The IBMA Foundation, the philanthropic and educational arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has issued a reminder that applications for their 2021 Project Grants are due by December 1, 2020. Each year, the Foundation awards roughly $14,000 in grants to
Reso-guitar maestro Jerry Douglas has announced his association with Modern Music Masters to offer online lessons for students of the instrument. Jerry has been heralded as a slide hero since he first arrived on the scene as a young man playing with
Since 1976, bluegrass lovers in San Diego, CA have enjoyed a weekly dose of new and vintage grass on The Bluegrass Special, hosted by Wayne Rice on KSON. The show survived numerous ownership and format changes over these 44 years,
It looks like everyone's getting newgrass fever with New Grass Revival being recently inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. Country artist turned bluegrass, Buddy Jewell, has made a new video of his version of a classic from the Revival, Can't
The University of North Carolina Press has released a new book by David Menconi, Step It Up & Go - The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk. As you
Kathy Wigman Lesnock was born and reared in a home where country music and singing were as natural as breathing. From those childhood days in rural Pennsylvania, Kathy became a songwriting and vocal force with Crandall Creek. Kathy is the principal
Things have been on the up for Colorado's Wood Belly since they took first place in the band contest at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2018. That was just three years after the formation of the group through a chance
Canadian fiddle instructor Shamma Sabir has released a second book of fiddle instruction for young learners in her series, Once Upon A String. Once Upon A String Fiddle Method: Volume 1, published by Hal Leonard, is meant to make learning fun
Is there anyone who would argue that Lorraine Jordan is among the hardest working women in bluegrass music? Not only does she manage a popular touring band, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, she also works with and helps manage the
One of the most compelling aspects of the bluegrass music scene is the true sense of community that exists throughout. You find it between artists and fans, promoters and artists, radio hosts and listeners, and among all those groups as
