Anthropologists believe that complex language skills are what has enabled humans to share information across generations, building a vast database of knowledge stored in the culture of different peoples. Countless studies of human behavior have shown that adding melody to words
As the bluegrass world has mourned the loss of a titan in the form of Ralph Stanley, a topic on many people's minds has been the preservation of his music and the possible loss of his distinctive mountain sound against
The Music Department at the University of North Carolina has announced the creation of The Carolina Bluegrass Band, open to all students enrolled in classes at their primary Chapel Hill campus. It's part of the newly-created Bluegrass Initiative within the Department
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the participants in its 2016 World of Bluegrass Songwriter Showcase. Each year the ten best songs from the dozens submitted for consideration are selected, and the writers are invited to perform them during IBMA's
Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have released a new music video, recorded live during a June 4 performance at Randy Wood's Old Time Pickin' Parlor in Georgia. This time it's a bluegrass cover of a Tom T. Hall song from the
Billy Droze is about to become a household name among lovers of bluegrass music. Remember... you read it here first. Those working in our industry have recognized his talents for years, writing songs for The Grascals, Junior Sisk, Flatt Lonesome, Marty
The traditional bluegrass world held its collective breath back in April of 2006 when Ernie Thacker, soulful singer and former Clinch Mountain Boy, was seriously injured in an automobile accident. The mishap left him paralyzed from the chest down and unable
Congratulations to Fireball Mail, the 2016 winners of the prestigious Telluride Band Contest. The annual invitational competition takes place at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival situated high in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Twelve acts are selected to compete, with the
Mountain Home Music has released a live music video for Lonesome River Band. It's of them performing Rocking The Cradle at the Historic Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC. The song is included on their current album, Bringing The Tradition, released earlier
Bluegrass music has certainly benefited from modern advances in live sound reinforcement, as has every form of stage entertainment. If you've followed the music for many years, you'll have noticed how much better the sound has gotten since the first
