• Catching up with Sarah Jarosz

    We had the chance last week to catch up with Sarah Jarosz, just a few days after her debut appearance on Austin City Limits. For this Texas teen and celebrated Sugar Hill artist, being a featured performer on one of America's

  • Bill Monroe in the Big Apple

    Just in time for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, the Owenboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau has made a Bill Monroe ad buy for the huge digital billboard in New York's Times Square. The ad will run November 15 to January

  • Musician health issues on WFDU

    For the past several years, IBMA has tried to interest members n wellness issues, offering seminars at their annual convention to help music professionals look after their health proactively. Living on the road and working odd hours can place a

  • Sleepy Man Banjo Boys

    Who doesn't love cute kids playing bluegrass? I know I do. Presented for your musical enjoyment... the quick pickin' Mizzone Brothers from Lebanon Township, NJ. Big brother Tommy (13) plays mandolin and guitar, with younger siblings Robbie (11) on fiddle and

  • Monroeville on TV Sunday

    Monroeville is featured in Sunday morning's edition of The Today Show, which airs on NBC affiliates across the US. NBC sent correspondent Jenna Wolfe to shoot a piece on the Ole Smoky Distillery in Gatlinburg, TN back in September. This outfit

  • Great music on Austin City Limits

    This weekend's edition of Austin City Limits is packed with stellar bluegrass and acoustic music. Steve Martin is the headliner - along with his trusty band, Steep Canyon Rangers - and young acoustic songstress Sarah Jarosz is performing as well. Both

  • Alison Brown in American Songwriter

    American Songwriter has a nice interview with banjo maven and Compass Records President Alison Brown, on the occasion of her DVD release, Live At Blair. This is a concert with her quartet, along with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven. The quartet is consists