Bluegrass For Kids

We've written previously about Anni Beach, and the good work she does teaching bluegrass and old time music to children in the Arizona desert communities. She welcomes several dozen interested youngsters to her home near Phoenix a few days each

Attention parents (and grandparents) with toddlers on the prowl! The Bluegrass Babies have released another charming video, sure to capture your youngster's attention, and have them singing right along. Enough of those squeaky, high-pitched children' videos - teach your baby to

Chris Smith has truly loved and enjoyed bluegrass music since he was a pre-teen. That love has turned into he and four of his closest friends forming the band Caney Creek, starting a bluegrass festival, and promoting children into hearing

Melissa Auell is a banjo-playing mom in Colorado, who decided to take on the problem of not finding children's books about bluegrass music herself. Of course, it helps that she's a professional writer and illustrator already, with the necessary skills

Sunday at Grey Fox 2016 continues to have some top quality bands on the stage and the regular morning mediation and yoga classes, but it is also well known for its focus on ensuring a strong continuation of bluegrass music

As we head in to the annual season of giving, the good folks at the California Bluegrass Association are asking you to consider a donation to their Kids Instrument Lending Library. The library makes student quality bluegrass instruments available to young folks

Child prodigies have a long history in bluegrass. Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, and Chris Thile are just a few of the top performers who had been turning heads in bluegrass circles before they were old enough to drive. It's always difficult to

Frank Baker shared this gallery from The Kids Academy at the August Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, held earlier this month. And he's not done yet!

Kids On Bluegrass is a program where talented teens and youngsters are highlighted during the IBMA's World of Bluegrass each year. Special bluegrass kids are identified from around the country, and formed into a band to both entertain attendees and highlight

Regina Ann Bartlett passed away suddenly on October 1, 2014, while attending the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass event in Raleigh, North Carolina. She had been enjoying herself jamming into the early hours, but passed away in her sleep later that