-up for this year's Bluegrass Jam on September 25 & 26! Tickets available at Castlegrass.com

08/27/2026

Two days. One BIG weekend of bluegrass at Rock Castle. 🪕🏰

The full schedule for the 9th Annual Rock Castle Bluegrass Jam is HERE!

We’ve spent the last few days introducing you to this year’s lineup, and now it’s time to start planning your weekend. From the first pick on Friday afternoon to the final song Saturday night, we’re bringing some of the best in bluegrass to the Rock Castle lawn.

Come early, grab something from the food trucks, find your spot on the lawn, and settle in for a weekend filled with incredible musicianship, good company, and a whole lot of bluegrass.🔥

🎟️ Get your tickets and find all the festival details at: www.castlegrass.com

08/26/2026

We promised you one more headliner. Here they are!🪕🔥

The Del McCoury Band is headlining the 9th Annual Rock Castle Bluegrass Jam! 🎶🏰

For more than six decades, Del McCoury has helped carry bluegrass from one generation to the next. From joining Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in 1963 to becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a two-time Grammy winner, and a 10-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year, Del isn’t simply part of bluegrass history...he has helped write it.

Alongside sons Ronnie and Rob McCoury, The Del McCoury Band has introduced generations of listeners to the power of traditional bluegrass while collaborating with artists far beyond the genre; from Vince Gill and Alison Krauss to Steve Earle, Phish, Dierks Bentley, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Now, that unmistakable sound is coming to Historic Rock Castle.

There’s something pretty special about welcoming an artist who has spent his life preserving a musical tradition to a place that has spent more than 240 years preserving stories of its own.

And on September 25 & 26, those stories come together. 🪕✨

THE DEL McCOURY BAND — HEADLINER
📅 September 25 & 26, 2026
🏰 9th Annual Rock Castle Bluegrass Jam
🎶 Plus The Travelin’ McCourys, Lonesome River Band, Junior Sisk, Henhouse Prowlers, DownRiver Collective & The Dirty Grass Players

This is going to be one for the Rock Castle history books.

🎟️ Get your tickets TODAY:
https://www.historicrockcastle.com/castlegrass

08/25/2026

The lineup is almost complete… but we’ve been saving one more BIG announcement. 👀🪕

The 9th Annual Rock Castle Bluegrass Jam is bringing an incredible lineup to Rock Castle on September 25 & 26, featuring:

🎶 The Dirty Grass Players
🎶 DownRiver Collective
🎶 Henhouse Prowlers
🎶 Junior Sisk
🎶 Lonesome River Band
🎶 The Travelin' McCourys — Headliner

And then there’s that one remaining spot…🤫

We’re not quite ready to reveal our FINAL HEADLINER, but trust us, you’re going to want to be here when we do.

Two days of incredible bluegrass, world-class pickers, local food and drinks, and a whole lot of music on the grounds of Historic Rock Castle. 🏰

🎟️ Tickets are available now:
https://www.historicrockcastle.com/castlegrass

Any guesses who our final headliner might be? Drop your predictions below! 👇

08/25/2026

The lineup is almost complete… but we’ve been saving one more BIG announcement. 👀🪕

The 9th Annual Rock Castle Bluegrass Jam is bringing an incredible lineup to Rock Castle on September 25 & 26, featuring:

🎶 The Dirty Grass Players
🎶 DownRiver Collective
🎶 Henhouse Prowlers
🎶 Junior Sisk
🎶 Lonesome River Band
🎶 — Headliner

And then there’s that one remaining spot…🤫

We’re not quite ready to reveal our FINAL HEADLINER, but trust us, you’re going to want to be here when we do.

Two days of incredible bluegrass, world-class pickers, local food and drinks, and a whole lot of music on the grounds of Historic Rock Castle. 🏰

🎟️ Tickets are available now:
https://www.historicrockcastle.com/castlegrass

Any guesses who our final headliner might be? Drop your predictions below! 👇

08/24/2026

The wait is over… it’s time to announce our first headliner for the 9th Annual Rock Castle Bluegrass Jam! 🪕🔥

We’re thrilled to welcome The Travelin' McCourys to Rock Castle this September!

Brothers Ronnie and Rob McCoury were quite literally raised in bluegrass. As the sons of legendary musician Del McCoury, they spent years on the road with the Del McCoury Band, learning from one of the genre’s most influential musicians while discovering how those traditions could be carried somewhere entirely new.

Today, Ronnie on mandolin and Rob on banjo are joined by Christian Ward on fiddle, Alan Bartram on bass, and Cody Kilby on guitar. Together, they’ve created a sound that honors bluegrass history without being confined by it, bringing influences from rock, R&B, jam music, and beyond into some seriously impressive picking.

That adventurous approach has taken them to stages and collaborations alongside The Allman Brothers Band, Phish, Dierks Bentley, Keller Williams, The String Cheese Incident, and more. They’re also the creators of the Grateful Ball, bringing the music of the Grateful Dead together with their unmistakable bluegrass sound.

And the talent on that stage runs deep: every member of the band has been recognized with an International Bluegrass Music Association Award for their instrument at least once.

As Ronnie McCoury says, "A good song is a good song. It can be done in any way.”

That balance of tradition and innovation feels right at home at Rock Castle, and we cannot wait to hear what The Travelin’ McCourys bring to the lawn. 🏰🎶

🪕 THE TRAVELIN’ McCOURYS
📅 September 25 & 26
🎶 9th Annual Rock Castle Bluegrass Jam

🎟️ Grab your tickets and learn more:
https://www.historicrockcastle.com/castlegrass

And we’re not finished yet… Headliner #2 is still to come! 👀