Today we have the fifth of seven videos from The Roys, giving Bluegrass Today readers a pre-release glimpse at the music from New Day Dawning, their upcoming EP on Rural Rhythm. There will be a new video each Tuesday, leading up to the album's official release
The Irish are coming... the Irish are coming! Two Irish acts are headed to the US this Fall to promote new projects on Pinecastle Records, who describe the twin two week tours as an Irish Acoustic Music Invasion. For Celtic/old time hybrid I
Wednesday, August 15, the International Bluegrass Music Association will host a press conference at the Loveless Barn in Nashville to announce the nominees for the 2012 IBMA awards. We will have a photographer and a correspondent on site to capture the
The winners of the competitions at the 77th annual Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA have been announced. It's always fun to see who wins and places in the 21 vocal, instrumental and band categories at Galax, and we were especially
Two more modules in our Bluegrass Today universe have been launched in recent weeks. After bringing the Events Directory in last month, we are now pleased to announce the introduction of Forums and Groups. I can just hear my dear, departed
Pert Near Sandstone has a new music video, for the song Snake Charmer from their current Paradise Hop album. This contemporary string band from Minneapolis features Nate Sipe 0n mandolin and fiddle, Kevin Kniebel on banjo, J Lenz on guitar, Adam Kiesling on bass,
A powerful trio of bluegrass all-stars have announced plans for a special project, with work set to begin in the near future. Ronnie Bowman, Don Rigsby and Kenny Smith performed together as members of Lonesome River Band in the mid-to-late 1990s.
This week's edition of Open Mic on WAMU's Bluegrass Country is the first installment of many sets recorded live this past June at ROMP in Owensboro, KY. As you can see from our photo and video coverage of the event, ROMP featured
Grasstowne is about to head back in the studio to get started on a new project for Rural Rhythm. Mandolinist and band leader Alan Bibey told us that a debut single would be released by IBMA, with the full project due
It appears that all is not well with popular Massachusetts band, Acoustic Blue. Since 2006, they have released a half dozen albums, most recently Bein' Country from earlier this year. Artistic differences seem to be at the root of the band's dissolution,
