With a new album, Ministry In Song, expected on Friday from Larry Sparks, Rebel Records has released a music video of the first single for us to enjoy. It's Larry's take on the Hank Williams classic, House of Gold, delivered with
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British professor doing survey on Bluegrass and Religion
Pete Ward, a theology professor at Durham University in England, has begun doing research for a book on Bluegrass and Religion. To that end, he has created an online survey and is asking bluegrass lovers worldwide to take a fe minutes
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Remembering Earl “J.T.” Gray
Musicians, employees (past and present), friends, and fans gathered Sunday afternoon at the World Famous Station Inn to pay homage to its longtime owner, musician, and friend to all, Earl "J.T." Gray. At age 75, the beloved proprietor passed away
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Cowboys and Indians from Wyatt Rice and the ETSU Spacegrass Unit
Earlier this week we wrote about the 13 students who graduated last week from East Tennessee State University with either a bachelor's degree or a minor concentration from the Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Must Studies program. Today we have
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IBMA webinar on streaming licenses May 18
The International Bluegrass Music Association is hosting another of its IBMA365 educational webinars next week on Facebook. This one is focused on the legal issues surrounding offering live streaming events online, and what sort of licenses are required to do
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Sea of Heartbreak from The Country Store – socially distanced video
Hugh Moore with OMS Records in Nashville has put together another of his socially-distanced videos, combining tracks from pickers all across the US into an impressive audio and video mix of classic traditional bluegrass. This latest, for Don Gibson's Sea of
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Never Too Old For Love video from Niall Toner and Andrea Booth
Veteran Irish grasser Niall Toner is back with a new song about the pleasures of aging, written and recorded with fellow Dubliner, Andrea Booth. Never Too Old For Love is just the sort of song to bring a smile to those
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Video Premiere: Copper Kettle from Tommy Emmanuel with Rob & Trey
Friday is the release day for Accomplice Series Vol. 1, the new EP from guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley. It features these three virtuoso instrumentalists in a spontaneous, free wheeling recording, capturing them without careful
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Video Premiere: Graber Gryass celebrates healing with It Was Always You
The second album from Memphis, TN's Graber Gryass, Spaceman’s Wonderbox, is set for release later this month with a dozen of Michael Graber's songs performed in a funky, grassy, trippy sort of style. Interestingly, the record was tracked in 2020
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IBMA Foundation announces Crandall Creek Scholarship
The IBMA Foundation, the philanthropic and educational arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced the Crandall Creek Scholarship starting with the Fall 2021 semester. This new benefit will offer a $1000 college scholarship to a student who demonstrates both