We've written approvingly many times about the opportunities now available for young people to study bluegrass music and instruments at the undergraduate level at colleges in the United States. Associate and bachelor's degrees can be obtained from at least a
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced today the artists invited to the 2018 World of Bluegrass convention to showcase during the event's Bluegrass Ramble. Each invited act will have at least two opportunities to perform during World of Bluegrass
It’s been over 30 years since Bluegrass: A History by Neil V Rosenberg was published; in it he covers bluegrass music up to about 1983. Other authors have made contributions that document bluegrass music in different ways; they include Barry
A few weeks ago we premiered the first single from Missy Raines' upcoming Compass project, Royal Traveller. It's a song from Laurie Lewis, Swept Away, that Missy tracked with a group of her Nashville pals that she refers to as The
The South East Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA), a regional chapter of Folk Alliance International, will present a SERFA Award to longtime bluegrass and Americana artist/producer Jim Rooney at their annual SERFA Conference in Montreat, NC on May 18. Rooney has been
Pinecastle Records has released a music video for their current single from The Clay Hess Band, Cold and Lonely. The track is available for download purchase now, and will be included on the new band album, Just Another Story, due July
Here's one for those lovers of the old time bluegrass sound. Rounder Records has released a music video from David Davis & The Warrior River Boys to coincide with their single, Milwaukee Blues, which drops tomorrow. It will appear on the
Nefesh Mountain has released another video from their latest album, Beneath The Open Sky. Like all their music, the video highlights the husband-and-wife team of Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg. She sings, and he plays banjo and guitar, and together they
Jamgrass favorites Yonder Mountain String Band has a special treat for the fans and followers. After completing the 2018 Spring Tour along the west coast, and recording all the shows as is their habit, they have culled the tracks, picked
After well over 15 years of research, fact-checking, and writing, the publication date for the long-awaited Bill Monroe biography by Tom Ewing is now known - September 30, 2018. Ewing was a Blue Grass Boy, playing guitar and singing the lead
