The International Bluegrass Music Association is adding a new track to the presentations at their annual World of Bluegrass convention this September in Raleigh, NC. Four sessions have been scheduled which, when attended by legal professionals, will accrue four hours of
Trey Hensley & Rob Ickes have posted this video from their performance last Friday at The Down Home in Johnson City, TN. It finds them laying down a scorching version of Jimmy Martin's Freeborn Man, which has served as a flatpicking
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out have announced a September 4 release for their latest CD, It's About Tyme. This will be their first album of new material since Prime Tyme in 2011. Their most recent was Timeless Hits From The Past
Mountain Home Records has dropped a sneak peek video to introduce bluegrass fans to some of the music on their upcoming release, Runaway Train, from Flatt Lonesome. It finds the talented young group working in the studio, laying down the grass, and
When banjo legend J.D. Crowe retired from active touring with The New South at the end of 2012, he continued to offer occasional performances, primarily with his old friends Doyle Lawson and Paul Williams. He also toured loosely this summer with
Also announced yesterday were the Dove Award nominees for 2015, presented each year by the Gospel Music Association in Nashville, TN. They recognize excellence in all the various forms of contemporary Gospel music, including rock, pop, traditional, southern, inspirational, worship,
At a press conference aired this morning on SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction, the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the final nominees for their 2015 International Bluegrass Music Awards, along with this year's Hall Of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Achievement Award recipients. The
Jonathan Bucker & Open Road have announced the addition of Brandy Miller to the band, playing banjo. Just 17 years old, Brandy is already an accomplished banjo player. She was chosen to participate in the IBMA Youth Bluegrass All-Stars in 2013,
Donna Ulisse has come up with a clever way to promote her new single, It Could Have Been The Mandolin. It will be included on her next album, Hard Cry Moon. She's created a spoof news video, reporting on the mysterious
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the hiring of Joe Spann as their new Member Services Manager. Joe is a recognized expert on prewar flathead banjos, is the author of Spann's Guide To Gibson Banjos 1902-1941, and had been working
