Why are we not surprised that Steve Martin has released a hilarious music video for Strangest Christmas Yet, one of the tracks from his current project with Steep Canyon Rangers, The Long Awaited Album. It tells the story of a gaggle
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Traditional artists honored by NC Arts Council
The North Carolina Arts Council will honor two of the state's most prolific traditional string musicians when the 2018 North Carolina Heritage Awards are handed out in May. These honors are awarded annually to artists, performers, instructors, and crafters who
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Are You Living Right video from Carolina Blue
Carolina Blue is proud to announce their very first Gospel bluegrass video, for the song Are You Living Right from their current Poor Mountain Records project, Sounds Of Kentucky Grass. You might wonder why a North Carolina Band would title their
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Orphan Girl video from The Roots Revival
Surely one of the most interesting new groups to emerge this year is Northern Ireland's The Roots Revival, who blend many of the traditions of bluegrass with their own rich and varied folk music culture. The band combines the members of
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Grassicana chart launches at Bluegrass Today
As any devoted radio listener knows, bluegrass DJs are a diverse group. From hometown stations featuring local bands and keeping it strictly traditional, to stations that play edge-of-grass bands that don’t quite have a genre to describe them, you can
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Charlie Schumacher video from FY5
FY5 from Colorado has released a new video, a live performance of a song from their upcoming album called Charlie Schumacher. The quintet, formerly known as Finders & Youngberg, performs and records original music written within the band, primarily from guitarist
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Summer Brooke now a sideline reporter for ESPN
No... your eyes are not deceiving you. That is Summer Brooke McMahan interviewing Willie Freeman, Director of Basketball Operations at Western Carolina University, on ESPN! On top of being the lead singer and fiddler with Summer Brooke & the Mountain Faith
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IBMA and Bluegrass Foundation now merged
The proposed merger between the International Bluegrass Music Association and the Foundation for Bluegrass Music, announced during the World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh this summer, has now been finalized. The IBMA will continue operating under the same name, while
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Cleverlys’ Facebook video goes viral
When The Cleverly's rolled into the studios of WCYB TV in Bristol, TN last Friday, they just thought they would be performing on live television to promote their show that night at the Paramount Center. The guys did their bit, a
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Haley Stiltner, USN, to appear with Wynonna on TV tonight
Since 1923, the annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree has been a highlight of the holiday season in Washington, DC. Each year a magnificent tree is brought in to the capitol for placement at the White House, where it










