The International Bluegrass Music Association has officially announced this morning the good news we discussed last week, that they are moving full-speed ahead to an in-person World of Bluegrass week in Raleigh at the end of September. There will also
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Rusty Veins video from The Timber Rattlers
The Timber Rattlers, a bluegrass quartet from Missoula, MT, have released their debut album, Last Echo, which features 11 new tracks of primarily original material written within the band. To celebrate, they have shared a live-in-the-studio video of the opening
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IBMA greenlights 2021 World of Bluegrass in Raleigh
Here's some of the best news we’ve reported in a while: hotel rooms and tickets for IBMA’s World of Bluegrass go on sale next week, the surest sign yet that the event will return to in-person status in Raleigh this
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IBMA Industry and Momentum Award nominations deadline May 31
Anyone interested in suggesting themselves or others for 2021 IBMA Industry or Momentum Awards should note that the deadline for submissions is May 31. The same deadline applies to nominations for Distinguished Achievement Awards and the Songwriter Showcase. The entire nomination
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Marcy Marxer preparing to film All Wigged Out for TV
Marcy Marxer, known to bluegrass an old time music lovers from her long-running duo with her partner, Cathy Fink, has announced plans to film her one-woman show, All Wigged Out, for possible television or movie house distribution. The show, which features
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Preachin’, Prayin’, Soul Savin’ Man video from Bobby & Teddi Cyrus
Pinecastle Records has a new music video this week from Bobby & Teddi Cyrus, taken from their current, self-titled album with the label. This is one that Bobby wrote with Ronnie Bowman, called Preachin' Prayin' Soul Savin' Man. In the song, Teddi
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Common Ground events to remain virtual in 2021
Common Ground on the Hill in Maryland has announced that their major summer events this year will remain virtual as a result of uncertainties about COVID-19 restrictions. That includes their popular Deer Creek Fiddler's Convention and the three Traditions Weeks
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Spotswood Rice video from Standard Crow Behavior
Standard Crow Behavior, from Dresden in Germany, has released a live video performance of one of the songs on their debut recording, Talking to Space. Regular readers will recall a profile we did of the band last year in Lee Zimmerman's
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If You’re Thinking You Want A Stranger – more socially-distanced EuroGrass
Here is another socially-distanced video from our bluegrass pals in Eastern Europe. More specifically, music produced and recorded by Ralph and Chris Schut in the Czech Republic, with help from several of their picker friends nearby, and vocals from members of
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Maggie Walker video from Tom Carter & Tom Sauber
Today, Tiki Parlour Recordings is releasing a double album set that will be in the running as the old time project of the year. It is certainly one of great interest to that community, containing both archival and newly recorded