Artist rendering of Arnold Shultz; Shultz with Pendleton Vandiver The IBMA Foundation, the charitable arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced today the establishment of a new endowment to support increasing participation from people of color in bluegrass music. Named
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced a second round of invited showcase artists to be presented in their Bluegrass Ramble, held this year during their first virtual World of Bluegrass celebration. These showcase artists are selected from dozens of applications
Another bluegrass baby - from western North Carolina! Jesse Iaquinto, mandolinist with Fireside Collective, and his wife Cara are celebrating the birth of their first child, Rose Fiona, born on Friday, June 12. She came into the world at 8:25 a.m.,
The Station Inn, historic Nashville hotspot and perhaps the world's preeminent bluegrass club, has announced that they are reopening tonight following several months of COVID-19 closure. Like most facilities open to the public, they are only allowed to operate at 50%
The Earl Brothers are back with a new song, paired with an impressionistic music video that may make your head swim. This San Francisco trio is known for their minimalistic bluegrass, which at first glance may seem somewhat spartan, but in
Wonderful news from Unspoken Tradition in western North Carolina. Cora's not gone, she's just arrived. Zane McGinnis, banjo player with the band, and his wife Anna Ruth McGinnis, are celebrating the arrival of their first child, Cora Ruth. She joined this world
Discovering new music of quality is always exciting, perhaps even more so when it comes from an unknown or unexpected source. Such is the recent news of a debut album from Buster Sledge, an enterprising trio from north of the Arctic
As we examine the toll taken on the music industry from the COVID-19 shutdowns, we must sadly add the popular radio program, Live From Here, hosted by mandolin wizard Chris Thile. It was announced today that the show was cancelled,
Since the early days of bluegrass, at least since converted passenger buses began to serve as the primary mode of transportation for touring groups, possessing the skills to work on buses has been a marketable skill for grassers. There generally
Gena Britt, banjo player and vocalist with Sister Sadie, has released a new music video this week in time for Father's Day. It's one from her recent solo project called Daddy's Shoes, which she says hit her in a deep and
