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Wyatt Ellis on the Grand Ole Opry (11/10/23) - photo by Nathan Leslie Wyatt Ellis, 14-year-old mandolin prodigy, made his artist debut on the Grand Ole Opry on Friday night last week. Only a small number of performers such as Dolly

Billy Blue Records has produced a music video for their current single with Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, the title track of their most recent album, Gotta Lotta Lonesome. Peters has completed that difficult transition from child star to adult performer,

Prolific bluegrass podcaster Evan Dickerson has just started a new show, which he calls Talking Bluegrass Albums or Songs. It takes a different angle from his original show, The Evan Dickerson Bluegrass Talk Show, which is centered on individual artists

A documentary film on the life of bluegrass bandleader and entrepreneur Lorraine Jordan, Living Like I'm Dying, was given the Audience Choice award at the recent Fuquay Film Festival  in North Carolina. The documentary, which premiered at the festival, was produced

Louisville's Mama Said String Band has created a special music video - more of a short film - in honor of veterans, released this past Saturday based on their latest single, Fall in Love. The video hearkens back to the 1940s,

Today The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards, with winners to be announced in the traditional Grammy Awards ceremonies on February 4. In addition to the many glitzy categories that generate major media attention are the nominees

The International Bluegrass Music Association is now accepting applications for its 2024 International Band Performance Grant. The grant is awarded to assist a bluegrass act from outside the United States to cover travel expenses to the World of Bluegrass convention

Akira Otsuka with DCBU President Carolyn Eyerly and his 2023 Washington Monument Award Celebrated capitol area mandolinist, photographer, and producer Akira Otsuka was presented with the 2023 Washington Monument Award by the DC Bluegrass Union on October 29. Born in Japan, Akira

Thai banjo picker Chanasinj Sachdev, known as Sunny to his friends, created a remarkable travelogue this summer of his trip from Bangkok in Thailand where he lives, to North Wilkesboro in North Carolina to attend a Pete Wernick Jam Camp,

Austin City Limits aired an episode last week that featured a live performance by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, playing material from their current Grammy-winning album, City of Gold. If you missed the program when it showed on PBS stations all