Bluegrass Today Profiles

Gary Vessel is a renowned California Central Valley builder of all things violin and mandolin. He's been at it for over forty years, and started as a teenager building violins. He attended the Violin Making School of America, and while

One thing bluegrass music has always done is identify future luminaries while they are still young. You can probably think of several examples - from Josh Williams to Sierra Hull, Chris Thile to Michael Cleveland - budding artists with a

You could call Danny Barnes a musician with a mission. Of course that's not unusual; most musicians can claim to be on a path of their own choosing. Yet for Barnes, a banjo picker and pioneer whose career dates back

"I knew God was with me," affirmed Nashville based Gospel singer, Val Storey, describing her journey to recovery following a devastating motorcycle accident that left her with a broken back, among other serious injuries. It all started on Wednesday, August 5,

For those that follow the international growth of bluegrass to realms well beyond America's borders, any discovery that finds the music played in otherwise unheard of realms confirms the fact the music does indeed have a very wide reach.  That's exemplified

The Trailblazers, an up-and-coming young progressive bluegrass ensemble from North Carolina, has released their second album, Space and Time. The quartet has drawn national attention in the bluegrass community in recent years after winning IBMA's 2018 Momentum Band of the

It ought to come as no surprise that the cultural commonalities shared between the US and its northern neighbor, Canada, account for a similar sensibility as far as the musical mantra is concerned. That's all the more obvious when listening

One of the most common cultural ties that bind the US and Canada comes in the form of a mutual musical connection, one borne by a shared love of sounds spawned from the heartland, whether it's the Appalachian Mountains or

Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from "75 years of bluegrass," we thought that we would collect a few to share with you. Aynsley Porchak, from Woodstock, Ontario,

In its 45 year history, Special Consensus has served as the launching pad for the careers of many other players who have become instrumental figures in the bluegrass world.  Chris Jones played with Special C from 1981-1985. Today he leads his