Author: Brance

The state of Kentucky has a long history of association with bluegrass music, but this coming Monday, June 25, 2007, it will become official. The state's Governor, Ernie Fletcher, will be making a special appearance, along with banjo legend J.D. Crowe

Country music superstar Kenny Chesney is climbing the charts right now with a song written by bluegrass favorite Ronnie Bowman. Never Wanted Nothing More was written during a marathon writing session that took place between Ronnie Bowman and proven country writer

Jim Lauderdale's CD, Bluegrass, is one of my favorite releases of 2007. I wrote about the disc here when it first came out. Lauderdale has just released a music video for the song Who's Leaving Who. The video is airing on

As the festival season roars into full throttle, a few band members are changing hands as bands reshuffle once again. Kenny & Amanda Smith have brought on one new full time team member, and one temporary member. First let's talk banjo.

We had posted last month with news about AcuTab's Adam Stefffey's first-ever mandolin DVD. At the time we indicated that it would be available on June 12, but the release has been delayed until June 25. To atone for the delay,

This weekend those that are able should make plans to attend the ROMP 2007 event in Owensboro, KY. ROMP is the music festival sponsored by the International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM), and features a line up that will make you

A lot has been said recently about the increase in performance royalty rates for internet radio webcasters, and during the discussions it was mentioned that traditional broadcast radio is not currently subject to any sort of artist performance royalty. A

The latest issue of The Fretboard Journal is in stores now, and should be arriving in subscribers mailboxes as well. This is the Summer 2007 issue from the quarterly publication. This issue's cover story is B.B. King, but there are several

The Early Show on CBS is sponsoring a series of six concerts this summer with different artists. It's all part of the Great American Vacation series. The six artists booked for the concert series are quite disparate and include such

Virginia based bluegrass band Nothin' Fancy will be performing at the grand opening of a new attraction at Shenandoah Caverns. On Fathers Day, June 17, 2007, Shenandoah Caverns opens The Yellow Barn. The Yellow Barn will feature restored antique farm wagons,