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All of bluegrass music has been following Mountain Faith Band as they have navigated the pitfalls of America's Got Talent on NBC this summer. So far, they have won over the judges and the audience voters, and will appear tonight (9/1)

Betsy White shared another of her videos from the 2015 Bean Blossom festival, this time of the legends show from J.D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson, and Paul Williams. It finds them performing Once A Day, written by Bill Anderson, and a monster

Not every bluegrass song has a deep meaning, nor a longstanding historical reference. But with William's Still Alive, the new single from Portland's Urban Monroes, we get both. Written by the Monroes' Fran Kent, the song describes her discovery of a document from

One of the most talked-about aspects of the 2014 World of Bluegrass week in Raleigh was the temporary art exhibit, Banjostand, designed by Bland Hoke. It was constructed on site surrounding the iconic statue of Sir Walter Raleigh by Bruno Lucchesi. We

Brian Godchaux & Sandy Rothman have released a new video, created by Dutch mandolinist and photographer Theo Van Trier, using audio from one of the tunes on Brian and Sandy's new album of banjo/fiddle duets, The Red Fiddle & The Silver Banjo, against

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, VA is officially launching its new radio service today at 5:00 p.m. with a live radio broadcast from the museum. WBCM will be broadcasting in the region at 100.1 FM, with the signal also

If you didn't catch America's Got Talent's results show last night, there was great news for bluegrass fans. Mountain Faith Band achieved the votes required to make it through to the semifinals. So instead of heading home to Sylva, NC and

Mountain Faith Band had their first shot at the audience vote on America's Got Talent last night, where they performed a grassed-up version of Shut Up + Dance With Me. The song was a hit last year for alt rockers

Andy Flynn is the editor of The Lake Placid News, and a valued correspondent here at Bluegrass Today. As a long-time fan of bluegrass music, he's taken a special interest in the rise of The Gibson Brothers, the only bluegrass

If you've been following North Carolina's Mountain Faith Band as they move through the competition on America's Got Talent - and even if you haven't - tonight (8/25) is the first time that audience votes will affect the outcome. The band