The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced The Infamous Stringdusters as hosts for the 32nd annual Bluegrass Music Awards, to be held September 30 in Raleigh, NC. The 'Dusters will also appear as musical artists on the show, which will include
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Farmin’ Man video from The Kody Norris Show
Rebel Records has released a new single for The Kody Norris Show, along with a music video, the fourth from their current album, All Suited Up. This one is for Farmin' Man, one Norris wrote, and boy does it get along
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Drone footage of Sideline at SamJam 2021
To close out a week full of festival coverage, here is video shot by a drone hovering over the 2021 SamJam Bluegrass Festival in Piketon, OH. It captures a power beginning to Sideline's closing set on September 4, which began with
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Red Toad Road video by Carolyn Eyerly
Northern Virginia bluegrass singer and songwriter, Carolyn Eyerly, has released a music video for another of the songs on her current Patuxent Music album, The Sunny Side of Life. This one is called Red Toad Road, which Carolyn says was inspired
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Banjo NewsLetter suspends publication
Following closely on the death of Spencer Nitchie, his brother and business partner, Donald, has announced that Banjo NewsLetter, the print periodical for banjo players, will suspend publication following the current September issue. Donald and Spencer took over the magazine when
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Video Premiere: Goin’ Up The Mountain from Shannon Slaughter
Shannon Slaughter has a new single today, with a music video to boot! Unsurprisingly, it's a driving grasser with a bluesy feel, a new song called Goin' Up The Mountain, written by Slaughter and Chris Burton. Equally unsurprisingly, he is supported
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Bluegrass Hall of Fame launches My Bluegrass Story on RFD-TV
The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is a wonderful resource for lovers of the music, and for those wanting to learn more about the history and development of the style. Located in Owensboro, KY, it serves as a
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Build Yourself an Ark video from Kat Wallace and David Sasso
Kat Wallace and David Sasso are a folk/bluegrass/Americana duo who write and record original music from their respective homes in Boston, MA and New Haven, CT. They met as members of the bluegrass band, Five 'n Change, and began their
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IBMA announces proof of vaccination and indoor masking for World of Bluegrass ’21
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced updated health and safety protocols this afternoon for the 2021 World of Bluegrass Convention and associated events next month in Raleigh, NC. These are in response to heightened concerns about COVID spread, and
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Ralph Stanley II receives Mentor Award from Tomorrow’s Bluegrass Stars
Libby Hall, Lauran Price-Napier, Wyatt Ellis, William Lawson, Ralph Stanley II, John Meador, and Ashlyn Smith Earlier this month, at the Osborne Brothers Hometown Festival in Hyden, KY, Ralph Stanley II received a Menor Award from Tomorrow's Bluegrass Stars, an organization dedicated