Telluride 50th anniversary thoughts from the artists who played
Jen Hughes has shared some final thoughts on this year’s historic 50th anniversary of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, taken from brief interviews with 2023 performers Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton, Jeremy Garret, Stephen Mougin, and festival goer Greg Nadeau, who has been on site all 50 years! We were able to catch up with some of […]
Jerry Douglas at Bluegrass in Bricktown – and a look back in Oklahoma
Jerry Douglas in Oklahoma City – photo © Pamm Tucker In downtown Oklahoma City, a mere three blocks south of the iconic Bricktown district, lies a 70 acre park, Scissortail Park, named for the Oklahoma State Bird, which offers experiences for all ages. The Upper Park opened in September of 2019, while the lower park was opened […]
Jerry Douglas talks 50 years in music
Jerry Douglas – photo by Rob Laughter Jerry Douglas has been called the “Dobro’s matchless contemporary master” by The New York Times. He is a fifteen-time Grammy winner and a three-time recipient of the CMA Musician of the Year award. In addition to the dobro, he is a lap-steel guitar player and a producer. Douglas […]
The Gibson Brothers & Friends at The Analog in Nashville
The Gibson Brothers with Mike Barber at The Analog – photo © Allen Clark On February 18, The Gibson Brothers appeared at The Analog, a unique and intimate listening room situated in The Hutton Hotel in Nashville. They brought along longtime bass player, Mike Barber, and were joined on stage during their show by a […]
Rob Ickes and Jerry Douglas talk 2022 ResoSummit Slide Fest
Dobro master Rob Ickes has run the annual ResoSummit in Nashville this past 13 years, with assistance from Betty Wheeler, which featured instruction and demonstration for students of the instrument. With Betty having retired from her association, Rob has entered into a partnership with Danny Heaps of Dreamcatcher Events, and they have renamed the gathering [...] Photos from Béla Fleck’s Bluegrass Happening in Grand Rapids
Béla Fleck's Bluegrass Happening in Grand Rapids, MI (6/27/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea Photographer Bryan Bolea was on hand when Béla Fleck brought his Bluegrass Happening Tour to the Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapid, MI. The tour included Béla's superstar My Bluegrass Heart band - featuring Sierra Hull, Michael Cleveland, Bryan [...] Béla Fleck talks about his Bluegrass Happening
Everybody look what’s going down! Straight off the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Béla Fleck grabbed his all-star My Bluegrass Heart band and teamed up with best buds, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas, and their bands to create happenings at special spots around the country. Happenings? Bluegrass Happenings! What pray tell are those? Well, it is world-renowned, Grammy-laden banjo player Béla [...] Celebrate end of COVID restrictions with free concerts in Kentucky
With COVID-19 restrictions largely gone for citizens of Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear has set to encouraging people in the Commonwealth to get back to the sort of summer events they used to take for granted. With that very goal in mind, the Troubadour Concert Series returns in 2021 to Georgetown, KY with two dozen bluegrass [...] Video Premiere: Somewhere On This Mountain from Nefesh Mountain
We are delighted to premiere the latest music video from Nefesh Mountain, featuring Jerry Douglas joining the band on reso-guitar. It's for Somewhere On The Mountain, written and sung by Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg, another track from their upcoming Songs For The Sparrows album, due in June. A reflective and insightful piece, Somewhere On [...] Jerry Douglas & Tommy Emmanuel Christmas concert live stream
This Sunday evening (December 13), two of the most celebrated guitarists in the recent history of acoustic music will perform a live Christmas show from Nashville, TN. Tommy Emmanuel on the steel string guitar will pair up with Jerry Douglas on slide reso-guitar for an evening of music taken from each of their solo Christmas [...] 