• Almost Heaven in Tennessee

    For the past four years, my wife Valerie and I have enjoyed a mid-winter infusion of bluegrass by attending the annual SPBGMA convention in Nashville....

  • LocalGrass – Bellamy Hardware

    If you’ve ever visited the small town of Surgoinsville, Tennessee and traveled down Main Street, you probably didn’t pay much attention to the modest old...

  • 2012 IBMA Award Nominees

    The nominees for the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced. Awards will be distributed at the gala IBMA Awards show on September 27, held at the...

  • Skip Cherryholmes Quintet debut at IBMA

    After a long Wednesday shuffling around the Nashville Convention Center, it came time for one of the most anticipated musical performances of the week. Amidst...

  • Telluride – day three

    Here is the third photo-report from Jason Lombard, on the ground at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Elk Park, in downtown Telluride, is a  special place to...

  • Sarah Jarosz talks Follow Me Down

    It's been a big week for young Sarah Jarosz. Having just finished exams in her fourth semester at the New England Conservatory of Music, she started...