The great Earl Scruggs, now ten years gone
10 years ago, on March 28, 2012, Earl Eugene Scruggs, noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo-picking style that bears his famous name, passed away. The...
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Molly Tuttle returns to her bluegrass roots with Crooked Tree
Molly Tuttle could be considered a wunderkind. With four critically acclaimed solo releases in nearly as many years, she's risen to the highest pantheons of...
IBMA Foundation launches Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant
The IBMA Foundation is really on a roll this year, bringing new ways to support young bluegrass artists to the fore on what seems like...
Crooked Tree from Molly Tuttle
Nonesuch Records has released a new single from their upcoming album with Molly Tuttle, the title track, Crooked Tree. Bluegrass lovers are excited about the music from...
Carson Peters talks about his time on The Voice
This week seventeen-year-old singer and fiddler, Carson Peters, was eliminated from NBC’s The Voice during the Knockout round of the singing contest. In a phone...
Gabe Hirshfeld to Full Cord Bluegrass
Full Cord, a Michigan-based bluegrass group of some 14 years standing, has announced the addition of Gabe Hirshfeld to the band on banjo. Hirshfeld, a Boston...
Béla Fleck’s My Bluegrass Heart at FreshGrass 2021
Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart at FreshGrass 2021 - photo © Dave Hollender Our friend Dave Hollender was at the 2021 FreshGrass festival in North Adams,...
So long Band of Kelleys… hello, Paper Dolls
The Band of Kelleys had been making quite a splash on the bluegrass scene this past few years. A family group from Augusta, Georgia which...
Big changes for Mile Twelve – Korey Brodsky and Ella Jordan join band
Boston-based contemporary bluegrass band Mile Twelve has announced some big changes going forward. Founding member, fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hines, and mandolinist David Benedict, have announced their departure...
A visit to Průcha Bluegrass Instruments in Prague
This visit with Jaroslav Průcha is a contribution from Matt Scutchfield, a music vlogger, journalist, graduate of Berklee College of Music, and current associate concert producer...
