Australia's Stetson Family were featured performers recently on BalconyTV, where they offered their song, Travelin' Man, for the viewers. Look for True North, the third album of original material from The Stetson Family - where no one is named Stetson -
Here's two new videos from the Hot Rize camp this week. First, an episode of Ask Dr. Banjo with banjo man Pete Wernick, where he talks about the band's adventure in New York City filming a video for A Cowboy's Life with
The folks at Country Summer, a major country music festival in Santa Rose, CA, have teamed with the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to sponsor a band competition called the Fender Contender Challenge. Bands and individual artists will vie by video for a
Here's another live performance video from Ionia, the new album from Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys. The live vibe is an attestation to the fact that they cut all of the album live, in the town of Ionia in Michigan
Those who grew up in rural areas know the importance that the local school played in the community. In many cases it had the only auditorium of any size, and would typically host civic meetings, entertainment offerings, and even political events for local
The folks at WAMU's Bluegrass Country want to share a big 'Thanks You!" to the bluegrass lovers worldwide who have made donations during their pledge drive this week. As had been the case repeatedly, whenever the station makes an appeal
Here's some good news for Internet radio fans. WorldWideBluegrass.com is back after being off the air for three months. The online streaming station had discontinued its 24/7 signal in November 2014 after 8 years of broadcasting bluegrass over the Internet. Things
The last we heard from Grandpa's Cough Medicine was with their 2012 album, The Murder Chord. It's title track suggested that a heavy metal chord existed that could induce suburban teens to knock off their parents. They take a similarly irreverent,
Mountain Home Music has prepared a video overview of Snapshots, their new album for Darin & Brooke Aldridge. It features footage of the two on stage and in the studio, with audio from several tracks, complete with comments from Darin and Brooke.
The European Bluegrass Music Association, the unaffiliated counterpart to the International Bluegrass Music Association in the US, has announced the 2015 recipients of their Bluegrass Pioneers and Personalities Awards. This serves as a Hall of Fame of sorts, noting musicians, promoters, journalists,
