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A GoFundMe page has been established to benefit the Darrell Webb Band who were in a serious auto accident last week on their way to a number of shows in Florida. Their travel van was damaged beyond repair, and reso-guitarist Tyler Collins suffered a back injury that required a stay of several days in the hospital [...]
Once again this year, Donna Ulisse is taking her Christmas album from 2012, All The Way To Bethlehem, on the road in December. This project is unique among Christmas-themed recordings, in that instead of new versions of holiday favorites, it features new songs from Donna and several co-writers giving first-heron accounts of the original Christmas [...]
This past Saturday, during the 9th Annual Bright Leaf Brew Fest in Danville, VA, bluegrass veteran Lynwood Lunsford was recognized for his lifetime commitment to our music. Each year, someone from this area of south central Virginia is feted during the festival. Last year's included a tribute to native son, Tony Rice. Lunsford has been active as [...]
On Top of Old Smoky: New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music, a collection of new recordings of classic mountain music produced by the Great Smoky Mountains Association, has been named the Best Tribute Album at the 15th Annual Independent Music Awards. The album features versions of folk songs and tunes collected by Joseph Hall during the 1930s, and reinterpreted by the likes [...]
Last night, Dwight Yoakam brought his new bluegrass sound to CBS Television and appeared on The Late Show with the band with whom he recorded his latest album, Swimming Pools, Movie Stars. Bluegrass superstars one and all, these accomplished grassers gave Yoakam's Gone (That'll Be Me) a good ride for the national TV audience. Scott Vestal was [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY has announced January 13, 2017 as the official opening of their newest exhibit, A Decade of Dailey & Vincent: An American Music Journey. This will be the final exhibit installed at the museum before they move to their new and more lavish headquarters at the International Bluegrass Music Center, [...]
It could be fairly said that all bluegrass music has roots in Kentucky. Even new music created a thousand miles and 70 years away still traces back to the commonwealth that gave its name to the sound that Bill Monroe envisioned in the 1940s. Though Monroe hailed from the western part of the state, eastern [...]
During the World Of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh a few weeks back, Volume Five hooked up with North Carolina filmmaker and videographer Corey Smith to create a new video introduction to the band. Of course, if you follow bluegrass closely, you need no introduction to this talented bunch, especially if you frequent festivals in the [...]
This is week 2 of “National Post-election Can-we-all-take-a-break-from-fighting-each-other-on-social-media Month.” A good way to celebrate is to just go to sleep. That’s what I did, and for that reason, I don’t have a new column for you this week. I did have some really weird dreams, though. The following is a rerun of my piece on [...]
The Christmas releases for 2016 are coming in hot and heavy this month, including this new offering from The Spinney Brothers, appropriately titled Merry Christmas Everybody. The boys, Canadian by birth, counter the charge of "too soon!" by noting that Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated last month, and while the new holiday track is available now to [...]
