• Austin Koerner to Nu-Blu

    Nu-Blu has chosen an online video to introduce their most recent member, mandolinist Austin Koerner. Austin isn't really all that new - he appears on the band's recent CD, The Blu-Disc - but he is the newest, and he shares a

  • It’s Alive!

    In addition to being a highly-regarded banjo luthier, Warren Yates has a reputation as a merry prankster, with a touch of theatrical flair. Things must be slow in the banjo world, as Yates found the time to create this clever video

  • Niall Toner and Airplay Direct

    Airplay Direct had recently announced an expansion into the international market for their popular and successful radio delivery service. The company now services 6,700 stations worldwide in more than 100 countries, with close to 30,000 artist and record label members

  • Two new videos

    Here are a pair of new videos, while not from specifically bluegrass acts, show the influence that traditional string band music of many kinds has on contemporary artists. This first is a minor key remake of the classic Stars Fell On

  • Mike Munford in BNL

    Mike Munford, the mega-talented banjo picker with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, will grace the September cover of Banjo NewsLetter. The issue will also feature an in-depth interview with Mike conducted by regular BNL contributor Ira Gitlin, a highly-regarded picker

  • ETSU Pride Band for 2011-12

    The Bluegrass Pride Band, the elite performing group of the Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music program at the East Tennessee State University, made their debut performance for the 2011-2012 academic year on Friday (8/26) in Kingsport, TN. The school offers

  • Left handed fiddler Katrina Pearce

    Is a left handed fiddler sort of like a cross-eyed fiddler? 2007 Grand Masters champ Katrina Pearce's eyes are just fine, and so is her southpaw stroke on the fiddle. She is a 3 time national champion fiddler, and served as

  • Sierra Hull: Tell Me Tomorrow video

    Sierra Hull and CMT have released another video from her current album, Daybreak. This time, the song is Tell Me Tomorrow, which Sierra performs live in a studio setting with her own band, plus a couple of ringers. Clay Hess is

  • One More Night from Joy Kills Sorrow

    Joy Kills Sorrow stopped by the offices of Acoustic Guitar magazine for an impromptu concert during their west coast tour this week. Have a look as they perform the song One More Night from their brand new CD, This Unknown Science,

  • The Goat Rodeo Sessions

    Anytime you learn that Chris Thile is involved with a new project, you can expect it to be fun-filled and unbounded. Seeing Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan in the lineup suggests an interesting push/pull between the bluegrass, classical and new