Bluegrass fans have long embraced the combination of cute kids and family bands. The more cynical among us may recoil from the somewhat saccharine nature of these youthful congregations, but often times the kinds turn into powerful performers in their
Three agencies have announced news this week that relate to artist representation in the bluegrass world. Ralph Stanley is now being booked by the Paradigm Agency, based in Nashville. Bobby Cudd with Paradigm will be handling Stanley's dates. Unless you lay your mind
Nashville photographer Collin Peterson was on hand for yesterday afternoon's IBMA press conference. He grabbed these images as nominees for the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards were announced.
Canadian bluegrass/Americana trio Tiller's Folly have picked up a prestigious award in the 11th annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Poll. Their song, Death & Taxes, placed first in the Social Cause category, with online votes tallied from more than 60,000
The Jimmy Haynes Band has released a debut recording, Still Hangin' On. The newly-formed group from Northern Ohio is based around the singing and playing of founders Jimmy and Enola Haynes. Jimmy is on mandolin and Enola bass, with assistance from
The nominees for the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced. Awards will be distributed at the gala IBMA Awards show on September 27, held at the historic Ryman Theater in Nashville. Tickets are available now online. And the nominees are: Entertainer of the Year Dailey
You'll want to be right here at Bluegrass Today this evening at 6:00 p.m. (EDT) to watch a live stream of the IBMA press conference to announce the nominees for the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards. Nominees in 22 categories will
Compass Records in Nashville has announced the signing of The Hillbenders, the young Missouri-based band whose motto is "making bluegrass hip again, one day at a time." They have made their name the old fashioned way, with a raucous stage show
That Evening Sun is a terrific album of delicate banjo music from Thom Moore, which escaped our attention when it was first released in December of last year. Thom had actually sent us a copy, but it never reached our
Darin & Brooke Aldridge have released a music video for Wildflower, the first single from their current CD, So Much In Between. The song is a lovely ballad, sung as duet, with the Aldridge's full touring band featured along with Darin
