Compass Records has released a video promo for their upcoming album from Michael Cleveland, set to the audio from the title track and the first single, Tall Fiddler. It is a truly remarkable cut, showing what can happen when you let a pair of virtuosi loose in the studio. Michael trades licks with Australian guitar [...]
Cortland Ingram, Michael Cleveland, and John Presley at the Flamekeeper premiere - photo by Peyton Hoge To celebrate the upcoming streaming release of Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville hosted a star-studded premiere on February 12. Many of Music City's bluegrass and country music icons turned [...]
Michael Cleveland receives the 2018 Blue Blaze Award from Sam Stout - photo by Bill Conger Grammy-nominated fiddler Michael Cleveland has another trophy for his immense collection after he was honored yesterday (July 7) at the 47th annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Craft Festival. He was presented with the 2018 Blue Blaze Award. “It’s an honor to [...]
On March 30, Michael Cleveland was inducted into the 2018 class of the National Fiddler Hall Of Fame in Tulsa, OK. Fellow inductees for this year included Bobby Hicks, Benny Martin, Jeff Cook, and Violet Hensley. Since 2007, the Hall Of Fame has recognized a number of highly influential fiddlers each year, taken from the [...]
When bluegrass fiddle virtuoso Michael Cleveland was a boy in school, he remembers the first field trip they took was to see the Louisville Orchestra. His school had a fine music program, and he was studying classical music then using the Suzuki Method. That performance in Louisville left a mark on the young fiddler, who [...]
Did you know that tomorrow is World Fiddle Day? That's right, May 20 is the day that fiddlers and violinists worldwide celebrate the music and the instrument they love so dearly with special shows, workshops, and concerts. If you hadn't heard of this joyous holiday, don't be concerned. It only got started in 2012 when [...]
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced their newest band member, Jasiah Shrode on banjo. He takes the spot vacated by Cody Looper who left the group to spend more time close to home. A Missouri native, Shrode has been playing several different bluegrass instruments since before he was a teen. He's been displaying his banjo [...]
Bluegrass fiddle master Michael Cleveland, the most awarded fiddler in IBMA history, has released his first instructional video for sale and download online. Working with his friend and fellow fiddle freak Gil Benson, Michael has determined that video is the ideal method for him to convey what he knows to interested students of the instrument. [...]
We had another bluegrass baby bounce into the world last week. Nathan Livers, mandolinist with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, and his wife Steffani, welcomed their first son on November 17. Aden William Livers was born last Thursday at 10:20 p.m. He came in at 8 lbs, 9.6 oz, stretching out to 22 inches long. Aden is the [...]
The indubitable Russell Carson, crack banjoist with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and enterprising bluegrass photographer/videographer, has posted the latest thing in music archiving - the POV video! Many types of action photography, from the sublime to the discreditable, now utilize this point of view perspective, allowing the viewer to enjoy the experience of being in [...]
Compass Records has released a video promo for their upcoming album from Michael Cleveland, set to the audio from the title track and the first single, Tall Fiddler. It is a truly remarkable cut, showing what can happen when you let a pair of virtuosi loose in the studio. Michael trades licks with Australian guitar [...] 
Cortland Ingram, Michael Cleveland, and John Presley at the Flamekeeper premiere - photo by Peyton Hoge To celebrate the upcoming streaming release of Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville hosted a star-studded premiere on February 12. Many of Music City's bluegrass and country music icons turned [...] 
Michael Cleveland receives the 2018 Blue Blaze Award from Sam Stout - photo by Bill Conger Grammy-nominated fiddler Michael Cleveland has another trophy for his immense collection after he was honored yesterday (July 7) at the 47th annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Craft Festival. He was presented with the 2018 Blue Blaze Award. “It’s an honor to [...] 
On March 30, Michael Cleveland was inducted into the 2018 class of the National Fiddler Hall Of Fame in Tulsa, OK. Fellow inductees for this year included Bobby Hicks, Benny Martin, Jeff Cook, and Violet Hensley. Since 2007, the Hall Of Fame has recognized a number of highly influential fiddlers each year, taken from the [...] 
When bluegrass fiddle virtuoso Michael Cleveland was a boy in school, he remembers the first field trip they took was to see the Louisville Orchestra. His school had a fine music program, and he was studying classical music then using the Suzuki Method. That performance in Louisville left a mark on the young fiddler, who [...] 
Did you know that tomorrow is World Fiddle Day? That's right, May 20 is the day that fiddlers and violinists worldwide celebrate the music and the instrument they love so dearly with special shows, workshops, and concerts. If you hadn't heard of this joyous holiday, don't be concerned. It only got started in 2012 when [...] 
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced their newest band member, Jasiah Shrode on banjo. He takes the spot vacated by Cody Looper who left the group to spend more time close to home. A Missouri native, Shrode has been playing several different bluegrass instruments since before he was a teen. He's been displaying his banjo [...] 
Bluegrass fiddle master Michael Cleveland, the most awarded fiddler in IBMA history, has released his first instructional video for sale and download online. Working with his friend and fellow fiddle freak Gil Benson, Michael has determined that video is the ideal method for him to convey what he knows to interested students of the instrument. [...] 
We had another bluegrass baby bounce into the world last week. Nathan Livers, mandolinist with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, and his wife Steffani, welcomed their first son on November 17. Aden William Livers was born last Thursday at 10:20 p.m. He came in at 8 lbs, 9.6 oz, stretching out to 22 inches long. Aden is the [...] 
The indubitable Russell Carson, crack banjoist with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and enterprising bluegrass photographer/videographer, has posted the latest thing in music archiving - the POV video! Many types of action photography, from the sublime to the discreditable, now utilize this point of view perspective, allowing the viewer to enjoy the experience of being in [...] 