• Gibson Brothers to host 2015 IBMA Awards Show

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced The Gibson Brothers as hosts for the 2015 International Bluegrass Music Awards program. The awards show will be held on October 1 at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh,

  • Sierra and Justin visit Brazil

    OK... so it was only a metaphorical visit. But you certainly get the flavor of Brazil in this brilliant mandolin duet performed by Sierra Hull and Justin Moses at the Frankfort Bluegrass Festival in Frankfort, IL last weekend. It's a tune

  • Helen live video from ClayBank

    Western North Carolina's ClayBank has posted another live stage video, this time from a recent performance at the Music Fest 'n Sugar Grove in Sugar Grove, NC this past weekend. It's their version of Helen, a chestnut previously recorded by J.D. Crowe

  • Bobby Osborne autobiography in the works

    A lingering void in the bluegrass library is set to be filled by music journalist Bill Conger, who is working with Bobby Osborne to complete an autobiography of his life in the music business. Only recently have book publishers begun to recognize the

  • Anna & Elizabeth’s Tiny Desk Concert

    Old time musical artists and storytellers Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle, who perform simply as Anna & Elizabeth, were featured recently on an edition of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts. They used the opportunity to demonstrate the crankie, a folk arts tradition that vastly