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What's this...? Rock 'n' roll banjo man Todd Taylor playing an Earl Scruggs tune? Someone must have gotten their signals crossed. Nope... Taylor is just returning to the Scruggs' style banjo he mastered in his youth, when he first came to

Billy Blue Records has a music video this week for their current single with Authentic Unlimited, Big Wheels. And no, it has nothing to do with the popular children's three wheel bike. Written by AU bassist and vocalist Jerry Cole, this

Simultaneous with the pre-sale announcement of a vinyl edition of their current Dark Shadow Recordings album, Cambium, Full Cord has released a music video for one of the songs, Wild Mountain Rose. The vinyl release is a collaboration between Dark Shadow

Back in February we reported that 16-year-old North Carolina banjo phenom, Bayla Davis, who plays with her siblings in Newfound Gap, had been chosen as a a 2023-’24 Learning and Media Lab Fellowship by From The Top, an organization that seeks to further

The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC, a museum and social center commemorating the contributions of the region's most famous native, has opened a new exhibit, Born of the Broad River: The Life and Career of Earl Scruggs in His

Arnold Shultz; Arnold Shultz with Pendleton Vandiver The IBMA Foundation, the educational and philanthropic outreach of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced the 2024 grants from their Arnold Shultz Fund, awarded each year in honor of the Kentucky blues musician,

Rhonda Vincent at the McDowell County Roundup (8/12/22) - photo by Laura Tate Photography When the Queen of Bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent, releases new music, people in our industry sit up and take notice. And so they will today, as Rhonda has released

Bluegrass music continues to expand its audience in new ways as the genre grows in popularity. The music television show, Bluegrass Ridge, announced the addition of two new networks to its growing list of syndication. AIM Country and DBTV have

When IBMA made the surprise announcement last fall that 2024 would be the last year for World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, members were told they would be asked for feedback about a potential move, and that a decision was likely

The IBMA Foundation has launched their fourth Strings For Dreams raffle today, where a lucky winner could end up with a classic Deering Golden Era banjo for only a $20 ticket. This is a major fundraising opportunity for the Foundation to