Rounder Records has announced a June 3 release date for Deep Waters, their first project with Boston-based Lonely Heartstring Band. This contemporary bluegrass band consists of five talented and thoughtful musicians, four of whom met while students at Boston's prestigious school of
Jon Kahn is a country music artist and songwriter, who was convinced by a chance encounter with a bluegrass band that his song, American Heart, needed to be recut as a bluegrass song and released to bluegrass radio. Kahn is also
We received a note from Australian grassers The Stetson Family with news that their mandolinist, Andy Carswell, had passed away in mid-March after a three year bout with cancer. Both Andy and the band had made an effort to keep his
Back in 1995, an unexpected event triggered one of the most successful instrumental bluegrass series in history. Guitarist Clay Jones recorded an album of scorching fiddle tunes with a group of his friends for Pinecastle Records. But after it was completed, he slipped
Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO has announced the 23 bands that have been accepted into this year's KSMU Youth In Bluegrass Band Contest. The competition is scheduled for May 28 at the park during their annual Bluegrass & BBQ Festival,
MerleFest has today announced the finalists for the 2016 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. Well over 700 entries were received for the annual competition this year, broken into four board categories. Austin was a native of nearby Boone, NC, an artist and songwriter
I'm sure most of our readers have heard by now of the passing of the great Merle Haggard today, departing on his 79th birthday. As is appropriate, the news is a major media story in the entertainment industry. Such was
Dailey & Vincent have announced the addition of Shaun Richardson to their band, filling the spot vacated by Seth Taylor's move to full time with Mountain Heart. At only 20 years of age, Shaun is already an experienced hand on the road,
The International Bluegrass Music Museum is hard at work preparing a new exhibit that traces the lives of legendary country and bluegrass songwriters, Tom T. and Dixie Hall. Tom T. had a successful career as a country singer as well, while
The Strathmore Arts Center in Bethesda, MD has selected Patrick McAvinue for their Artist in Residence program this year. This multidiscipline facility offers a number of venues that host events both indoors and out, including regular performances from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,
