We've seen a variety of interesting virtual collaborations during the COVID-19 shutdown, with performing artists finding clever ways to make music while socially isolated from one another. Here's another featuring Steve Martin and his banjo, together with the Philadelphia Orchestra, which
Jeff Brown, noted bluegrass artist, bandleader, and entrepreneur, has been named Vice President of Records at Turnberry Records & Management. The California company is headed by Keith Barnacastle and is a division of The Bluegrass Standard Magazine. Brown first became involved
Boone & Foster. No... it's not a real estate agency, or a law firm. Though it's a name that could comfortably fit either one. It's Troy Boone and Frosty Foster, the newest young bluegrass team signed by Mountain Fever Records. They have
The Davidson Brothers have announced the recipient of their 2020 Australian Bluegrass Scholarship, awarded each year "with the vision of encouraging musicians and singers who demonstrate talent, dedication, and leadership in the field of bluegrass music." Funded by Hamish Davidson's
615 Hideaway Records has released a new single from Nick Chandler & Delivered, ahead of their upcoming album Inside The Lines, expected next month. Two Timer is a hard-driving number with the familiar themes of heartbreak and betrayal. But with its upbeat
Now that we are entering into what should have been the bluegrass festival season, many of the destination events we had been looking so much forward to are offering a taste of what we''ll be missing online. It's a great
Valerie Smith also has a Father's Day song to debut this week, one written by Johnny McDonald and Val. Talking To Daddy deals with a difficult aspect of elder care, one that has been real in McDonald's life. It tells of
Artist rendering of Arnold Shultz; Shultz with Pendleton Vandiver The IBMA Foundation, the charitable arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced today the establishment of a new endowment to support increasing participation from people of color in bluegrass music. Named
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced a second round of invited showcase artists to be presented in their Bluegrass Ramble, held this year during their first virtual World of Bluegrass celebration. These showcase artists are selected from dozens of applications
Another bluegrass baby - from western North Carolina! Jesse Iaquinto, mandolinist with Fireside Collective, and his wife Cara are celebrating the birth of their first child, Rose Fiona, born on Friday, June 12. She came into the world at 8:25 a.m.,
