Registrations are now being accepted for the 2014 KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest, held during the annual Bluegrass and BBQ festival at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. The competition, which awards $4000 in prize money over 5 places, will be
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 2/11/14
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at Bluegrass First Class in Asheville, NC.
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AKUS and Willie this Spring
Alison Krauss & Union Station and Willie Nelson are co-headlining a major US tour starting in May of 2014. 33 dates are currently scheduled between May 1 and July 18, covering the eastern and central United States. No word yet about
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Nation & Blackwell across the pond
Susan Nation took advantage of her one day off during Nation & Blackwell's sixteen-city tour of Ireland to share a report on their trip. "Our tour is going fantastically as we travel around the country. Ireland has a lot of great Performing Arts Centers
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 2/4/14
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, taking a look at the upcoming Big Sky Bluegrass Festival in Montana.
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Nickel Creek announces album, tour dates
The long-rumored and oft-denied Nickel Creek reunion tour is official. Today a series of show dates, and a new album, have been officially announced. Tickets for a limited Spring tour go on sale tomorrow (2/4), with additional festival shows this Summer
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SPBGMA 2014 report, part deux
Here's our Very Special Correspondent with a day two report from SPBGMA 2014.
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SPBGMA 2014 report
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with a look at day one at SPBGMA.
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Bluegrass Weather Report – 1/28/14
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking this weekend's 2014 SPBGMA Convention in Nashville.
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YMSB with Del in Nashville
Todd Powers was on hand in Nashville this past Friday for Yonder Mountain String Band with Del McCoury, and The Travelin McCourys at Marathon Music. Looks like it was a good'n.