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“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the undisputed home of traditional country music!" declared Brazilbilly’s Jesse Lee Jones, to wild cheers at Robert’s Western World in downtown Nashville on Tuesday night, September 25. As part of IBMA’s World of Bluegrass week, Martin Guitars conducted its annual showcase at the Lower Broadway honkytonk, which was packed to [...]
Well, it seems like we have started a major controversy in bluegrass with our poll seeking to determine who has the best hair in bluegrass. Artists are sending their fans to vote, so we will keep the poll up until Thursday when we host the first live red carpet show from the International Bluegrass Music [...]
Heading into IBMA week, and our big Red Carpet pre-show event next Thursday at 7:45 p.m. (EDT), it seems like a good time to settle one of the most compelling debates in all of bluegrass music. Not acoustic v.s. electric bass, old school v.s. big tent, or even Earl v.s. Don. No... today's burning question [...]
We have learned that the visibility of bluegrass music will be even more prominent than we had originally reported at this Sunday's NFL contest between the Tennessee Titans and the Detroit Lions. In addition to the Del McCoury Band singing the national anthem before the game, and a free post-game concert with The Travelin McCourys & Friends, [...]
Here is another contribution from David Dufresne, who has agreed to share tips with our readers from what he has picked up running Bandzoogle. This regular feature is especially geared for bluegrass bands who manage their own web space. Your homepage is usually the first page visitors to your website will see, so it’s important to make [...]
The IBMA is set to tackle the NFL at the start of World of Bluegrass week in Nashville. On Sunday, September 23, Del McCoury will sing the National Anthem prior to the game between the Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions at LP Field, scheduled for a noon start (CDT). Then after the game, The Travelin' McCourys [...]
Thanks to Dennis Jones at WNCW for these photos of the Del McCoury Band this past Friday at the Mountain Song Festival in North Carolina.
Milo Farineau caught up with Del McCoury recently, and took the opportunity to get his reflections on some fellow bluegrass legends who have passed on this past few months. Milo: It’s been a tough year of loss for the bluegrass world. The passing of Earl Scruggs, Doug Dillard and Doc Watson were a big loss [...]
The Del McCoury Band will be stopping in the WNCW studio on Friday morning (9/7) to chat with Dennis Jones a pick a few on their way to the Mountain Song Festival in Brevard. NC. They are scheduled to be on live at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), and Dennis expects them to play four songs before [...]
The Grand Targhee ski area sits on the west side of Grand Teton National Park, and on a normal winter they get around 500 inches of snow. That is a lot of snow and it is a fun little ski area to enjoy it on as well. In the summer the resort hosts two small [...]
