Bluegrass instructional resources

The Mason Ruble Memorial Scholarship, named in honor of the young Kansas banjo player who died tragically just before his 21st birthday, has announced their 2025 awards. This is the second year of these grants, which pay the way for

The long-running Midwest Banjo Camp, celebrating their 20th year in 2025, is introducing a track for bluegrass vocals for the first time this year. Focusing, of course, on the banjo, with instruction on bluegrass and old time banjo at four

Mountain Heritage at the KSBTM Ensemble Showcase (5/2/25) - photo © Roger Black The Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music in Hyden, Kentucky proudly hosted its Spring Ensemble Showcase in the Osborne Brothers Auditorium on Friday night, May 2. The director of

The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University is now accepting applications for their new Steve Cooley Banjo and Bluegrass Music Scholarship. Funded by anonymous donors, this new award will be given for the first time this year,

Colorado banjo player Chris Elliott is one of many bluegrass educators offering video lessons online. But he has come up with a different way to market them which should be of interest to budget-conscious students. Elliott's Banjo School was launched a

We know what you're thinking... how's the bluegrass scene in Brazil during the spring? Well, funny you should ask. Banjo Camp Brasil, which was held for the first time in 2024, was so well received that organizer Wagner Creoruska Jr,

Belgian banjo player Thierry Schoysman has launched a free web site that is dedicated to the banjo style of the great Bill Keith. Titled Bill Keith Banjo Style, the site is dedicated to offering an ongoing exploration of Bill's integrated

Fiddler Brittany Haas, currently a member of Hawktail, Punch Brothers, and Crooked Still, has been awarded the 2025 Eisenson Family Prize for American Roots Music from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The award comes from an endowed fund

Steve Cooley with Béla Fleck - photo courtesy Ashbourne Farms Morehead State University in Kentucky has announced the receipt of a $95,000 donation earmarked for a scholarship in honor of banjo legend and Kentucky native Steve Cooley. The school is the

Popular banjo player and educator Bennett Sullivan has come up with a unique instructional music festival which he is calling LickFest. It's set to run online February 22-23, and attendees will be able to spend 30 minute Demio sessions with