We have written several times about Spanish banjo player Lluís Gómez and his newfound passion for mixing bluegrass banjo technique with flamenco music, the traditional folk and dance style of his native southern Spain. Many of the elements typical of
A little over a decade ago there were a few bluegrass-music-related novels released in just a five-year spell. However, after that spate, there appears to have been none until 2018 when The Banjo Pilot by retired airline pilot, banjo player, and
Pinecastle Records has released a new music video for Dale Ann Bradley, taken from one of the tracks on her current album, Things She Couldn’t Get Over. The song is Falling Down, written by Ashby Frank, which had served as the
Lots of news this week from ArtistWorks, the online learning academy with a special focus on bluegrass and acoustic music. Just as they have announced a new mandolin course taught by Sierra Hull, the company has announced that it has been
Turnberry Records has released a new music video for Lori King & Junction 63, based on their current single, Now There's You. The group consists of Lori on bass and lead vocals, with her husband, Joe, on guitar, Kevin Amburgey on mandolin, Mark
Today, July 9, 2021, is the 92nd birthday of mandolin legend Jesse McReynolds, and we join all of bluegrass music in wishing him a very Happy Birthday! To help celebrate this auspicious date, Danny Clark with The Bluegrass Bus Museum has
Crandall Creek has released a music video for their current single, Dad Down On His Knees. The song was written by Mark 'Brink' Brinkman and Mark BonDurant, and is sung by Crandall Creek vocalist Abby Latocha. Both Abby and Mark picked up
The International Bluegrass Music Association has today announced the nominees for their 2021 Industry and Momentum Awards. Unlike the annual IBMA Bluegrass Awards, which are chosen by a ballot of the professional membership of the organization, these nominees are chosen
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in Kannapolis, NC has announced today its 2021 class, which finds legendary bluegrass guitarist and vocalist Tony Rice among the inductees. The bluegrass and acoustic music world literally stood still when the news broke
Singer/songwriter Caroline Jones is the latest country artist to discover the charms of bluegrass music, and she did so by accident in among the least expected locations. Having built up a large audience since 2011 with six albums of original music,
