Is IBMA’s World of Bluegrass moving from Nashville to Raleigh, NC? There are reports circulating that the weeklong conference and Fan Fest will be held in Raleigh in 2013. Those reports appear premature, but an announcement is imminent. Nancy Cardwell, IBMA’s acting
15 performances from the 6th season of the popular Song Of The Mountains television program have been assembled into a DVD that is now available for sale. The show typically offers live, half hour sets from both established and up-and-coming bluegrass and traditional
Nonesuch has released a music video from Leaving Eden, the latest album from Carolina Chocolate Drops. The video is for Country Girl, featuring fiddler Rhiannon Giddens on a song she wrote exploring the pull of home and rural roots. With bandmates Dom Flemons and Hubby
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out will be in Nashville Thursday, with a big day planned both in town and online. They will be at the Station Inn for a free live concert and interview, broadcast by WSM, starting at 5:00
The May/June issue of American Songwriter magazine has a lot to offer bluegrassers, although not on the songwriting front. The country music issue is filled with insights about Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers, Dierks Bentley and the man himself,
There has been news this past few months about a number of films about bluegrass and acoustic music. The long-awaited Punch Brothers movie is finally out, and work is nearly finished on The Porchlight Sessions. It's a great time for independent
Folks stateside may not be familiar with Sore Fingers Week, a major annual event on the bluegrass calendar in the UK. It's a week long camp offering instruction in bluegrass and old time music, bringing teachers from across Europe and
Balsam Range has launched a modern-day fan club they call Balsam Nation. And before you ask... it has nothing to do with vinegar or evergreen trees. The "X Nation" meme has been gaining steam this past few years, since it was
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have a new music video for Country Store, from their 2011 CD, Drive Time. The song is a feel-good, slice-of-life number from Mike Rogers and Tom Botkin, with the video featuring last year's edition of the band. It
Our friend Fred Robbins was on hand for Tex Logan's 85th Birthday Bash in East Hanover, NJ recently, and filmed the better part of the day's activities. He has posted the first of what he says will be several videos, this
