Jens Kruger, celebrated North Carolina banjoist, by way of Switzerland, will be premiering a new composition of his with The Kruger Brothers and The Kontras Quartet, on October 15. The concert is scheduled at The Paramount Center in Bristol, TN. Titled Roan
Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome have created a teaser video to present brief samples of the songs from their new album, A Distant Horizon. It features Jeff's mountain style bluegrass, sung in his decidedly lonesome manner. The album was recorded with his touring
The Foundation for Bluegrass Music in Nashville has announced the hiring of Nancy Cardwell to serve as their administrator. Cardwell has worked in bluegrass most of her life, as both a performer and on the staff of the International Bluegrass
Hoot Hester, Kentucky fiddler and noted Nashville session player, has died today. He was 65 years of age and had been struggling with cancer. Born Hubert Duane Hester on August 13, 1951, Hoot had worked as a staff musician at the Grand Ole Opry,
The International Bluegras Music Association has announced their nominees for the 2016 Momentum Awards. These are given to artists and industry professionals in the early stages of their careers, in the hope of providing them momentum in continuing to climb. They
We all love getting to see our favorite bluegrass artists close to home, but we can sometimes forget how much traveling they have to do to get close to us. Not only is all that road time tedious and unfulfilling,
What do you do when a large section of your hometown burns to the ground? You do whatever you can to help the families and the people who are victimized. Becky Buller, bluegrass singer, songwriter, and bandleader, was devastated to learn
Randy Graham has announced the signing of The Crowe Brothers to his Graham Talent Group where he will provide exclusive representation for the band. Josh and Wayne Crowe have been playing and singing bluegrass together since 1975, when they hooked up with
Larry Jefferson, a hero to bluegrass lovers in upstate South Carolina, passed away over the weekend in hospice case. He was 73 years of age. A mandolinist and tenor singer, Larry was memorably a member of Charlie Moore and the Dixie Partners in
Here's a set of tunes guaranteed to get your blood pumping on a Monday morning. It's Charm City Junction at this summer's 2016 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, shot by Fred Robbins as part of his annual archiving of festival events. The guys break
