The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) has announced the nominees for their 2023 National Bluegrass Awards. These awards will be decided by voting that takes place during the SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville over January
Author: John Lawless
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New Tradition reunion show at Salmon Lake festival
Back in the 1990s, one of the most popular young bluegrass acts was a band called New Tradition. Over their roughly ten year tenure, a number of now veteran artists were part of this group as adventurous young players and
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Song of the Mountains receives major cash grant
Big news last week for one of the few nationally-syndicated television programs that regularly features live bluegrass music. Song of the Mountains, produced this past 18 years in Marion, VA, was awarded a grant of $120,000 from the Virginia Tobacco
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Just As I Am video from Brothers of the Heart
Gaither Music is about to release Listen To The Music, a second album from Brothers of the Heart, the bluegrass gospel superstar singing group consisting of Bradley Walker, Jimmy Fortune, Mike Rogers, and Ben Isaacs. It is the followup to
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Kristy Cox to be inducted into Hands of Fame in Australia
Australian bluegrass singer Kristy Cox, now living in Nashville and recording for Billy Blue Records, has been named as an inductee into the 2023 Hands of Fame class. The award was announced today at the 51st Toyota Country Music Festival
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Entries being accepted for Podunk festival songwriters contest
The Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival in Goshen, CT is now accepting entries for their 2023 Songwriters Contest. The competition has been held annually since 2010 as a part of this popular New England festival. A $25 entry fee puts amateur or
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Losing Time video from Route 3
Pinecastle Records has a new single today for southern Missouri's Route 3, the title track of their first project with the label, Losing Time. The song was written by Route 3 guitarist and vocalist, Jason Jordan, whose original material has been
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Far From You from The Tennessee Bluegrass Band
The TennesseeBluegrass Band has a new single out today, the second from their debut release with Billy Blue Records. For a band with so many young artists, this group has a great deal of experience for a relatively new act. They
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Grandpa Jones and Buck Trent to the Banjo Hall of Fame
The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City has announced the 2023 class to be inducted into their Banjo Hall of Fame. Among the five honorees this year are two of great import for five string fans, Grandpa Jones and Buck
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David Parmley announces his touring band for 2023
Today David Parmley has announced who will be touring with him in support of his new project with 615 Hideaway Records, So Wha'd I Miss? This answers a big question fans have had since David's return to recording last year, i.e.,