Darren Nicholson, Balsam Range mandolinist, vocalist and songwriter, will be featured this evening in a solo livestream performance from White Horse Live in Black Mountain, NC. Since COVID-19 shutdowns have restricted the ability on venues and nightspots to open, White Horse
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Wintergrass introduces PocketGrass while the festival is postponed
The good folks at Wintergrass have been pondering how best to stay in touch with bluegrass lovers in the Pacific northwest while the festival is on hold due to COVID restrictions. This festival is deeply appreciated by grassers in this part
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Mo Pitney album release at the Station Inn tomorrow night
Most music lovers in the US know Mo Pitney as a fast-rising country artist with a strong singing voice, and a knack for traditional country music and the values that attach to it. But bluegrass fans know him as one
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Uncle Phil’s Throwback Thursday
Phil Leadbetter, reigning IBMA Dobro Player of the Year - and everyone's favorite Uncle Phil - has been taking to Facebook Live from his music room on Thursday evenings for a new series he has dubbed Uncle Phil's Throwback Thursdays. The
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Ben Eldridge Week starts today at Bluegrass Stories
Bluegrass Stories, the podcast featuring interviews with bluegrass personalities with Katy Daley and Howard Parker, has reached its sixth series of conversations. The first episode of Series 6 released last week, a discussion with Jen Larson, the Archives Manager at
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Ashokan Bluegrass Camp to offer sliding scale for 2020 virtual experience
As have nearly all bluegrass instructional offerings this year, the Ashokan Bluegrass Camp, normally held in Olivebridge, NY, is moving to a virtual workshop for their 2020 edition. They will retain the same lineup of top level teachers, but simply move
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Butch Robins plays 100 tunes in 100 days
One of the most interesting and exceptional people I have been able to meet in the bluegrass world is banjo man, Butch Robins. In his 71 years, Butch has been there and done that, working with some of the most
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UPDATE – Brandon Lee Adams livestream concert coming August 29
UPDATE 8/14 - Owing to technical difficulties during the July 25 live stream, Brandon Lee Adams and beyerdynamic are teaming up again on August 29 to demonstrate Adams' fine singing, playing, and songwriting, plus the effectiveness of the beyerdynamics microphones
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Spirit of Grey Fox virtual festival this weekend
The annual Grey Fox festival in New York has long been considered one of the nation's best, offering high quality bluegrass, old time, and acoustic roots music in a carefully organized setting for more than 35 years. Needless to say,
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Bluegrass Music TV wins Telly Award
Bluegrass Music TV, the video distribution and promotional arm of 615 Hideaway Entertainment in Nashville, has picked up a Telly Award in the Social Media Live Event category. The award was given for their two-hour video, broadcast live on Facebook, called