Music

The acoustic music scene in Boston has brought forth a number of exciting young groups this past few year. Crooked Still set the bar high with their recordings, and others like Joy Kills Sorrow, Broken Blossoms, Della Mae and The

Another young group that is making waves in the bluegrass/acoustic world is Rockin' Acoustic Circus, an Oklahoma band of talented teens - with one "old guy" riding herd. Their ages range from 15 to 18 (plus the "old guy") and

Who doesn't love cute kids playing bluegrass? I know I do. Presented for your musical enjoyment... the quick pickin' Mizzone Brothers from Lebanon Township, NJ. Big brother Tommy (13) plays mandolin and guitar, with younger siblings Robbie (11) on fiddle and

In our continuing coverage of the Spanish bluegrass scene... Lluis Gómez, influential Spanish banjo pioneer and long-time member of the Barcelona Bluegrass Band, has just published the first-ever banjo instruction book in Spanish. Manual de iniciación al banjo de cinco cuerdas

Back in April we shared some information about the Cubero Brothers, Los Hermanos Cubero, a guitar/mandolin duo from Spain who inject a healthy dose of Bill Monroe into the traditional folk music of España. The brothers are Roberto on mandolin

Fresh off the release of Hit The Road, their debut CD on Rural Rhythm, The Bartley Brothers have announced that Jesse Jeffries has joined the band on bass and tenor vocals. Jeffries will be familiar to Ohio valley bluegrass fans from

We heard yesterday from Rob Ickes, who shared some details about this year's ResoSummit, the 4-day resonator guitar symposium he hosts annually in Nashville. A series of workshops and performances occur at the Scarritt Bennett conference center and the Station

This weekend's edition of Austin City Limits is packed with stellar bluegrass and acoustic music. Steve Martin is the headliner - along with his trusty band, Steep Canyon Rangers - and young acoustic songstress Sarah Jarosz is performing as well. Both

Another first generation bluegrass musician passed away this week, right here in our hometown. John Bell, who used the stage name "Remus," performed with Reno & Smiley when they first formed. He died this past Monday, November 1. Remus first worked

American Songwriter has a nice interview with banjo maven and Compass Records President Alison Brown, on the occasion of her DVD release, Live At Blair. This is a concert with her quartet, along with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven. The quartet is consists