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The Tacoma, Washington, based The News Tribune has published a story about what it considers to be a stand out band at the 15th Annual Wintergrass festival during this past weekend's shindig. The Ebony Hillbillies weren't even expected to be

The Third Annual Folk Alliance Awards were presented during the 20th Annual Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, TN, on Wednesday evening, February 20, 2008. We have already mentioned the Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients: Mavis Staples Tommy Jarrell Rounder Records Other winners that may be of

Tonight's Songwriter Chat from the folks at The Bluegrass Guide will feature an online discussion with Carl Jackson. He will join host Eric Gibson on Tuesday, 2/26 at 8:00 p.m. (EST) to talk about his craft, and take questions from

The New York Times has an interesting article published last Friday (2/22) entitled A Journey Shaped by a Guitar. It gives an insight into the workings of the famous Martin Guitar company's Nazareth, Pennsylvania, factory. Spoken of in terms of being

I received an interesting E-mail message from Charles Lewis this morning. A native Eastern Kentuckian, Lewis is the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of America's Bluegrass, Inc. He has produced and hosted such Bluegrass and Gospel groups as The IIIrd.

We've written often about Berklee College Of Music in Boston and their recent embrace of the banjo and mandolin as principal instruments. Like most top music schools, Berklee requires all degree students to complete a minimum of two years of

I'm sure many of you are already familiar with iLike, and most with iTunes, but for those who aren't I thought I'd share. iLike is a social networking site that revolves around music. But the site isn't where the magic is.

The Dan Tyminski Band will appear on Saturday night's (2/23) edition of The Grand Ole Opry. This widely-heralded new group, whose debut release is expected on Rounder this spring, is headed by former Alison Krauss & Union Station and Lonesome River

Banjo pioneer Bill Keith is interviewed in a lengthy piece published online by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association. Bill talks about his current musical activities and his involvement with a number of noteworthy ensembles in his younger days. He was introduced

The SteelDrivers can be seen and heard on this week's edition of Unplugged at Studio 330 at CMT.com. They perform music from their recent self-titled debut release, and talk about the band, the material they write, and what sets them apart