The FreshGrass Foundation has announced more than $25,00 in prizes for the 2021 FreshGrass Awards. Winners are selected in a two-stage process, with finalists chosen from submissions received by June 15, who then compete during the FreshGrass festival in Massachusetts,
Tomorrow (April 23) is the release date for Damn Shame, the debut single from New York bluegrass singer and songwriter, J.M. Clifford, on Brooklyn Basement Records. So today we are pleased to offer our readers a pre0release taste with a
By now we have, most of us, heard bluegrass bands paired with symphony orchestras or smaller classical ensembles. What we don't encounter much are bluegrass groups accompanied by a horn section. And why not? That's what Ontario's Chopped Liver is asking,
Writers of bluegrass and other acoustic songs still have time to enter the 4th Annual Common Ground On The Hill Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest. To be eligible for judging and cash prizes, songs must be submitted my 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on
Turnberry Records has a new single for Wood Family Tradition, a North Carolina group dedicated to the preservation of the style and music of their patriarch, noted banjo player, singer, and songwriter, AL Wood. It's a second single from the Woods'
Mountain Fever Records has made quite an investment in Amanda Cook. The Florida-born singer and songwriter was signed to a seven year, five album deal with the label in 2018, a commitment rarely seen in today's music business. Cook has returned
COVID-19 has caused another bluegrass casualty. Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in New York has announced that they will miss their 2021 event, just as they were forced to do in 2020. This year's festival has been postponed again until July 14-17, 2022.
Turnberry Records in Rancho Mirage, CA is continuing its aggressive signing of bluegrass artists in 2021. Today they have announced that Darren Beachley, remembered for his time as lead singer with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, has committed to two albums
Nu-Blu, the husband-and-wife bluegrass partnership of Daniel and Carolyn Routh, has released a third single and video from their upcoming album with Turnberry Records, Where You've Been. This time it's Time (Still On Your Side), written by Bobby Terry and Kevin
Alan Bibey & Grasstowne have announced a new agreement with Main Attraction Management to provide booking representation and artist management. The boutique bluegrass agency is owned by Joe Mullins, and run by Laura Mainer, agent. Bibey will join other top artists
