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Bluegrass lovers in and around Phoenix, AZ will get a treat when Porter Barn Wood celebrates a Grand Opening with their 1st Annual Bluegrass Festival at the 7th Street location. From 10:00 a.m. 'till 6:00 p.m. on November 5, there will be performances from Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, Sierra Hull, and James Reams & [...]
Quicksilver Productions, a full-service artist representation and management agency in Washington, DC, has announced the addition of Town Mountain to their roster of talent. The Asheville, NC-based group plays original bluegrass with the sort of rough edge more commonly associated with old time music. Robert Greer is on guitar, with Phil Barker on mandolin, Jesse [...]
This report comes from Bob Mitchell, host of Best of Bluegrass on WCHQ in Louisville, KY. He is one of the reporting radio hosts for our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Chart. Look for this show to be broadcast in the next few weeks. C.F. Bailey & Shadow Ridge stopped by Best of Bluegrass last weekend. Formed in [...]
Folks in middle Tennessee will have a new bluegrass event to enjoy with the debut next month of the S’more Bluegrass Festival in Bell Buckle, south of Nashville. They are combining a number of fun fall pastimes - homemade s’mores, Tennessee barbecue, and holiday shopping - with a female-centered lineup of bluegrass artists to raise money for the Girl [...]
Straight Up Strings has announced a new endorsement program, and a new endorser. The company, which markets acoustic instrument strings with specialized gauges designed by veteran industry tech Roger Siminoff, is happy to welcome Joe Newberry on board as an endorser of their banjo and guitar strings. Joe performs regularly as a solo artist, in [...]
During the World of Bluegrass events in Raleigh last month, we had an opportunity to sit down with bluegrass super-twins, Charli and Buddy Robertson of Flatt Lonesome, and their manager Andrea Roberts. We chatted about their meteoric rise to bluegrass stardom in the past few years, and how growing up in a bluegrass family helped [...]
It looks like it's that time again. No sooner than the leaves begin to turn, Christmas music in is the air. And first up so far this year is Bells Of Home from Circa Blue, the title track from their Christmas album produced this year with National Media Services. Each year the studio and production facility [...]
Here's the second report from C.J. Lewandowski on the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys' ongoing 2016 European tour. Full tour details, including newly-added dates, can be found online. Saturday, the 15th, was our first day of two shows in two different locations. We relaxed around Jan's until about 1:00 p.m., then headed roughly an hour and a half south east to [...]
At this past weekend's Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival and Chili Cook-Off in Farmers Branch, Texas, Jerry Douglas accepted the 2016 Bluegrass Star Award from the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation. Douglas is the sixth recipient of this annual award, instituted in 2010 to honor artists who advance bluegrass music and bring it to new audiences, while preserving its character and heritage. Previous recipients [...]
Thanks to newly-acquired genetic information, I’ve discovered that I have Bavarian roots. Mark Stoffel, the Night Drivers’ mandolin player, who is half Bavarian, tells me he is half-pleased to hear this. In addition to being known for their outstanding pretzel and car-making ability, Bavarians are also known for having way more holidays than everyone else, [...]
