And so it begins... Once again, a large portion of the bluegrass industry is assembling today in Raleigh, NC for the International Bluegrass Music Association's annual convention, World of Bluegrass. If you are involved in this sort of music professionally, this
Ohio banjo player Steven Moore has his first solo project, Just a Little Talk with Myself, just recently released. The 31 year old part time musician has mostly been found on the contest stages in recent years, taking first in
Deeper Shade of Blue at the 2022 Recovery Road Bluegrass Festival - photo by Gary Hatley The Recovery Road Bluegrass Festival in Albemarle, NC, returned for its second year this past weekend. The music-based fundraiser held at the Lodge on Hatley
Kentucky banjo player Buddy Spurlock, also known in his later years as Bud, died on Wednesday, September 21, in Prestonsburg, KY at the Riverview Nursing Home. He was 81 years of age. Born in eastern Kentucky in 1941 as Vernon Spurlock, Buddy came to
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage at the 2022 Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS Many thanks to Rex Flottman, Media Director for the Walnut Valley Festival, for sharing these photos from their 2022 event - the 50th! - earlier this month
A new program is scheduled to debut this fall on several PBS television affiliates, with a close association to bluegrass music. Titled The Life Of A Musician, the show is hosted by Brandon Adams, noted flatpicker and acoustic music performer,
Pinecastle Records has released what they have called the final single from Bluegrass Troubadour, their current album with legendary bluegrass balladeer Danny Paisley. Bluegrass fans love Danny because it sings the old time way, true to the style his father, Bob,
Full Cord Bluegrass at Founder's Brewery in Grand Rapids, MI (9/16/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea Winning this year's Telluride Bluegrass Contest put West Michigan-based Full Cord Bluegrass on more fans' radar, and their music on more cultivated playlists, than ever
Recording King has announced a new line of vintage-inspired acoustic guitars in their Tonewood Reserve Series. Called Tonewood Reserve Elite, these three new models combine what customers have loved about the Tonewood instruments - especially the hand-selected woods, pre-war appointments
Seth Mulder & Midnight Run at the 2022 Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Thursday was a music filled day at the 20th annual Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival. The show was kicked off by Nick Chandler & Delivered. Their high
