The Music Department at the University of North Carolina has announced the creation of The Carolina Bluegrass Band, open to all students enrolled in classes at their primary Chapel Hill campus. It's part of the newly-created Bluegrass Initiative within the Department
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the participants in its 2016 World of Bluegrass Songwriter Showcase. Each year the ten best songs from the dozens submitted for consideration are selected, and the writers are invited to perform them during IBMA's
Billy Droze is about to become a household name among lovers of bluegrass music. Remember... you read it here first. Those working in our industry have recognized his talents for years, writing songs for The Grascals, Junior Sisk, Flatt Lonesome, Marty
It's been a busy week for Melanie Wilson and her Wilson Pickins Promotions. On Monday we had news about them signing The Hinson Girls from South Carolina, and today she has announced that Kim Robins has joined her agency as
The Darrell Webb Band has announced the addition of Tyler Collins on reso-guitar. Tyler is already an experienced bluegrass pro at the age of 25. As a pre-teen, we was playing music with Sierra and Cody Hull, and was filling in
Watching Kristin Scott Benson on stage with The Grascals, it's easy to imagine her as the shy and retiring type. She rarely if ever speaks, and doesn't often even smile. Just a little lady and her banjo quietly driving the band
Oregon's Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising has a new single available to bluegrass radio, a bluesy train song from Steve Spurgin called Let Her Roll. The track will be included on 40 Years of Lonesome, Kathy and the band's 6th album, when it is
Melanie Wilson has announced the signing of The Hinson Girls to her Wilson Pickins Bluegrass Promotions agency. The four sisters from Lancaster, SC pick and sing contemporary bluegrass and Gospel music. They have been performing together on the circuit since 2009, and
It’s hard to know what to say about legends in our industry. Accurately describing the importance of their contributions - and lifetime commitment - to bluegrass and traditional music is nearly impossible. This evening, one of the true founding fathers
This week young bluegrassers in central North Carolina are hard at work boning up on their musical chops at the Youth Bluegrass Camps in Cary, NC. Located just outside of North Carolina's Research Triangle, these camps are sponsored and administered
