Flats & Sharps is a young band in England who are making quite a name for themselves within the trendy British music scene. They're five handsome lads with a passion for bluegrass, developed through busking for pocket money while in college. Now they've turned
We heard from Roger Randolph with The Bluegrass Mix, who is happy to report that their 24/7 bluegrass streaming service is back on the air after being dark for the past few weeks. In mid-February, after new royalty rates for music
It's always great to see fine people achieve success in bluegrass music, or in any other endeavor in life. Such is the story of Buddy Melton and Milan Miller, a pair of picking buddies from western North Carolina this 20 plus
Ma Crow and the Ladyslippers have been busy. Recently, the all-female band from Cincinnati, OH made a stop in Louisville, KY to appear on two radio programs in the same night. Actually, it was easier than you might think as both programs originate from the
Frank Solivan has become one of bluegrass music's most entertaining performers, touring with his band, Dirty Kitchen, all over the US. But like every artist, he had a long route to get where he is today. Starting as a young man in
Reso-guitar master Ivan Rosenberg has come up with a clever way to promote his next recording, using the crowdfunding site Kickstarter to generate advance orders. He has found success for his melodic old time and contemporary bluegrass recordings, as an in-demand
One great thing about bluegrass culture is that even the most modern artists appreciate the music of the earlier days, while the more orthodox players enjoy what the more contemporary pickers are doing. Here's a great example of that young meets old,
Here's one way to while away the time if you find yourself stuck in traffic on a snowy freeway in Colorado. The Travelin' McCourys hit a dead stop trying to make their way to the Winter Wondergrass Festival in Avon, CO, so
There are few sporting contests that rival the intensity of the annual meetings between the University of North Carolina and Duke University basketball teams, located just a scant few miles from one another in North Carolina's Research Triangle. UNC is
One of the more agreeable aspects of the rush in accessibility of video recording equipment has been the ability to document audio recording sessions in video form. Some artists will capture such images for use in later music videos, or record
