Bluegrass film/movie news

Wouldn't it be fun to sit down with a few first or second generation bluegrass artists, and listen to their stories of the old days? I've been fortunate to have a few opportunities to do so, and I never miss a

A very thankful trend this past few years has been the notable increase in feature length and short form films being made about bluegrass music. It may be a factor of the wider availability of digital recording and editing gear,

Give Me The Banjo, the recent film documentary about our beloved 5 string by Marc Fields, is now available to Netflix subscribers. Though Fields lists as the project's writer, director and producer, it really was a team effort. Tony Trischka was

The Good Doctor of Bluegrass, Ralph Stanley, seems set to enjoy another pop culture boost with his involvement in the soundtrack for a second major motion picture. His primitive, plaintive rendition of Oh Death was an pivotal plot point in 2000's

An official trailer has been released for Herschel Sizemore: Mandolin In B, a film documentary of his life and musical career by Rick Bowman. The film is centered around a star-studded benefit show for Sizemore and his wife earlier this year,

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out will host a 20th Anniversary concert this Saturday (6/2) at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, TN, the site of the Bluegrass Underground radio and television tapings. The concert will be filmed for a live DVD which

Darin & Brooke Aldridge have released a live concert DVD, featuring 14 tracks filmed on the set of The Bluegrass Road, an upcoming television series to be aired on the BlueHighways TV network, which debuts this Sunday, May 13. It's entitled

There has been news this past few months about a number of films about bluegrass and acoustic music. The long-awaited Punch Brothers movie is finally out, and work is nearly finished on The Porchlight Sessions. It's a great time for independent

The Herschel Sizemore documentary film project to which we alluded back in February continues apace. With a working title of Herschel Sizemore: A Mandolin in B, producer/director Rick Bowman has created a crowd sourcing campaign at indiegogo to raise funds to

Finally! After three years of shooting and editing - and another year of finagling and politicking - the Punch Brothers movie, How To Grow A Band, is set to hit the screen this week. This highly-anticipated independent documentary is the work