• To infinity and beyond… on the banjo!

    I caught up recently with Jayme Stone, Canadian-based but world-inspired banjo player, and learned that he continues in his quest to place the ol' five in new and unexpected settings. He has notably recorded and performed with prominent west African

  • We want your playlists!

    We will have a number of new features to announce as part of the relaunch of the site in September, but one that we are especially excited about is a new weekly radio airplay chart. Each week, we will chart the

  • Dailey, Vincent and Johnny Cash

    August has been a good month for Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent. They heard their names called several times when this year's IBMA Award nominations were announced (Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year and Male Vocalist of

  • Niall Toner on William Smith Monroe

    Irish singer/songwriter Niall Toner has posted a video essay which traces his life-long love for bluegrass music, his experiences with Bill Monroe in Ireland over the years, and the inspiration and songcraft that went into his new single, William Smith

  • John Goad covers Galax

    John Goad has shown himself recently to be a very clever fellow. Earlier this week, we posted a video of him performing his tongue-in-cheek composition, The Facebook Song, during last week's Galax Old Fiddler's Convention bluegrass band competition. Today, we have John's

  • 2011 IBMA Awards press conference

    This report comes from Amanda Webb, who will be one of our regular correspondents when the site relaunches in September. Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out delivered two mood-setting numbers that matched to electricity racing through the crowd in the Loveless

  • Thoughts on the 2011 IBMA Award nominations

    After last year’s IBMA awards ceremony, I wrote that top honors in this year’s trophy chase would likely come down to the Boxcars and Dailey & Vincent. I was, alas, only partially right. The Boxcars, the newest bluegrass super group, took