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The 2013 West Virginia Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for November 16, 2023 at Charleston's Culture Center Theater. This fifth class of inductees contains three artists beloved by bluegrass fans: The Goins Brothers, and Tim O'Brien. Melvin Goins has been involved in the music since the mid-1950s when he joined the legendary Lonesome [...]
Avant-garde mandolinist Andy Statman has announced a new CD, Superstring Theory, set for an October 22 release on Shefa Records. It was recorded with Staman's Trio (Jim Whitney on bass and Larry Eagle on drums), along with fiddler Michael Cleveland and guitarist/vocalist Tim O'Brien. All but two tracks are Andy's originals, composed with this set of [...]
Jim Lauderdale and Sam Bush at the IBMA Awards nominations - photo © Alane Anno Photography "Good evening, music lovers!" effused Sam Bush, to a packed-out barn of bluegrass fans and industry folks who'd gathered at the Loveless Barn just outside Nashville last night (August 14) for a special edition of Music City Roots, the [...]
Here's another gallery of images Jason Lombard captured at Telluride this past weekend.
Here's Jason Lombard's first gallery of images from Telluride 2013, celebrating the festival's 40th Anniversary.
The title of roots musician Chris Brashear’s latest album certainly reflects the songs he has included on it. Heart of the Country is a collection of thirteen tunes celebrating the rural parts of America and the people who make their homes there. Although Brashear is the fiddler for Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine [...]
Compass Records has announced that the Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen album On the Edge (COM4602) is now available in digital format. The project is the first since Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen and Compass Records linked up in February. It consists of 10 all-original songs/tunes and, as well as the band members - Solivan [...]
Punch Brothers are taking the summer off for the most part, with several members using the time to tour on their own. The band has but three shows scheduled as a group: at the Spoleto Festival in May, and at Telluride and ROMP in June. Chris Thile will be working a string of dates with [...]
Noam Pikelny, banjo player with Punch Brothers, is set to use some downtime with the band this year to tour in support of his 2011 solo project, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail. The record had been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Bluegrass Album category for 2013, an award that was given [...]
All aboooaaaard! All aboard, and bring your…banjos? About 2000 bluegrass fans, artists and press are taking to the high seas of the Atlantic today, February 1, on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Sky, for the maiden voyage of Mountain Song at Sea, the largest bluegrass festival afloat. Nearly two years in the making, Steep Canyon Rangers [...]
