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Irish songwriter Niall Toner has written a book about his chosen profession, set for a June 8 launch at The Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas, held during the Carlow Arts Festival in County Carlow, in the southeast of Ireland. The

Boston's Chasing Blue has released a new music video for Come To Me, the opening track from their current EP, Low Valley. The song is a variation on the theme of, "He may not be Mr. Right, but he's Mr. Right

In advance of this month's release of This World Oft Can Be from Della Mae, Rounder has produced a music video for the lead single, Empire. It's a song written and sung by the Dellas' rhythm guitarist and vocalist Celia Woodsmith, supported

Last night in Nashville, Mark Newton & Steve Thomas held a CD release party at the Swinging Doors Saloon, which also served as the premiere of their music video for Old McDonald Sold The Farm. The guys have graciously allowed us to

Signature Sounds has released a preview video for Wide Awake, their upcoming 7-track CD from Joy Kills Sorrow. The Boston-based band specializes in original music that flirts with the line between modern bluegrass and contemporary indie-pop. Emma Beaton fronts the group

At a press conference this afternoon in Raleigh, NC, the International Bluegrass Music Association announced PNC Bank as the presenting sponsor for the 2013 Wide Open Bluegrass festival. This two-day event, running September 27-28 and formerly known as Bluegrass Fan

For the past five years, WAMU's Bluegrass Country has lugged hundreds of pounds of gear from their Washington, DC studios to the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville to broadcast live each day during the IBMA's World Of Bluegrass. This year, they'll make the

Valerie Smith has released a music video for The Moon Ain't Square, a track she sings on the new Daughters of Bluegrass CD, Pickin' Like A Girl. It's a silly song and a funny video, but Valerie tells us it was

24 new episodes were announced today for the 8th season of the live bluegrass and acoustic music program, Song Of The Mountains, debuting June 15 on almost 200 public television affiliates across the US. The show works in collaboration with UNC-TV in

A new organization has been chartered in Australia to promote bluegrass and old time music on the mainland and in New Zealand. This all grew out of a meeting last month in Harrietville, VIC, the site of a popular bluegrass festival