Ole Smoky Distillery in east Tennessee has announced the launch this week of their new Jars & Jams Virtual Concert Series, a weekly Facebook Live event to benefit regional charities. Since the company was started in 2010, they have used live
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Tomorrow’s Bluegrass Stars Online Bluegrass Festival on track for tomorrow
Since we wrote last week about plans for an online youth bluegrass festival, hosted and promoted with Tomorrow's Bluegrass Stars (TBS), we have learned from 17 year old organizer, Autumn Moore, that she has found enough young bands willing to participate, and
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Caring and sharing – bluegrass radio resources while quarantined
In these days of severe, but necessary, restrictions, we are all looking for ways to relieve the monotony of ground-hog days with little changing, nor prospects of much changing soon. So, responding to a request, the host of Bluegrass Signal
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Tomorrow’s Bluegrass Stars launch online youth festival
Autumn Moore, a 17 year old bluegrass fiddler and singer in central Pennsylvania, has come up with a great idea to unite young pickers all over the country by organizing an online festival for Easter weekend. With so many families
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Nashville Mayor rescues Station Inn livestreams
If you follow the restrictions and cancelations related to the spread of the corona virus in the US, you already know that things change very quickly in an environment like this. But we have an uplifting story to share about
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Lorraine’s Coffee House launches online streaming
Lorraine's Coffee House & Music in Garner, NC is about to join the streaming revolution. The caffeine shot and bluegrass spot near Raleigh has been presenting live music since Lorraine Jordan opened the venue a couple of years ago. But starting
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John Jorgenson launches new web series, The Guitarist
Multi-instrumentalist John Jorgenson has announced the launch of a new web series, The Guitarist, in partnership with K-S Productions and American Musical Supply. Bluegrass fans know John from his work in Earl Scruggs' band towards the end of Earl's life, and
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Aynsley Plays Kenny returns tomorrow
This past summer Aynsley Porchak, the super talented fiddler with Carolina Blue, came up with a great idea for a social media promotion. A devoted student of Kenny Baker, Porchak set out to record and post a video of her
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Bluegrass Today says farewell to Barry Silverstein
Almost since we launched Bluegrass Today in the fall of 2011, we have offered a free, twice-monthly email newsletter on successful bluegrass marketing, written by Barry Silverstein. When he retired from his career as a direct marketing professional, Barry took to
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Fiddlin’ film now on iTunes and Amazon
Fiddlin', the feature-length documentary film about the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA, is now available on two major streaming services online. Both Amazon and iTunes have added the film to their catalog today, allowing viewers to either purchase or