Bluegrass film/movie news

  • The Banjo Project – a documentary

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    One of the most defining aspects of the bluegrass sound is the addition made by the 5-string banjo. It is the most "American" of all the instruments comprising a bluegrass band.  There is a lot of lore, and misinformation, about

  • Bach and Friends DVD now available

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    Bach & Friends... That may sound like a name for a Saturday morning cartoon show, but it's actually a newly released DVD that any fan of the music of J.S. Bach, or of fine acoustic string music in general, will

  • Grassers in Bach and Friends

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    What happens when a bluegrass banjo player makes a documentary film about a legendary 18th century composer? The result with Michael Lawrence is Bach and Friends, due for DVD release early in 2010. The film looks at the timeless music of

  • Charlie Daniels Christmas package

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    Charlie Daniels has worn a good many hats over his 50 years in the music business. His first big hit came in 1973 with Uneasy Rider, a countryfied talking blues, years before the rap craze began. The hilarious song, following on

  • Who Shot Lester Monroe?

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    That's the question on the lips of almost everyone in the bluegrass world. OK... maybe not just yet. But when this new film debuts during the IBMA Fan Fest on October 2, it is sure to be a lively topic of

  • Always Been A Rambler

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    Apropos of Richard's fine tribute to Mike Seeger, here is some related news. The Arhoolie Foundation has recently released a DVD of the Yasha Aginsky film, Always Been A Rambler, an hour-long documentary on the New Lost City Ramblers, of which

  • Throw Down Your Heart on Reelz

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    Béla Fleck and his filmmaker brother, Sascha Paladino, were interviewed recently on the ReelzChannel, a web site for serious movie buffs. They discussed their new film,  Throw Down Your Heart, the documentary film about the making of Béla's new CD

  • Why Old Time?

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    Why Old Time? is a new film from Chris Valluzzo and Sean Kotz of Horse Archer Productions that seeks to answer that musical question in a documentary film format. The project is still in the editing stage, and Valluzzo told us

  • Bluegrass Hotel – Newgrass turns 40

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    Another major benefit concert is scheduled for March 20 in Louisville, KY. The show is intended to mark 2009 as the 40th anniversary of newgrass music, and the crucial role that Louisville played in its birth and development. In fact there