Recently, The American Banjo Museum, the Oklahoma Arts Council, and the Oklahoma History Center partnered to bring Back to our Roots: An exploration of Roots Music to Oklahoma City. The evening was a discussion of the intersections of jazz, blues,
Grassicana
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Emi Sunshine – new music with an old sound
At 13 years old, Emi Sunshine is already an accomplished singer, musician and songwriter. She’s a fresh face in Americana music, yet her sound is classic country. Bluegrass Today caught up with Emi at The Festy Experience last month. In addition
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Emi Sunshine on with Bob Mitchell this weekend
Old time singer and Americana artist Emi Sunshine will be the guest this on B.O.B, Best of Bluegrass with Bob Mitchell, one of our reporting DJs for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart. The 13 year old Tennessean was Bob's studio
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Festy 2017 report, part un
The Infamous Stringdusters and Sam Bush Band jam at the 2017 Festy Experience - photo by Teresa Gereaux This is the first of two reports on this year's Festy. We'll also have a lovely photo essay and report from Gina Proulx
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Somethin’ Sweet – track premiere from The Railsplitters
The Railsplitters, who hail from Boulder, CO, have a new album, Jump In, set to drop on November 10. They have graciously agreed to share a track with our readers in advance. The band was a hit at the recent IBMA
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O Heartbreaker video from Front Country
Front Country was among the alternative acoustic groups who brought their music to the IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention in 2015, where they were an invited showcase act. Since that time their star has continued to shine, based on the
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The Native Howl brings the thrash grass
And now for something completely different... If you've been following bluegrass more than a few years, you'll have heard a number of hybrids mixing it with country music, or folk, old time, rock, hip hop, or jazz. We've seen acoustic heavy
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Great Eastern Music Festival debuts this weekend
For those of you on the more progressive end of the bluegrass scene, here’s a new festival to check out. The Great Eastern Music Festival will debut this Saturday, September 16 at the Montauk Lighthouse on Long Island, NY. It’s
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Sisters Folk Festival falls victim to wildfires, cancels event
The Sisters Folk Festival in Oregon has announced the cancellation of this weekend's event, owing to the poor air quality at the festival site in the central part of the state. Wildfires in Oregon, along with others in California and
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Billy Strings on Lost River Sessions
When Billy Strings performed last fall at the Capitol Arts Center in Bowling Green, KY, he shot this video for Lost River Sessions before his show. He and the guys played a live version of Meet Me At The Creek, one