Chris Jones' acerbic column on self-promotion notwithstanding, publicity remains a major concern of independent artists of every stripe, including those of us in the bluegrass world. It has been well said that if you create a better mousetrap, but nobody
The Roe Family Singers with their 2019 BMAI Awards The Bluegrass Music Association of Iowa gave out their 4th annual awards on November 2 on the final day of the Honey Creek Bluegrass Festival in Moravia, IA. Nominees and winners are selected
One of the many benefits of bluegrass's greater exposure in the wider music world these days is the lure it offers to talented performers from outside our realm. Musicians trained in other disciplines are trying their hand at the mountain
Doyle Lawson has been satisfying bluegrass audiences on stage, and in the studio, for more than 55 years. From time with Jimmy Martin as a young man, through to today's latest edition of Quicksilver, Doyle has showed the world what
Cup O'Joe, the talented sibling trio from Co. Armagh in Ireland, has a new single out today which takes their traditional folk and bluegrass sound in a different direction. We've watched these artists grow and mature from teens into young adults, matching
Ricky Skaggs, and his wife Sharon White, will be the featured guests this weekend on Trisha's Southern Kitchen, airing several times this weekend on the Food Network. The popular cooking show is hosted by Trisha Yearwood, who has known Ricky and
The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC will be the permanent home of a new exhibit created by Bernie Tapuin, entitled He Will Set Your Fields on Fire. Taupin, a renowned visual artist as well as a multi-award winning lyricist who
Chicago may not be anyone's idea of a big bluegrass town, but like any large US city (Chicago in 2019 has roughly 2.7 million people), there will be a good number of folks playing and learning to play the music,
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the hiring of Ethan Charles to serve as Operations Specialist on their full time staff. A recent graduate of Belmont University with a B.B.A. in International Music Business/Entrepreneurship, Ethan may be familiar
Mountain Home Music Company has produced a new music video from Sideline, for their latest single, Return To Windy Mountain. The song comes courtesy of Delnora Lynn Reed and Carl Jackson, and tells of a young man who moves from his
