• Steve Gulley introduces Stuart Wyrick

    Steve Gulley has prepared a brief video to introduce a new album, East Tennessee Sunrise, from his good friend, Stuart Wyrick. It was recorded at Steve's Curve Studio and is set for a fall release on Rural Rhythm Records. Stuart is an

  • Old Salt Union drops Feel My Love video

    Old Salt Union from Belleville, IL has released a music video for one of the songs from their new EP, Cut & Run. The contemporary bluegrass outfit with a jamgrass vibe consists of John Brighton on fiddle, Dustin Eiskant on guitar, Jesse Farrar on bass, Ryan

  • Esa Einai video from Nefesh Mountain

    As bluegrass music moves ever closer to the mainstream of America's and the world's cultural mainstream,  influences from outside the southeastern US will continue to mold and reshape its sound. Already bands in Europe and Japan are distinguishing themselves by

  • Banjo – An Illustrated History

    Lovers of the banjo have much to celebrate in this first half of the year, with two carefully researched and prepared hardcover books being released on the history of the instrument. We mentioned The Banjo - America's African Instrument earlier this

  • How Long (Will Interest Rates Stay Low)?

    Merle Hazard is a clever Nashville songwriter and performer who has moved into the drastically underserved market of economic explication. No longer must we wait for an upbeat folk song about the Greek debt crisis, or the twin fears of

  • Mountain Faith on The Willis Family tonight

    Bluegrass, family, and dating take center stage on tonight's episode of The Willis Family on TLC, available on most cable and satellite television networks. The show follows the musical and sibling comings and goings of The Willis Clan, a family of unusually

  • Video tease from Buddy and Milan

    Buddy Melton and Milan Miller have released a video to introduce everyone to their new duo album, Secrets, Dreams & Pretty Things. Buddy, of course, is the fiddler and tenor singer with Balsam Range, and Milan is a noted songwriter who

  • Submit your project for IBMA Awards eligibility

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has provided an online form to submit recorded projects to be listed as eligible for voting consideration in the 2016 International Bluegrass Music Awards. Recordings released between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016 are qualified