• New faces of Discover Bluegrass

    We posted last month about the upcoming revision to the IBMA's Discover Bluegrass DVD, a major part of the organization's efforts to cultivate interest in bluegrass music among younger students. Though most of the material in this video will remain

  • 2010 SPBGMA winners (updated)

    Last night (2/8) saw the 2010 awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) handed out in Nashville. Unfortunately, the awards show was in competition with the Super Bowl broadcast, and a large political event

  • Monster takes the cake

    Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for their impressive Super Bowl victory. I know that their are plenty of Who Datz in the bluegrass nation, and I'm sure they are savoring the moment. Once again, the commercials between game segments were

  • BMP, WWB launch Top 30 Countdown

    World Wide Bluegrass, in conjunction with Bluegrass Music Profiles, has announced the imminent debut of a new monthly radio show online. Top 30 Hot Singles Countdown will be heard for the first time tomorrow, February 9 at 6:00 p.m. (EST). It

  • Boys In Hats and Ties

    Big Country Bluegrass debuted their new song, The Boys In Hats and Ties, at the Good Home Grown Music booth at the SPGBMA Convention yesterday (2/6). The song will be featured as the #1 cut for their upcoming album, Back

  • Bluegrass on Parade

    Make that Bluegrass in Parade. Today's (2/7) edition of Parade magazine, distributed to millions of subscribers to popular American newspapers, has a piece about a small restaurant in Montana where bluegrass music is as big a part of the draw as

  • Michael Cleveland on Knee Deep In Bluegrass

    Cindy Baucom captured a couple of interviews recently for Knee Deep In Bluegrass at the Bluegrass All-Star Jam in Stillwater, OK. She spoke with both Michael Cleveland and Marshall Wilborn of Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, and both will be part

  • The Banjo Project – a documentary

    One of the most defining aspects of the bluegrass sound is the addition made by the 5-string banjo. It is the most "American" of all the instruments comprising a bluegrass band.  There is a lot of lore, and misinformation, about

  • Bach and Friends DVD now available

    Bach & Friends... That may sound like a name for a Saturday morning cartoon show, but it's actually a newly released DVD that any fan of the music of J.S. Bach, or of fine acoustic string music in general, will

  • Things That Fly from The Dusters

    Sugar Hill has announced, perhaps with a touch of irony, that the new CD from The Infamous Stringdusters will be released on 4/20. Things That Fly marks something of a departure for the band, as they chose to work Gary Paczosa