• Crowdsourcing push for The Banjo Project

    We posted earlier this year about The Banjo Project, a feature-length documentary about our beloved banjo, the most American of American instruments. The film, produced by five-time Emmy winner Marc Fields, is a look at the history and development of the

  • Femme Fatale video from Toy Hearts

    The Toy Hearts have released a music video for the special radio mix of the title track from Femme Fatale, their most recent CD. It presents the Johnson girls (Hannah and Sophia) in hot swing, high fashion style. Hannah carries the

  • If Trouble Don’t Kill Me

    Along with the Ralph Stanley autobiography and the Tony Rice book, another bluegrass-related tome worthy of your attention as you consider Christmas gift lists is If Trouble Don't Kill Me by Ralph Berrier. The book tells the story of the

  • 35 years of Special C on video

    Back on October 23rd, Special Consensus celebrated their 35th year of performing bluegrass music from their home base of Chicago, IL. Through all these years, the only constant has been banjo picker Greg Cahill, who has managed the band since its

  • Curley Seckler streaming live

    Further to our recent report regarding Curly Seckler’s appearance at the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum this Saturday, December 4, we have learned that the program is to be streamed live on the Country

  • Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band on WFDU

    There's a great live bluegrass concert on the radio this Friday. Tune in to Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU-FM with host Carol Beaugard to hear a full hour of live music and conversation with The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band on

  • LRB on RBI Friday morning

    Radio Bluegrass International (RBI), a project of the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY, will  feature Lonesome River Band on this weekend's edition of the Best Of Bluegrass. The show, hosted by Bob Mitchell, runs each Friday from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

  • Bluegrass Grammy news

    The nominees for the 53rd Grammy Awards were announced last night, with a number of bluegrass artists prominent on the list, even outside the bluegrass category. Dierks Bentley received a Best Country Album nomination for his Up On The Ridge CD,

  • Concert Window goes live in Boston

    A new video streaming service has recently launched in Boston. Concert Window was designed to offer live concerts, and is managed by Dan Gurney and Forrest O'Connor from The Hay Brigade, whose debut CD we profiled last month. They held their