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This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. The best way to honor Bill Monroe as the 100th anniversary of his birth approaches is to take time to mentor younger players and to take the music he is credited with creating in new directions. “It’s [...]
FestivaLink, the online purveyor of live show downloads, has released a special package of sets from Merlefest 2010, with a portion of the sales proceeds going to benefit the Bluegrass Trust Fund. The fund is administered by the International Bluegrass Music Association, and exists to provide emergency assistance to bluegrass artists and industry professionals in [...]
Sam Bush has been confirmed as the Keynote Speaker at the 2010 IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville (9/27-10/3). He will speak on the opening night of the week-long event, Monday (September 27), and his speech will examine bluegrass music as we approach the 100th anniversary of Bill Monroe's birth on September 13, 2011. [...]
Sam Bush has announced a new face on stage with The Sam Bush Band. Todd Parks has stepped in on bass, filling the large shoes of Byron House who handled both acoustic and electric with Bush since 1999. Parks is recently departed from his gig with Jerry Douglas, with whom he had worked since 2006. [...]
We've posted several times recently about Up On The Ridge, the bluegrass/Americana-themed album from Dierks Bentley due June 8 on Capitol Records. It's an interesting record, with many moments of pure brilliance, and it could attract a lot of attention outside of the "handsome country music bad boy" persona that has been developed for Bentley [...]
John Cowan has quite a history in and around bluegrass music. He first burst onto the scene in 1974 as the bass player with Newgrass Revival, with whom he toured and recorded until 1990. His soaring vocals became as much a trademark of the band's sound as Sam Bush's distinctive mandolin or Béla Fleck's banjo. [...]
For those in our midst who love all things mandolin (and NewGrass), Mandolin Cafe recently hosted an interactive interview with the musical force known as Sam Bush. The interview began with the posting of a short biography of the icon, and embedded mp3 of a track from Sam's latest CD (available as a free download [...]
The latest episode of Sam Bush TV finds Sammy showing off some of his many prized mandolins, starting with Hoss, the 1937 F-5 with the block inlays that has been long associated with his music.
Harvard University has scheduled an academic event on February 6 focused on bluegrass music. The one day seminar is entitled, Fire On The Mountain - A Bluegrass Symposium, and will feature a keynote address and panel discussions including a number of prominent bluegrass musicians and educators. Things kick off at 10:30 a.m. with an opening [...]
Pop Matters, an online journal concerning all manner of popular culture, is out with their list of The Best Bluegrass of 2009. Compiled by Steve Leftridge and Juli Thanki - both freelance writers on country, roots and Americana music - the list represents their Top Ten bluegrass CDs from this nearly-completed year. We might all [...]
