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In among the artists of the 1940s who performed in the string band, honky-tonk, western swing and bluegrass music styles, were brothers – more often than not – who sang in the duet style, accompanied by their own guitar and

On Saturday, March 31, Lincoln Center in New York hosted the 16th annual Independent Music Awards, where honors were announced in 96 musical categories, with nominees and winners from all over the world. Their focus is on self-produced efforts and

Ol’ Black Bear Productions in Silver Spring, MD, has released a trailer for Bluegrass Court Jester: Ron Thomason—An Unusual History of Bluegrass Music, their film on bluegrass music and history told through a focus on Thomason, the charismatic leader of Dry

The folks at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum have posted on their Facebook page a light-hearted update on the digitization process for the rare Stanley Brothers record that won a restoration grant from the Virginia Association of Museums last

Australian folkies the John Flanagan Trio have released a clever video for their latest single, Something To Complain About. Their sound lands somewhere between the '60s jug bands and contemporary bluegrass. The Trio consists of Flanagan on guitar and banjo, Liz Frencham

Barb Rosenstock, author of Blue Grass Boy, the new children's book about Bill Monroe, was the guest recently on GrassTalkRadio with Bradley Laird. She explained how the book was inspired by her stumbling onto the Bill Monroe Music Park in

Award-winning bluegrass bass player Missy Raines has a new single released today, the first for her upcoming Compass Records project, Royal Traveller. Swept Away was written by Laurie Lewis, and recorded by Missy with the assistance of The First Ladies of

The host of the Rockingham County Radio’s Wednesday Bluegrass for Lunch program, Bob Webster, has contacted us to share the disappointing news that today's March 28 show would be the last. IBMA Board Member Webster started the program in May 2015,

The Barcelona Bluegrass Band has produced a music video for one of the tracks on their latest album, Set List. It's their grassified version of Mark Knopfler's Marbletown, also covered famously by Blue Highway. The BBB arrangement takes away the reso-guitar,

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville has announced that Ricky Skaggs will be among the three artists inducted in 2018. Skaggs will be going in as a Modern Era Artist, while Dottie West goes in as a