Legendary singer/songwriter Peter Rowan and Italian bluegrass band Red Wine have linked up to play some prestigious dates in Europe this month. This working relationship goes back about 20 years as Red Wine’s banjo player Silvio Ferretti recollects …… "First time we
Sugar & the Mint, an extra-talented young group from Prescott, AZ, has a new project on the way called Just Past Midnight. It's their first release since winning the band contest last year at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and they
The 2018 edition of the Old Settler’s Music Festival took place last month in Tilmon, Texas, just as it has since 1987. The stage shows bring together contemporary bluegrass acts with more progressive string bands and Grassicana performers. The promoters shared some
The Milan Bluegrass Festival in Milan, MI is expanding this year to four days, running now from Wednesday, August 1 until Saturday the 4th. It has become a primary destination event in southeast Michigan over the past 20 years, with
Scott Miller performs at the 2018 WDVX Camperfest - photo by Lee Zimmerman To those who reside in East Tennessee, there’s little doubt as to why WDVX has become one of the nation’s — make that, the world’s —foremost broadcasters of
Dawn Mac and her new agency, Behind The Mic Entertainment have two new signees to announce. Both Nick Chandler & Delivered from western North Carolina and central Indiana's Borrowed Tyme Band have just joined the roster. Chandler has been touring with
We haven't heard much of late from our Boston buddies in Mile Twelve. They've been touring all over the world in support of their debut album, Onwards, including several weeks in Japan during March. While at the Emelin Theatre in New
Some time ago, I proposed a video game for songwriters that would allow them to experience simulated hardships to enable them to write soulful songs without having to actually experience the heartbreak and tragedy that usually feeds that kind of
This summer the folks in the bluegrass music program at Glenville State College in West Virginia are taking their summer camps on the road, and offering a taste of what they teach during the year at five different festivals over
Deering Banjo Company has added three new gauges to its offerings for banjo players, along with redesigned packaging for the entire line. This brings the total to seven different sets for five string banjoists, plus one for six string, two
