Del McCoury and his talented sons, Ronnie and Rob, have long done their music together. As soon as the boys were old enough to tour with dad, Del added them to his award-winning Del McCoury Band. Now they not only accompany him on his shows, they also have their own band, The Travelin' McCourys, and [...]
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville celebrated the 75th anniversary of bluegrass music Saturday, marking the night in December 1945 when Earl Scruggs appeared for his debut on the Opry with Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys, igniting the Ryman audience and radio listeners across several states with his five string banjo. It was [...]
Thanksgiving weekend isn't only the official start of the Christmas season, it's also considered the time when Christmas shopping starts in earnest. With mega sales offered by a good many online and brick-and-mortar retailers, a lot of folks use this time to begin gift browsing for loved ones. But remember, while you are scouring the [...]
The new single this week from fiddler and vocalist Glen Duncan, Six Feet Under The Ground, is the third released in advance of his upcoming album from Engelhardt Music Group. Long time bluegrass veteran, Duncan, has 'been there and done that' in the music world, performing, recording, or producing with almost everyone who matters in Nashville. [...]
On this day … On May 21, 1999, Steve Earle accompanied by The Del McCoury Band performed at the Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, England, in a UK tour to promote their recently released collaboration, The Mountain (E-Squared / Artemis 1064-2). The personnel involved were Steve Earle (guitar), Del McCoury (guitar), Ronnie McCoury [...]
Bonfire Music Group has announced April 24 as the official release date for All of These Years, their upcoming project for Steve Thomas and the Time Machine. In conjunction with the announcement, Bonfire has released the title track as a single. It's one written by Jason Cope and Wesley Bayliss of The Steel Woods, on [...]
Ronnie Bowman is back with a third single from his upcoming solo project with Englehardt Music Group, a rip snorter of a song from Cowboy Copas called Alabam. And he has a couple of his Nashville singing buddies along for the ride, Bobby Bare and Del McCoury, who each take a couple of verses in [...]
The IBMA has announced today that Del McCoury and Jim Lauderdale will serve as hosts for the 2019 International Bluegrass Music Awards show. This 30th annual edition of the awards show, which involves live musical performances, plus the announcement and distribution of dozen of peer-voted trophies to artists, songwriters, and producers in the bluegrass music [...]
On February 1, (2019) Del McCoury enjoyed his 80th birthday celebrations. Tonight, he has the Opry House, Nashville, all to himself, albeit symbolically, to mark the occasion. McCoury will be joined on stage for the what is described as “Grand Del Opry” by members of his award-winning Del McCoury Band plus friends and fellow award-winners [...]
Happy 80th Birthday Del McCoury … Bluegrass and acoustic music musicians, young and old, have come together to help Bluegrass Today send an electronic ‘birthday card’ to Del McCoury to mark this wonderful occasion. Ronnie and Allison McCoury and family offer affectionate greetings … [jwplayer player="7" mediaid="108167"] Rob McCoury shares a greeting from outside the [...]
Del McCoury and his talented sons, Ronnie and Rob, have long done their music together. As soon as the boys were old enough to tour with dad, Del added them to his award-winning Del McCoury Band. Now they not only accompany him on his shows, they also have their own band, The Travelin' McCourys, and [...] 
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville celebrated the 75th anniversary of bluegrass music Saturday, marking the night in December 1945 when Earl Scruggs appeared for his debut on the Opry with Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys, igniting the Ryman audience and radio listeners across several states with his five string banjo. It was [...] 
Thanksgiving weekend isn't only the official start of the Christmas season, it's also considered the time when Christmas shopping starts in earnest. With mega sales offered by a good many online and brick-and-mortar retailers, a lot of folks use this time to begin gift browsing for loved ones. But remember, while you are scouring the [...] 
The new single this week from fiddler and vocalist Glen Duncan, Six Feet Under The Ground, is the third released in advance of his upcoming album from Engelhardt Music Group. Long time bluegrass veteran, Duncan, has 'been there and done that' in the music world, performing, recording, or producing with almost everyone who matters in Nashville. [...] 
On this day … On May 21, 1999, Steve Earle accompanied by The Del McCoury Band performed at the Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, England, in a UK tour to promote their recently released collaboration, The Mountain (E-Squared / Artemis 1064-2). The personnel involved were Steve Earle (guitar), Del McCoury (guitar), Ronnie McCoury [...] 
Bonfire Music Group has announced April 24 as the official release date for All of These Years, their upcoming project for Steve Thomas and the Time Machine. In conjunction with the announcement, Bonfire has released the title track as a single. It's one written by Jason Cope and Wesley Bayliss of The Steel Woods, on [...] 
Ronnie Bowman is back with a third single from his upcoming solo project with Englehardt Music Group, a rip snorter of a song from Cowboy Copas called Alabam. And he has a couple of his Nashville singing buddies along for the ride, Bobby Bare and Del McCoury, who each take a couple of verses in [...] 
The IBMA has announced today that Del McCoury and Jim Lauderdale will serve as hosts for the 2019 International Bluegrass Music Awards show. This 30th annual edition of the awards show, which involves live musical performances, plus the announcement and distribution of dozen of peer-voted trophies to artists, songwriters, and producers in the bluegrass music [...] 
On February 1, (2019) Del McCoury enjoyed his 80th birthday celebrations. Tonight, he has the Opry House, Nashville, all to himself, albeit symbolically, to mark the occasion. McCoury will be joined on stage for the what is described as “Grand Del Opry” by members of his award-winning Del McCoury Band plus friends and fellow award-winners [...] 
Happy 80th Birthday Del McCoury … Bluegrass and acoustic music musicians, young and old, have come together to help Bluegrass Today send an electronic ‘birthday card’ to Del McCoury to mark this wonderful occasion. Ronnie and Allison McCoury and family offer affectionate greetings … [jwplayer player="7" mediaid="108167"] Rob McCoury shares a greeting from outside the [...] 