Our Spanish bluegrass friends, The Cubero Brothers, contacted us recently to share a new music video, and to let us know that their latest album, Flor de Canciones, was available through CD Baby. The brothers, Roberto and Enrique, are native Spaniards with
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America has announced the nominees for their 40th Annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards. The winners will be determined by fan balloting, and announced during the 2014 SPBGMA convention in Nashville, January 30-February
Lilly Drumeva is another of the European bluegrass artists who made it to the World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC this past September. She lives in Bulgaria and performs bluegrass and swing music in her homeland. We spoke with her
If you love bluegrass, and spend any time in the greater DC area, you probably are familiar with the Old Lucketts Schoolhouse, and the concert series that has been hosted there for the past 40 years. Now known as the
The recent explosion of digital recording technology available to budget-minded amateur and small studio recordists has resulted in a similar burst in educational opportunities for those interested in working in the field. Everything from DVD instruction to four year degrees in
It seems we've been reporting a good deal of late about American bluegrass artists touring overseas. Given the costs, legal issues and inconveniences associated with taking a band out of the country, it's great to see so many artists finding a
For The Game, due from Rounder on January 21, Blue Highway has again put together an album of original material written within the band. Each of the five members have at least one track, with co-writes from such noted bluegrass
We heard this afternoon from Rainer Zeller, who for the past five years has promoted a bluegrass/old time concert series in Germany during the month of December. The biggest difference between these shows, billed as Bluegrass Jamboree!, and the many
Class Act Entertainment has announced the signing of Blue Moon Rising to their talent roster. The East Tennessee-based band is headed by singer/songwriter Chris West on guitar, with Tony Mowell on mandolin, Rusty Ferrell on banjo, and Brandon Bostic on bass.
Here's a bit of radio news that runs counter to the trend. WMAK, a 1000 watt AM station in Lobelville, TN, is switching to an advertiser-supported, all-bluegrass format starting December 26. The station is under the management of Whiplash Community Radio, who own
