• Harvest Wind involved in fatal accident

    Members of North Carolina-based bluegrass/gospel group Harvest Wind were en route to a show in Missouri this past Friday (5/25) when their van was struck from behind, sending the vehicle into the path of a tractor trailer. The accident occurred

  • Find a gig, find a picker

    Here's a quick link to check out. TheBluegrassMusician.com is a relatively new website designed to bring bluegrass musicians together in an online network. The site is especially targeted at bands looking for a musicians, or musicians looking for a band. You

  • Grisman sues…everyone

    We recently told you about the law suit filed by David Grisman's Dawg Music (Acoustic Disc) label against online video sharing site YouTube.com. It appears that's not the only lawsuit he's filed recently. He's also suing Universal Music Group and

  • Indie Acoustic Project honors Jim VanCleve

    Mountain Heart fiddler Jim VanCleve was recently honored by the Indie Acoustic Project when his solo album, No Apologies, was awarded Album of the Year in the Roots Music Category. No Apologies is on the Rural Rhythm Records label. Here's the

  • Lisa Manning releases Bluegrass Fiddle CD

    Lisa Manning, originally from Burlington, North Carolina, has just released her debut fiddle CD entitled "Gravel Road." The CD features many all-star musicians including: Aubrey Haynie, Andy Leftwich, Daniel Grindstaff, Marty Raybon, Cia Cherryholmes, Blake Shelton, Molly Skaggs, and more!

  • Bluegrass Booth at CMA

    Recently I posted about the CMA's annual music festival and the bluegrass artists that would be present this year. I briefly mentioned the bluegrass booth run by Dave Burley at the Fan Fest. I emailed Dave to ask him a

  • EBMA winners announced

    This past weekend saw the awarding of the prizes for European bluegrass bands at the European World of Bluegrass festival, and we are delighted to see that G2, a young Swedish band we recommended to you all last fall, came