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Alan Tompkins is a true Renaissance man, what once was called a dilletante without a hint of disparagement. Growing up in western Kentucky, he developed a passion for traditional music, and found that he possessed a knack for playing and singing bluegrass and Gospel songs. After relocating to Texas and obtaining both an MBA and [...]
It wasn't too many years ago that the concept of a “band" began to change from simplistic to more complicated definitions. In fact, at the turn of the last century, many individuals would have considered the act of two people playing together (most commonly fiddle and banjo) as a band performance. However, our present definition [...]
Just before Christmas, Alison Krauss & Union Station were guests on Tavis Smiley's program on PBS. The December 23 edition of the show included a lengthy sit-down interview with Alison, plus a live performance of Paper Airplane with Sam Bush sitting in. Smiley has a reputation as an incisive interviewer, and he brings his skills [...]
In addition to Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night on NBC, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno featured Alison Krauss & Union Station with special guest Sam Bush. If you ever get to wondering how Alison manages to keep such a fabulous band together while so [...]
We just heard from Ryan Cavanaugh, letting us know that he will be filling in for Scott Vestal this week with the Sam Bush Band. Scott is under the weather, and Ryan is johnny-on-the-spot when you need a progressive banjo picker with technical skills of the highest order. Sam and the boys will hit Wolf Trap [...]
Phil Bankester shared a couple of photos he took in Nashville at Thursday's Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman concert. The show featured Sam Bush and his crack band, with an opening performance from The Josh Williams Band. Phil tells us that Josh 'n 'em really tore the place up, receiving a number of standing ovations. [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Sam Bush will be this year's host at their annual International Bluegrass Music Awards show, September 29 in Nashville. This will be his second time at the podium for the awards show; he had served with distinction in 2007. This gala event is the high point of [...]
This Thursday (6/23) will mark the beginning of the 2011 Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series in downtown Nashville. The shows will run each Thursday evening through July, all of them presenting top bluegrass artists at the venerable "Mother Church" of country music during peak tourist season. The first show will feature Vince Gill with [...]
Bluegrass Today will have a correspondent/photographer at the 38th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival this weekend in Colorado. The four day event is held in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains, and will feature performances from Tim O'Brien, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, The Infamous Stringdusters, Punch Brothers, Sam Bush, Trampled By Turtles and many others. We [...]
June 21 has been announced as the official release date for a second set of bluegrass covers of classic songs from legendary 1960’s-70’s British pop-rockers The Moody Blues. The first, Moody Bluegrass, hit in 2004, combining the chart hits from the album's namesakes with a crack bluegrass rhythm section and some of the most celebrated [...]
