For a primer on contemporary bluegrass, check out Vincent's 14th solo album, Destination Life (Rounder). The nine-time International Bluegrass Music Association Award winner began her career at age 5 (playing with her Missouri family's band, the Sally Mountain Show). Now 47, she's a master of both breakneck-speed reels and high-lonesome ballads.
Your summer grill may soon go cool for another year, but the nation's food festivals are just heating up. Here are six events to enliven your weekend--and fill your stomach.