They're back... The much heralded annual instrumental projects helmed by Scott Vestal for Pinecastle Records have returned after a 19 year hiatus. Launched 25 years ago as Bluegrass '95, these virtuosic recordings featured Vestal on banjo with a revolving cast of
The Eastman Guitar company has come up with a unique way to support artists who are out of work during the COVID-19 shutdown. By now most of us have noticed the number of bluegrass, old time, and acoustic musicians who are
Following on two successful solo projects and four years on the road with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, banjoist Gina Furtado has a new single release to share from an upcoming album. The Things I Saw, recorded with her touring
The IBMA Foundation has announced today a new scholarship for IBMA members who are studying songwriting in college, or plan to be in the coming semesters. It is endowed by Rick Lang, a prolific bluegrass songwriter who has received a
Today, May 1, is the opening day of public nominations for the IBMA's Industry and Momentum Awards. These are special awards for non-musical contributions by people who work behind the scenes in our business, and for newer artists at the
Today is the release date for the second single from the upcoming Becky Buller album on the Dark Shadow Recording label. And Becky decided she wanted something hopeful as her latest contribution to the music we are sharing during this uncertain
Rodney Dillard has been an important part of American music this past fifty some years. In the '60s, he helped introduce traditional music to a new generation as a member of The Dillards on The Andy Griffith Show. Rodney was
From eastern Kentucky comes a new bluegrass band, Mountain Time, with a driving sound and a youthful approach to the music. The group features the singing, songwriting, and fiddling of Heather Alley, supported by Dylan Hager on guitar, Chaston Carroll on
Within our bluegrass community, the first topic to come up in conversation amongst ourselves - after inquiring about everyone's health - is how much work has been lost since the coronavirus shutdown. With all venues down to the neighborhood bar closed
After fully twenty years as a professional musician, Colorado mandolinist Dylan McCarthy is releasing Lost & Found, his first solo project of instrumental music, on Friday. It's a 7-track EP, and to mark the date, he has agreed to share a
