• European Bluegrass Summit, round 2

    Richard Hawkins, proprietor of the Bluegrass Ireland Blog - and a regular contributor to the European Bluegrass Blog - has a new piece about the second European Bluegrass Summit at Bühl, Germany, held February 5-7, 2010. Richard contributed an overview of

  • Sam Bush TV – the instruments

    The latest episode of Sam Bush TV finds Sammy showing off some of his many prized mandolins, starting with Hoss, the 1937 F-5 with the block inlays that has been long associated with his music.

  • Busted video from Patty Loveless

    Also with a new video is Patty Loveless, from her Mountain Soul II album. The record again puts Patty in an acoustic setting, and celebrates both the traditional music she heard and played before her huge success in country music, and

  • $30,000 from The MACC to St. Jude

    Shortly after the conclusion of this past weekend's SPBGMA convention in Nashville, The Grascals headed for Memphis with Randy Kohrs in tow. But it wasn't for a show; they were on a mission of mercy. Their destination was the the St.

  • New faces of Discover Bluegrass

    We posted last month about the upcoming revision to the IBMA's Discover Bluegrass DVD, a major part of the organization's efforts to cultivate interest in bluegrass music among younger students. Though most of the material in this video will remain

  • 2010 SPBGMA winners (updated)

    Last night (2/8) saw the 2010 awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) handed out in Nashville. Unfortunately, the awards show was in competition with the Super Bowl broadcast, and a large political event

  • Monster takes the cake

    Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for their impressive Super Bowl victory. I know that their are plenty of Who Datz in the bluegrass nation, and I'm sure they are savoring the moment. Once again, the commercials between game segments were

  • BMP, WWB launch Top 30 Countdown

    World Wide Bluegrass, in conjunction with Bluegrass Music Profiles, has announced the imminent debut of a new monthly radio show online. Top 30 Hot Singles Countdown will be heard for the first time tomorrow, February 9 at 6:00 p.m. (EST). It

  • Boys In Hats and Ties

    Big Country Bluegrass debuted their new song, The Boys In Hats and Ties, at the Good Home Grown Music booth at the SPGBMA Convention yesterday (2/6). The song will be featured as the #1 cut for their upcoming album, Back