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Pitt Resophonic Guitars has announced an endorsement for Glen Grain, reso-guitarist with The Edgar Loudermilk Band. The guitars are made by Jerry Pitt in Melcher-Dallas, Iowa. Pitt is relatively new to the luthiery game, starting to build only a few years ago with a vision of creating a professional-grade resophonic guitar at a reasonable price. [...]
Trying to catch up on World of Bluegrass 2016 images... Here's another gallery from Frank Baker.
Brad Hudson, reso-guitarist with Sideline, has signed with Pinecastle Records for a new project which will feature both his vocal and instrumental prowess. Bluegrass fans will recall seeing Brad recently with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, touring as a part of their Country Grass shows. He says that when the Sideline opportunity popped up, he [...]
A few months ago we shared news about a debut single from Bluegrass Express, the title track from their recent release, Answer To My Prayers. Now that the album is out, the band has prepared a video overview with a taste of the crisp picking and soulful three and four-part harmony that has been the [...]
Richard Cifersky has announced his departure from Dale Ann Bradley's band. He had been touring with her since he arrived in the United States this spring from his native Slovak Republic. An experienced, professional banjo player, Cifersky spent more than a year raising the money and preparing the paperwork required to be granted a work [...]
When the winners were announced on October 8 at the 2016 International Musician & Entertainment Association Awards in Murfreesboro, TN, Open Rail from Gallipolis, OH was named as Bluegrass Group of the Year. The band consists of Don Titus on banjo, Shane Lail on guitar, John Cardwell on mandolin, and Brian Ison on bass. All four sing lead and [...]
Northeastern US mandolinist Joe Walsh has released a live performance video of one of the songs on his new solo project, Borderlands. The album features a mix of Joe's original songs and tunes, along with a number of classics from the old time repertoire. Bluegrass fans have been following Walsh since his time as mandolinist with [...]
Southern Belle Booking has announced the signing of bluegrass Gospel group, The Churchmen, to their growing roster of touring talent for exclusive representation. The band has been performing since 1989, featuring both traditional and contemporary bluegrass Gospel music, from their home base in central Virginia. Members include Keith Clark on bass, David Guthrie on guitar, Carroll [...]
The fallout from Hurricane Matthew continues to wreak havoc for bluegrass artists. We've learned today that Larry Stephenson has been forced to cancel his scheduled album release concert this Friday in North Carolina due to the flooding that remains a problem in the state. Even though the storm passed through several days ago, the effects [...]
The Bluegrass Music Association of Iowa will hold its first ever awards ceremony later this month to recognize bluegrass artists in the state. Like the IBMA awards on which they are patterned, these BMAI honors are meant to salute performers for outstanding work over the past year. Nominees for these awards were selected by polling [...]
