When Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys performed at the Mid Pointe Music Festival in Cincinnati on September 29, they also shot a video for a local outfit that is restoring the old Emery Theatre there in town. Videographer Michael Wilson met the
Verse has always been an integral component of bluegrass music, just as it has for every song form. The very art of songwriting hinges on the ability to blend words and music in ways that are both attractive to the ear,
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and The Roys will be performing on the 18th Annual ICM Faith, Family & Country Awards this Thursday evening in Nashville. The awards honor inspirational country and bluegrass music, sometimes described as "positive country," a style that
Rounder will be releasing their third project from The Steeldrivers, Hammer Down, on February 5, 2013. This will be the first album from the newly-reconstituted band. Original members Richard Bailey on banjo, Mike Fleming on bass, and Tammy Rogers on fiddle recorded
Molly Tuttle and her father, Jack, have been selected as finalists in the annual Duet Contest on A Prairie Home Companion. They, and the other 5 finalists, will make the trek this weekend to St. Paul, MN to compete on the
Back in the early 1970s, a talented young Japanese band caused quite a sensation at festivals here in the US - and not simply for what was then the novelty of a foreign band playing bluegrass. Calling themselves Bluegrass 45,
This report (and photos) from the 2012 Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival is a contribution from Tom Dunning, a music fan from Edmond, OK. A former newspaper photographer and University of Oklahoma journalism graduate, he enjoys photographing music events in Oklahoma when he is
Rounder Records has announced a November 20 release for A Fiddler's Holiday, a live concert recording from The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band. It was recorded and videotaped with the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra in Fredericksburg, VA for a PBS
AcuTab Publications has released a new guitar instruction DVD, Ron Block - From Bluegrass to AKUS Guitar. Ron has spent the largest part of his professional career playing banjo and guitar with Alison Krauss & Union Station. He was the subject
Terry Poirier will be hosting a fundraiser for WorldWideBluegrass.com in Lexington, KY on October 27. WorldWideBluegrass (WWB) broadcasts bluegrass 24/7 online with a mix of hosted and automated content. In addition to playing bass with Kati Penn & Newtown, Terry hosts
