The IBMA Foundation, the charitable arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced the recipients of their 2020 grants. The Foundation functions as a bundler for donors who wish to make contributions to further the growth of bluegrass music, but
The 2020 Awards ceremony for the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America were held tonight at the Music City Sheraton in Nashville, TN. Amid performances by The Grascals, Nothin’ Fancy, Lonesome River Band, and The Farm Hands, awards were announced
Coyote Ugly from Kingsport, TN have been crowned as the winners of the 37th annual SPBGMA Band Championship. They competed against 19 other groups, in three rounds, over the past two days in Nashville during the 2020 SPBGMA National Convention. The
Wood Belly has released a music video for the track Can't Get Behind in conjunction with their new album dropping today. It moves at a frantic pace, just like the song. "We're so excited to release Man on the Radio," says banjo
The debut run of Brad and Lori Lambert's Blast Off Winter Weekend in Wapakoneta, OH turned out to be a success, with grassers in the region coming out for workshops and concerts to get tuned up for the coming spring
ETSU isn't the only college sending students from their bluegrass program to the SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville this weekend. Glenville State College in West Virginia is taking a busload from their department, along with some well-wishers and members of the
East Tennessee State University in Johnson City has offered a degree program in Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic, and Country Music Studies for several years now. For maybe two decades before granting the degree, the program existed as a study focus
Branded Bluegrass has released a new single to bluegrass radio in advance of its independent retail release in mid-February. True to the central Indiana band's name, the song carries a cowboy theme. When Charlie Dreams is a true story written by
Robert Mabe, North Carolina banjo player, singer, and songwriter, has dropped a music video for his latest single, Don't Know Why. It perfectly captures the mid-winter feel of this time of year, as he and the members of his group perform
The Sam Bush Band has announced that Wes Corbett will join the group on banjo. He steps into the spot filled by Scott Vestal this past 15 years. The native of Bainbridge, Washington comes to Bush after an already stellar career
