Bluegrass Country radio has a new lease on life. A new foundation, using WAMU’s broadcasting license, will take over broadcast and streaming operations for the long-running Washington, D.C., bluegrass institution on February 6. An agreement between WAMU 88.5 and the Bluegrass Country
A new bluegrass band has formed in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, consisting of a quintet of young Swedish grassers. Halos & Horns was formed unintentionally, as many great bands are, when Erik Igelström and his wife, Hanna, hosted a party
The Birthplace of County Music Museum has proved an invigorating force for Bristol, Virginia’s tourism and music industries. With both permanent and revolving exhibits focusing on the history, present day, and future of roots music, as well as frequent live
That pair of Nashville scamps, The Darrell Brothers, are back with a new song, this time with an eye towards getting themselves featured on the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts series. The boys gather 'round the tiny desk with their kinfolk for
The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City has announced the 2017 inductees for their ABM Hall of Fame. The Museum and the Hall was initially created to highlight the history of the tenor banjo in American music, but has since been
The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the participants in their 2017 Leadership Bluegrass class. Members selected for this three-day program held at BMI headquarters are chosen from a pool of applicants each year to attend the intensive
Today's times call for fresh, new, cutting edge ideas. Who will be the first of the group to get the latest iPhone? What's the best recording equipment to date? Who will create the newest lick or write a song unlike
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the hiring of Amy Beth Hale as their new Member Services Director. She has worked in and around bluegrass, country, and Americana music for years, serving recently as Director of Writer/Publisher Relations at SESAC
Alice Gerrard's is a name spoken frequently when discussing bluegrass over the past 50 years. She is viewed as a pioneer for women in old time and mountain music at a time when it was far less common professionally than
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America has announced the winners of their 43rd annual Midwest Bluegrass Music Awards. The awards were given out at the end of their 34th Midwest Convention, held January 13-14 at the
