• Future of Music Coalition survey

    Are you a U.S. based musician or composer, over the age of 18?  If your answer is “yes,” then the Future of Music Coalition is asking for help! From September 6, 2011 until October 28th, the coalition will be conducting

  • Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Chart

    Throughout this week, when the eyes, ears and assorted other vital organs of the bluegrass community are focused on World of Bluegrass in Nashville, we will be highlighting many of the new features of Bluegrass Today. This morning, we'll have

  • Mr. Moonshine from Bearfoot

    Another day, another Bearfoot video. Day six of the 8 Days of Bearfoot comes complete with a live performance of Mr. Moonshine, the final track on the band's upcoming American Story CD, due September 27 from Compass Records. Once again, guitarist Todd

  • Todd Grebe on Day 5 of Bearfoot

    And on the fifth day...  OK, enough with the silly lead-ins! Guitarist Todd Grebe steps forward for this fifth video episode of 8 Days of Bearfoot. Here he sings and talks about his song, Let The Boy Sing, another track from

  • Bearfoot day 3

    And on the third day... Bearfoot performed live on video. Here's Friday's edition of the 8 Days of Bearfoot video promotion, counting down to the September 27 release of their upcoming Compass CD, American Story. This time it's an informal live performance of

  • Daybreak video from Sierra Hull

    The music video for the title track of Sierra Hull's current Daybreak album has been released through CMT.com. The song is a tender ballad, written bySierra. It's given an appropriately understated treatment by video director David McClister, whose previous work includes

  • Little help for Ray Hicks?

    We have learned that Ray Hicks, a popular radio host in Missouri and a founding member of IBMA, suffered a stroke this summer. Ray spent several month convalescing in a nursing home, and is now living with his son facing

  • The second day of Bearfoot

    On the second day of Bearfoot my true love gave to me...  never mind. Here is the second video installment in Compass Records' 8 Days Of Bearfoot YouTube campaign, counting down to their new CD (American Story) release on September 27. This

  • Eight days of Bearfoot #1

    Compass Records has put together a clever video promotion to countdown the imminent release of American Story from Bearfoot on September 27. Each episode is a brief video vignette focusing on some aspect of the recording. This first has newest member

  • Sarah Jarosz on Acoustic Guitar

    Richard Thompson posted over the weekend about Sarah Jarosz being featured on the cover of the October issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. I caught up with Sarah this afternoon in between her classes at the New England Conservatory to get her