Mumford & Sons have released a new music video in advance of their upcoming CD release. This British quartet present something of a dilemma for many bluegrass fans. Rootsy to the core, their sound draws on elements of bluegrass and folk,
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Windin’ Roads from The Roys
Today we have the fourth of seven videos from The Roys, giving Bluegrass Today readers a pre-release glimpse at the music from New Day Dawning, their upcoming EP on Rural Rhythm. There will be a new video each Tuesday, leading up to the album's official release
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Punch Brothers go Baroque at Telluride
While at the 2012 Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado this June, Punch Brothers performed Rob Moose's transcription of J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 for bluegrass ensemble, with two violins. It was originally scored for three violins, three violas, three cellos,
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Welcome Flats & Sharps
Flats & Sharps is a quartet of Cornish lads who have been recently enamored with the bluegrass music. Following the classic model, they first heard the music at a live show, rushed out to obtain instruments of their own, and
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Woodsongs HD Fund drive
We've posted many times about The Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and their ongoing support of bluegrass music. The program, which is now available on both radio and television, originates from Lexington, KY (deep in bluegrass country), has featured most
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Bluegrass Foundation grant applications due August 15
Greg Cahill, President of the Foundation for Bluegrass Music, asked us to remind everyone that the 2012 deadline for special projects grant applications is looming. $8000 has been set aside to fund grants in the names of Earl Scruggs and Warren Hellman, a pair
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Bluegrass artists prominent among 2012 ICMA nominees
2012 nominees for the Inspirational Country Music Awards have been announced, and are rife with familiar names for bluegrass fans. The annual awards are distributed by the Christian Country Music Association, with winners to be announced during ICM week in Nashville
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Fast As We Roll from The Roys
Today we have the third of seven videos from The Roys, giving Bluegrass Today readers a pre-release glimpse at the music from New Day Dawning, their upcoming EP on Rural Rhythm. There will be a new video each Tuesday, leading up to the album's official release
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Josh Shilling Letting Go video
We've written before about Letting Go, the debut solo project from Mountain Heart vocalist Josh Shilling. And as Josh has mentioned in previous posts, this isn't a bluegrass record, though it does feature contributions from notable grassers like Shilling's bandmate Aaron
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Randy Jones on Blue Ridge Backroads
Randy Jones, trusty mandolinist and tenor vocalist with Lonesome River Band, will guest Saturday night on Blue Ridge Backroads, hosted by Judith Burnette on WBRF, Blue Ridge Country 98.1. They will play through songs on his new solo project, When Old









