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IBMA On the Road to Raleigh (Click for all)
Exhibitors at World of Bluegrass 2013
In addition to covering the annual IBMA World of Bluegrass events each year, Bluegrass Today, and The Bluegrass Blog before it, have been regular exhibitors during the convention. That, and our relationships with many other bluegrass-related businesses who also set up a booth each year, makes [...]
Punch Brothers, bluegrass All Stars at Wide Open Bluegrass
The International Bluegrass Music Association has begun to announce the scheduled performers for the 2013 Wide Open Bluegras Festival, their weekend concert event that follows the conclusion of the World of Bluegrass Business Conference and International Bluegrass Music Awards in September. This 2 day festival, [...]
Showcase opportunities during World of Bluegrass 2013
Regular attendees at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass convention will find a number of changes in store this year. Moving to a new facility in a new city means getting used to a new layout, new hotels and a new footprint in [...]
Latest CD Reviews (Click for more)
Lonesome Garbage Man – Windy Hill
At a time when so much of the energy in and around bluegrass seems to be centered on envelope-pushing and stylistic redefinitions, it is refreshing to find a young band dedicated to writing and recording in the old time way. Even if you enjoy and [...]
When We Fall – Rebecca Frazier
The release late last month of When We Fall from Rebecca Frazier was a welcome one for fans who hadn’t heard her on record for the past ten years. The Virginia native was very visible in the first decade of the century, living in Colorado, [...]
Daughters of Bluegrass – Pickin’ Like A Girl
Somewhere around the second or third trip through the buffet line, even the best-tasting dishes start losing their appeal. Too much, even of the good stuff, is, well, too much. I couldn’t shake that feeling while listening to the Daughters of Bluegrass box set, Pickin’ [...]
Della Mae – This World Oft Can Be
More and more young, traditionally-based bands are finding success in the wider world of music. While many of these groups get their start in bluegrass, they also blend acoustic country, folk, Americana, and pop influences in to create the style of roots music which bands [...]
We’ve written once before about Bennett Sullivan, a North Carolina banjo player now plying his trade in New York City. At the time we were covering his Kickstarter campaign to use crowd sourcing to finance recording a project of his original music. Well, the album has [...]
Bluegrass Today Profiles
Having a Coffee with ……………. Bob Wolff
This is the third in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Today’s guest is Bob Wolff, who initiated the concept [...]
Having a Coffee with ……………. George McCeney
This is the second in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Today we join George McCeney, songwriter, co-founder of [...]
Here’s another new feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five Gospel songs. This week we hear from Peter Thompson, host of Bluegrass Signal on KALW. The five I’ve chosen are all from the wonderful world of bluegrass, although I can imagine [...]
Latest Industry Press Releases (Click for more)
The Hillbilly Opry in Dublin to Become an Affiliated Venue of The Crooked Road
When someone speaks of a “Phoenix rising” it is usually in reference to good things that rise from the ashes like the fabled bird of Greek mythology. In the case of the McGuire Family Campgrounds in Dublin, this is an image that is literally true. [...]
GearTrack Celebrates Site Launch; Stolen Mandolins Recovered Thanks to Registration
March 27, 2013 – Chicago / Asheville-based start-up GearTrack celebrates its official launch and announces the recovery of two valuable stolen mandolins owned by Vancouver, WA musicians Rocky and Deb Blakewood. The instruments went home to their rightful owners as a result of their listing [...]
The Hackensaw Boys with Danny Barnes Holiday Tour 2012
Danny Barnes opens for The Hackensaw Boys in the Southeast – December 27-31, 2012. The Hackensaw Boys will hit the road this holiday season for a tour with Danny Barnes (Bad Livers) in the Southeast. This tour covers Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia before ending [...]
Latest Bluegrass Today Headlines
- Welcome Finn Grindstaff June 18, 2013 John Lawless
- Bluegrass Weather Report – 6/18/13 June 18, 2013 John Goad
- New Primitive from Adam Steffey June 18, 2013 John Lawless
- Skip Cherryholmes to Lou Reid June 18, 2013 John Lawless
- Exhibitors at World of Bluegrass 2013 June 18, 2013 John Lawless
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