As part of this past weekend's European World of Bluegrass convention in Voorthuizen, The Netherlands, a new top European Bluegrass Band for 2014 has been chosen. Dunderhead, a group from Sweden, took first place honors this year in the band competition.
Earlier today, the International Bluegrass Music Association and the city of Raleigh, NC announced that they have extended their contract to host the annual World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh for an additional three years. When the IBMA/Raleigh partnership was
Young Liam Purcell was the recipient of a music scholarship from the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation's Play It Forward program, allowing him to attend the Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy during last weekend's Five String Fest in North Carolina. Liam lives in nearby Deep
The Country Music Association in Nashville has today announced their 2014 class to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. One of the recipients is the bluegrass legend, Mac Wiseman, who will be inducted this year along with
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the invited showcase artists who will perform on their late night Bluegrass Ramble stages, and at various other events during World of Bluegrass and the Wide Open Bluegrass festival (September 30 - October
For residents and travelers in the western parts of Virginia and North Carolina, and east Tennessee, the Blue Ridge Parkway is a landmark of many years' duration. The road runs more than 450 miles through the Appalachian Mountains, through both
The Americana Music Association is inviting members to submit nominations for the the 2014 Americana Honors & Awards, which will be announced during their Americana Music Festival & Conference (9/17-21) in Nashville. Categories include best album, song, artist, emerging artist, instrumentalist and duo/group
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced some changes for the 2014 World of Bluegrass events. This will be second year in their new location of Raleigh, NC, running from September 30 through October 4. Over those five days, IBMA will
Lisa Jacobi sent along this whimsical video showing what really counts at the 2014 Folk Alliance Conference in Kansas City, MO.
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with his final report from SPBGMA 2014, including a stop at the Bluegrass Bus Museum for a demonstration of the Bill Monroe whirligig.
