• Photos from Blue Ox

    When the very first Blue Ox Music Festival was held this past weekend in Eau Claire, WI, Shelly Swanger was there to capture images for the readers of Bluegrass Today. Her photos are brilliant, as always, but it looks like festivalgoers

  • Sam Bush film wins Nashville film festival

    Revival: The Sam Bush Story, which debuted last week during the Nashville Film Festival, was announced as the winner of the festival's Audience Choice Award for best music documentary. It had two showings during the festival, and the premiere turned

  • Frank Solivan in the studio

    Frank Solivan was back in the studio last week, but not for a new album with his hot band, Dirty Kitchen. He was in Nashville recording with family and friends for a new solo project on Compass Records. He carried some

  • Sam Bush documentary trailer goes live

    As we mentioned on Monday, today is the day when Sam Bush fans worldwide get their first peek at Revival: The Sam Bush Story, the upcoming documentary film that chronicles the life, career, and artistic impact of the Bush man. Filmmakers Kris

  • Revival: The Sam Bush Story

    No chronicling of contemporary bluegrass could be complete without the story of Sam Bush. From a fiddle contest champ in the '60s, to his time with Bluegrass Alliance in the '70s - and the launch of New Grass Revival -

  • Stars shine at Lake Placid Bluegrass Jam

    Andy Flynn covered the first ever Bluegrass Jam for the Lake Placid News, and shared this article which they published. Like many cities that have hosted Olympic events, Lake Placid now is seeking new ways to make use of the

  • Stringbean’s killer paroled in Tennesee

    Though parole had been consistently denied for 40 years, today John A. Brown, convicted in the 1973 murder of Dave "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife Estelle, was granted parole and is set for release from the Tennessee prison system. His initial