The North Florida Bluegrass Association, based in Jacksonville, has announced the recently-elected members of its Board of Directors, set to take office in January 2018. The organization has worked to promote and preserve bluegrass music in the region for more than
For the fifth year running, Erin Inglish and her banjo gal pals have produced a Banjo Babes calendar and CD for 2018. The idea behind Banjo Babes is to introduce and promote female banjo artists of every kind, regardless of playing
A film spotlighting eastern Kentucky old-time banjo master Lee Sexton has begun a series of screenings across the United States, beginning at Harvard University last week and continuing at several venues throughout Kentucky this week. Linefork follows Sexton, who is
The question has often been asked of late, "What ever happened to Dan Tyminski?" A soulful bluegrass crooner and multi-instrumentalist, Dan has been largely absent from the bluegrass scene since Alison Krauss cut back on touring, and then returned promoting her
The October 2017 edition of the long-standing British glossy publication Country Music People (CMP) is noted as a Blue Grass Special edition, the first time in my memory that the magazine has been devoted to the genre. The cover features the
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Having heard the haunting tones of Ashokan Farewell, a waltz in D major composed by Jay Ungar in September 1982 and used in the soundtrack to Ken Burns' documentary series Civil War, few of us can
A Cut Above from Bedford, Virginia was awarded top honors on October 15 in the Virginia Folk Music Association’s Virginia State Bluegrass Contest. Nine bands competed from across the state at the Chesterfield Fairgrounds outside of Richmond for the $1000
Mississippi's Breaking Grass has created a music video for Annie, the first single from their new album, Warning Signs. Annie is a feel-good song about how a one-night hookup turned into a beautiful relationship, set in a wild west envirnonment. The
Mountain Home Music has released a new music video for Donna Ulisse, from her current album Breakin' Easy. The songs is Back Home Feelin' Again, written by Donna and Marc Rossi, and while it's not actually the title cut, it should
Here's a familiar story... A group of guys meet up at school and form a band. It happens in every sort of music, but how often do you hear it about a bluegrass band in the northeast of England? But that's exactly
