• Larry Cordle to KY Music Hall of Fame

    The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame has announced their 2015 honorees, and bluegrass singer/songwriter Larry Cordle is on the list. Located in Renfro Valley, the Hall of Fame exists to honor "Kentucky performers, songwriters, publishers, promoters, managers, broadcasters, comedians and other

  • IBMA Awards to be televised in 2015

    The 2014 International Bluegrass Music Awards, held October 2, will be broadcast in a one-hour edited version during the Spring 2015 season of American Public Television’s Music City Roots television series. The show was hosted live by Jerry Douglas and Lee Ann Womack

  • Hazel McGee passes

    There is great sadness among New England bluegrass fans this week, as Hazel McGee of White Mountain Bluegrass has passed away. Although expected for some time, the news was very upsetting to her many fans, and this lovely lady will be

  • Hazel Dickens song contest from DCBU

    When the DC Bluegrass Union launched their songwriting competition this year, it was a simple decision to name it in honor of Hazel Dickens, a nearly-native daughter who spent much of her life based in the Baltimore/Washington area. Born in West

  • Junior Sisk treated for hand injury

    Junior Sisk, known as much as an avid hunter as he is for his soulful singing voice, was treated last night for a cut to his left hand after a minor hunting-related accident. While gutting a doe he had just taken,

  • Jason Barie to The Radio Ramblers

    Jason Barie has been announced as the new fiddler with Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, taking the spot created by the departure of Evan McGregor. Bluegrass fans will be familiar with Jason from his six years with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, two before

  • It’ll Be Alright video from Mike Barnett

    Mike Barnett, fiddler and songwriter late of The Deadly Gentlemen, has released this live performance video of the opening track of his recent album, One Song Romance. The song is one of Mike's, entitled It'll Be Alright, done here by a

  • Pray For Rain coming from Blue Mafia

    Pinecastle Records has announced February 10, 2015 as the release date for Pray For Rain, the second CD project from Blue Mafia, and their first for the North Carolina-based label. The Indiana band is anchored by the picking and singing of Dara

  • Stash Wyslouch to mix bluegrass and metal

    Boston's Stash Wyslouch has announced plans to record his first solo album of original material, which he says will combine his twin passions for bluegrass and heavy metal music. Stash has been prominent in the bluegrass world this past few years as

  • IBMA Executive Director job description

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has approved an official job description for a new Executive Director to fill the spot soon to be vacated by Nancy Cardwell. It lists the official responsibilities of the position as currently defined. The Executive Committee of the IBMA Board