Earlier today, The Grammys announced the nominees for their many, many awards for recorded music. But here, we really only care about the bluegrass and bluegrass adjacent nominations. And so, to the all-important Best Bluegrass Album category. The nominees are: Carter &
SiriusXM satellite radio's Bluegrass Junction channel has announced the addition of a new weekly program. Pick Like A Girl, hosted by Grammy-winning banjoist, producer, and label head Alison Brown, will air three times each week, offering an hour of music and
These days, when we write about Jerry Salley, it's usually in connection with his work as Creative Director and A&R Director with Billy Blue Records. Or about his efforts producing many of the projects on the label, or writing songs
Every year around this time we are inundated with Christmas music here at Bluegrass Today. We won't be sharing any of it for a few more weeks, but be assured, it's coming. It seems that bluegrass folks really love Christmas
D'Addario has introduced a new product that could prove useful and valuable to acoustic and bluegrass performers, especially those who work on stage without a sound engineer. Their IR Mic Mute is a noise gate/muting attachment that mounts easily between any
Virginia fiddler, singer, and songwriter Mike Mitchell has a new single with Mountain Fever Records, another he has written called Hinge on the Gate, with Beth Lee. Like most of his songs, this one conveys a simple life, down-home, small-town charm
Randall Franks with Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame Directors LaDonna Ray and Shirley Maule On October 25, Randall Franks was inducted into the Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Seaplane Opry House in Moultrie,
The newest episode of The Cavern Sessions on PBS affiliates all over the US is available today, featuring a live set from The Steeldrivers. To tempt everyone to tune in, the producers have shared this clip from the show with the
We have more news today about changes with Seth Mulder & Midnight Run. The band has been on a tear this past five years since emerging from the Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery in east Tennessee, where they performed in their earliest
North Carolina's Asheville Mountain Boys have a big month planned. They have a new single to share, Flood of 1916, and are gearing up for a barnstorming 12-show tour of Japan. First, the music. Flood of 1916 tells of a tragedy
