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CGP Sounds has announced a four-track EP from Tommy Emmanuel in May, featuring him recorded live in the studio with Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley. Titled Accomplice Series Vol. 1, it finds these three virtuosic pickers trading licks and having

We have written a couple of times about Sara Hershkowitz, a noted opera performer who has recently been returning to the bluegrass roots she grew up on. In order to avoid confusion appealing to such widely divergent audiences, she now

This year’s American Idol contestant field has strong representation from the bluegrass genre. For the show's 19th season, there are four such young performers vying to become the next American Idol. One is 17 year old Alex Miller from Lancaster,

Compass Records has released an animated lyric video for the title track of their upcoming project with Colorado jamgrass icons, Leftover Salmon. This new album, which drops May 7, marks the return of these veteran festival and concert favorites to

We have had occasion several times to write about Norway's Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra. They are interesting and divergent in a number of ways, outside of the band's unusual name. It's perfectly fitting, as they are an eight piece group, hence

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that they are moving forward with plans to hold their annual World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC at the end of September, with a mix of in-person and online events, depending on

Cheetos brand has chosen Nashville banjo player Todd Taylor to help them promote two new products, their Flamin' Hot Popcorn and the Flamin' Hot Wings sold by Cosmic Wings, prepared by Applebee's. Todd has been a professional musician most of his

The Great Smoky Mountain Association has announced the launch of a new podcast as a part of their Smoky Mountain Air audio options. Titled Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music, this six-part series chronicles the experience of freed and escaped

Boone Creek at Watermelon Park in Berryville, VA 1977 - photo © Akira Otsuka Fred Robbins, one of the premier archivists in bluegrass music, has added a collection of photos taken by Akira Otsuka to his vast online repository of images

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the results of the election held earlier this year for three seats on their Board of Directors. Board members are chosen by professional voting members of the organization, within their constituent category. Up for