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This past weekend the 2026 Kentucky State Fiddle Championship was held at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, KY. Trophies were awarded in four categories for fiddlers, as well as an overall champ, and for banjo,

The 2026 IBMA Leadership Bluegrass class - photo courtesy of IBMA The International Bluegrass Music Association has shared a photo, and their congratulations, to the 2026 class of their Leadership Bluegrass workshop. This year marks a quarter century of offering this

A new single from twin-fiddle sensations Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland, Let's Sing Our Song, is set to release tomorrow, with a music video shot at the Opry featuring John Cowan. It's a song written by Jerry Reed, which he

Soggy Bottom Boys reunion on the Grand Ole Opry - photo © Grand Ole Opry The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, along with producer T Bone Burnett and Lost Highway Records, put on a gala, all-star show this past Saturday at

Tommy Emmanuel - photo © Luciano Viti Guitarist extraordinaire Tommy Emmanuel has chosen Doc Watson's birthday to release a video for his latest single, Ready for the Times to Get Better. It's one Doc recorded as well, and performed often, and

The Earl Brothers have returned with another of their EDM/bluegrass mashups, this time with a new composition from banjoist Robert Earl Davis called Chicken Biscuit. Last we checked the Brothers were hanging out near San Francisco, delivering their unique hybrid sound,

Some of you may belong to the Bluegrass Memed Facebook group, or follow their channel on YouTube, which Justin Koch has managed for the past six years. He created them as an interactive community for bluegrass enthusiasts, including both musicians and

The Kids Academy on Sunday at the 2026 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival - photo © Tara Linhardt I had to drive home to Virginia on Sunday, so unfortunately I missed so much great music on all the stages and the hallways at

On his Earl Jam album, and its upcoming follow-up, Earl Jam 2, banjo ace Tony Trischka not only stands in the footsteps of the great Earl Scruggs, he also puts together studio sessions with seasoned masters like himself alongside the

Arkansas vocalist Pam Setser has a new single with Bell Buckle Records that celebrates the beauty of her hometown, Mountain View Night. Pam is a well-known artist and personality in Mountain View, who received the Governor's Arts Award in 2024 for her