• Sam and Del at The Sitch

    Our friends at The Bluegrass Situation have posted this charming video of Sam Bush and Del McCoury, recorded prior to their debut duet show at The Birchmere back on November 18. It captures the two old friends backstage before the show,

  • Mumford And Sons in February Acoustic Guitar

    The February edition of Acoustic Guitar magazine is now available from news stores. The main attraction is the cover story of much-vaunted Mumford And Sons, described by the magazine as Chart-Topping Folk-Rockers, but embraced as well by bluegrass fans who inhabit

  • Echoes of the Blue Ridge and ACMA

    Due in part to the pivotal town of Bristol, northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia have long been known as one of the locations where traditional country music was founded. Bristol, the location of the 1927 recording sessions which put The

  • Cold Mountain Bluegrass debuts on WTNW

    During a time when the news from bluegrass radio is full of sadness about shows being cancelled and legends passing on, it is a treat to announce a new program, Cold Mountain Bluegrass, broadcasting Saturday mornings on WTNW near Chattanooga,

  • 12 Ways To Instantly Improve Your Band Website

    Our friends at Bandzoogle have created a free, downloadable, 30 page ebook designed to help independent bands spruce up their web sites and make them more effective. It's titled 12 Ways To Instantly Improve Your Band Website, and includes very simple tips

  • IIIrd Tyme Out live on WSM

    Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out will be celebrating the release of their album, Timeless Hits From The Past... Bluegrassed, with a live radio concert on WSM tonight at 7:00 p.m. (EST). The album was released earlier this week by Cracker

  • Deadly Gentlemen take on Vampire Weekend

    The Deadly Gentlemen are part of the eclectic acoustic music scene in and around Boston, using the instrumentation common to a bluegrass band to create music that Mr. Monroe never imagined. The band is the brainchild of banjoist Greg Liszt, who

  • IBMA moving across town

    On top of last year's news about the World of Bluegrass convention moving to Raleigh, NC for 2013-2016, comes word that the International Bluegrass Music Association office is moving as well. But only a couple miles from their current location

  • Monroeville set for IBMM schools program in 2013

    The International Bluegrass Music Museum has Monroeville scheduled for their 2013 Bluegrass In The Schools program. Between January 7-18, the band will perform in 25 northwestern Kentucky schools, introducing students to the uniquely American music to which their state has