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The popularity of the 2000 film, O Brother, Where Art Thou - and it's soundtrack hit Man Of Constant Sorrow - made superstars out of a non-existant band. During a crucial scene in the movie, a bluegrass band supported the

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the goings on scheduled for this weekend at the Mid-Winter Bluegrass Festival in Denver, CO.  

Registrations are now being accepted for the 2014 KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest, held during the annual Bluegrass and BBQ festival at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. The competition, which awards $4000 in prize money over 5 places, will be

As Mother Nature was bearing down on Central Virginia Tuesday night, we found the perfect way to keep warm at The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA. Warming up the stage to a sold out crowd was the sizzling combination of the

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at Bluegrass First Class in Asheville, NC.  

Alison Krauss & Union Station and Willie Nelson are co-headlining a major US tour starting in May of 2014. 33 dates are currently scheduled between May 1 and July 18, covering the eastern and central United States. No word yet about

For many bluegrass groups these days, a stop in Johnson City, Tennessee isn't complete without visits to both East Tennessee State University and The Down Home. ETSU frequently welcomes guest artists to its Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies

Susan Nation took advantage of her one day off during Nation & Blackwell's sixteen-city tour of Ireland to share a report on their trip. "Our tour is going fantastically as we travel around the country. Ireland has a lot of great Performing Arts Centers

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, taking a look at the upcoming Big Sky Bluegrass Festival in Montana.  

The long-rumored and oft-denied Nickel Creek reunion tour is official. Today a series of show dates, and a new album, have been officially announced. Tickets for a limited Spring tour go on sale tomorrow (2/4), with additional festival shows this Summer