Congratulations are in order for the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. The museum will receive a $5,000 grant from the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) to help preserve a rare Stanley Brothers recording from the museum’s collection. The recording, a
Pinecastle Records has posted a live video performance by one of their new signees, the King James Boys, taken from their recent appearance on the Great American Bluegrass show on the Great American Gospel TV network. The Boys will be recording
It's often been said, and it's true, that you meet the most interesting folks in the bluegrass world. And you may see some of the most interesting things. Tara Linhardt shot a video almost exactly five years ago at the 2013
Bluegrass fans and banjo players watching BBC Channel 4 on February 2 got quite a surprise on their telly. One of the panelists on the popular comedy program 8 Out of 10 Cats pulled out a copy of Bill Evans'
Fresh off their pair of Golden Guitars from the Country Music Awards of Australia last week, The Davidson Brothers have released a music video for the title track of their latest album, All You Need Is Music. It's a bit of a
British grassers Midnight Skyracer have dropped a music video to coincide with the release of their debut album, Fire. It's for the ersatz title track, Fuel to My Fire, written by mandolinist Leanne Thorose. The Skyracers are a quintet of English and Irish
Construction work on the Bill Monroe Museum on Bill Monroe Avenue, US Highway 62 in Ohio County, KY, is progressing well with the outside of the wood frame structure complete. Despite some inconvenience due to snow and ice during January, work
The 2018 Bluegrass Music Awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America are being announced this evening in Nashville. We will be posting each winner as they are announced. If you return to this page or keep
First place in the 2018 SPBGMA International Band Championship has been awarded to The Trailblazers, a young group from Wilkesboro, NC. They were presented with a check for $4,000. Its members include brothers Daniel Thrailkill on guitar and Will Thrailkill on
After the first three days of the National Convention of the Society for the preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) in Nashville this weekend, a few things are abundantly clear. Without a doubt, the music continues to be first rate,
