Bluegrass television news

The hip-hop/bluegrass mashup known as Gangstagrass has been nominated for an Emmy. The Gangstagrass track Long Hard Times To Come serves as the theme song to the FX series Justified. The track has been nominated for an Emmy in the category

Curly Seckler continues to progress well with his recovery from triple bypass surgery on April 5. He sends his thanks to all who sent a card or email, and appreciates all the encouraging messages. On May 23 Seckler made his first

The Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour has featured both up-and-coming and established bluegrass acts for as long as they have been on the air. What started as a simple radio program in Lexington, KY - hosted by folksinger Michael Jonathan -

If you missed Punch Brothers on The Tonight Show last night, here is the video from the June 16 episode. The song is Rye Whiskey, from their newly-released CD, Antifogmatic. Listening to the lyric, it would seem that the brothers are

Punch Brothers will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight (6/17). They will be on promoting their brand new CD, Antifogmatic, and playing one of the songs from the album, Rye Whiskey. It seems that the boys have taken

Cherryholmes will be appearing on GAC TV this week, promoting their latest CD Cherryholmes IV Common Threads. Look for them on the On The Streets program, airing on Tuesday June 15 at 1:00 and 9:00 p.m. (EDT), and again several more

Talang 2010 is the 2010 version of Sweden's Got Talent. Swedish bluegrass group Cold Mountain Band made it as far as the semi-finals before the show's judges passed over them. But it's not over yet. Only two groups were selected

We've written several times of late about Some Strange Country, the fine new CD from Crooked Still. There were a couple of videos, and a lengthy interview with banjoist Greg Liszt published here earlier this month. The band also appeared recently

The Austin Chronicle has a piece, published on April 28, about the most recent taping of Austin City Limits the night before. Featured on the program, which will air nationally on PBS at a later date, was young Texas songstress Sarah

We've posted several times recently about Up On The Ridge, the bluegrass/Americana-themed album from Dierks Bentley due June 8 on Capitol Records. It's an interesting record, with many moments of pure brilliance, and it could attract a lot of attention