Darin & Brooke Aldridge have signed a management deal with Artists & Attractions, a large entertainment marketing firm in North Carolina. The company focuses primarily on acts for festivals and fairs, and works currently with some of the biggest names
Here's another interview we conducted during Summer NAMM earlier this month. This time, we hear from Mark Herring of Eastman Strings who shares some information about several of their new guitar and mandolin models. http://vimeo.com/46438184
Tour dates and performers have been announced for the 2012 Bluegrass Jamboree tour in Germany later this year. A total of 18 shows are scheduled across Deutschland in November and December, each featuring performances by Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms, Bearfoot, and
We have written in the past about the new Momentum Awards, recently announced by the International Bluegrass Music Association, to recognize artists and industry folks in the early stages of their careers. The IBMA is working on a short horizon this
Antonio Borrego III just doesn't have the right ring for a bluegrass/old time performer, even in northern California. So the young man who developed a fascination with the music just six short years ago became Snap Jackson, and has released a
Brian Vance with D'Addario spent a few minutes with us during the Summer NAMM show earlier this month. He gave a quick run-down of the various strings and accessories for the bluegrass market. http://vimeo.com/46123153
The Australian bluegrass community is mourning the loss of Chris Duffy, a lifelong impresario of the music down under, who died earlier this week. Starting in the 1970s, Duffy was an active performer and recording artist, supporting country acts as an
Pinecastle has released a new compilation project, Twenty Songs Of The South, which combines a score of previously-released tracks with a southern theme. It includes memorable numbers from The Osborne Brothers, The Country Gentlemen, Continental Divide, Josh Williams, Kristin Scott benson,
California singer/songwriter Steve Spurgin has had a long career in acoustic music, weaving his way in and out of the bluegrass world over the years. Moving out west from his native Texas in the 1960s, he eventually found his way into
Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, the bluegrass pickin' Mizzone brothers from New Jersey, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to ask their many web fans to consider helping them finance their second CD. The album, The Farthest Horizon, has been recorded and the
