Nonesuch Records has released this static video with track audio from Michael Daves' upcoming album, Orchids and Violence. The concept of this record is Daves' idea to include two discs, one with a dozen mostly traditional bluegrass tunes played in his
Iconic mandolinist Buddy Merriam has released a follow-up edition of his mandolin book, titled Back Roads Mandolin, Volume Two. It contains transcriptions of 32 more of his original tunes for the mandolin, presented in both standard notation and tablature, along with a number of
Central North Carolina's Swift Creek is working away in the studio, completing Magnolia, their second album of original bluegrass and Americana music, primarily written by their guitarist, Kevin Brown. But even before the album is finished, the band has released a
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the hiring of two new staff members in their Nashville office. Leah James has come aboard as Director of Member Services, and Shannon Wayne Turner as Director of Communication and Development. This completes the full-time
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the 2016 class for their annual Leadership Bluegrass workshop. Roughly two dozen members of the bluegrass industry are chosen each year to attend a three-day seminar in Nashville designed to help develop leaders in
No... it's not an early April Fools. It's just Tom Feller of Feller & Hill entertaining himself in the studio while the snow was falling last week. Tom shared this video as a sneak peek of their next single. OK.... so that's
The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City has released a video interview with Steve Martin, in conjunction with their new exhibit, The Banjo World of Steve Martin. The exhibit contains personal memorabilia and rare photos Steve has shared with them. Both
If you've never attended the annual SPBGMA convention in Nashville - and even if you have - you'll be able to follow some of the fun this year on Periscope, thanks to the folks at WOBO in Batavia, OH. The
Brooklyn's Cricket Tell The Weather has a new live music video for Photographs, the first single from their upcoming second album, Tell the Story Right. It's written and sung by Cricket fiddler Andrea Asprelli, an award-winning songwriter who composed most of the material
The International Bluegrass Music Association is now accepting applications from bands/artists interested in being considered for inclusion in the 2016 Bluegrass Ramble during World of Bluegrass. Selected acts will be featured in two high-profile performance spots during IBMA week in Raleigh (September
