Once again this year, the good folks at Straight Up Strings will be making up a limited run of their signature banjo and mandolin t-shirts, emblazoned with Roger Siminoff's classic illustrations of pre-war Gibson instruments. Pre-orders are being taken now
Like all feeling people, we were horrified by the slaughter at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh last week, where 11 worshippers were murdered while attending services, and another 9 injured by gunfire. The attack left all who regularly
Each year the IBMA Foundation makes more than $10,000 in grants to worthy organizations that support bluegrass music-related educational, literary, artistic and historic preservation projects, and programs benefiting the general public. The amount available for grants is determined by both donations
Australian bluegrass artist Kristy Cox has a new music video from her current Richochet album. Back home, she is promoted as a country singer, and has enjoyed a good deal of critical success there for her pure, acoustic sound. The video is
Stringletter Media, publishers of Acoustic Guitar magazine, have announced that they are dropping their print publication schedule down to every other month from the monthly frequency they had followed for most of the 22 years the magazine has been active. The
Pinecastle Records has released a new music video from The King James Boys featuring one of the tracks from their current album, Time To Go Home. These Boys are the real deal, singing old time bluegrass Gospel with faith and feeling.
How do you feel about experimental music? Think carefully, because how you answer will go a long way towards determining whether you find this article fascinating, or downright silly. If the concept of blending influences and merging genres appeals to you,
It's been a while since a new band has generated the level of excitement that has accompanied the debut of Appalachian Road Show. Founded by bluegrass stalwarts Barry Abernathy and Darrel Webb, and also including veterans Jim Van Cleve and
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys at Stanley Brothers Tribute - photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys headlined an all-star tribute to the Stanley Brothers on Wednesday night at the Country Music Hall
It's difficult to imagine any subject more sensitive than familial sexual abuse, nor a more devastating and traumatic experience for a young girl to face alone. No story we've covered here the past few years has resonated more deeply with readers
