10 years

  • Empty Teardrops from The Dauphinais Brothers

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    Bluegrass radio is buzzing with music from a new group, The Dauphinais Brothers. It's pronounced DAH-FIN-AE, in the manner of the French. Their new album, Empty Teardrops, highlights their love for traditional bluegrass and brother harmony, plus their skills at writing

  • Flatpicking Guitar to bow out after 20 years

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    Dan Miller, publisher and editor of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, has announced that the bi-monthly print periodical for steel string, acoustic guitar enthusiasts will cease publication at the end of 2016. That will take the magazine through 20 years of offering tips,

  • Mike Kropp passes

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    Mike Kropp, life-long banjo player and cherished friend of the banjo and bluegrass community in the northeastern United States, died yesterday (11/10) in a hospital near his home in Rhode Island. He was 70 years old, and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. It

  • Elsebound – True North

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    Along the softer edges of bluegrass, where smooth contemporary melodies merge with a folkier, singer-songwriter sensibility, lies Oregon-based band True North. The group's music is largely gentle and contemplative, guided by the lyrics and lead vocals of Kristen Grainger, an

  • Carolina Road video with John Conlee

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    Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have released a fourth music video from their latest album, Country Grass. The theme of the project is pairing Lorraine and her crack bluegrass boys with a bevy of country singers for a mashup that's, well...

  • Rooftop video from Della Mae

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    Della Mae has taken to heart the adage, "Sing for your supper," during their ongoing Home Invasion tour. As part of their effort to connect ever closer with their fans, the band has been staying at the homes of Della buffs along the

  • Big night for Chris Stapleton at the CMAs

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    Chris Stapleton, the original lead singer and primary songwriter for The Steeldrivers, had a big night at the 49th Annual CMA Awards last night. He had never really been a bluegrass guy - though he is from Kentucky - but his clever

  • Banjos and guitars on Craft In America

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    Craft In America is both an organization dedicated to promoting handcrafted art and useables in the United States, and a PBS television series celebrating the best of what is currently being produced. They maintain the Craft In America Center in