The Bluegrass Babies are back with a precious Christmas video for 2012. If you have young children, siblings, nieces and nephews, or grandchildren, they are certain to enjoy these musical musings. The Babies are the brainchild of British children’s book illustrator Caroline
Bluegrass For Kids
Pickin’ at the Apple store
Here's ones for all the Apple fans out there. (Haters, keep it to yourself.) Our friends at Whynoceros, who developed the Barnyard Bluegrass app for iOS devices, showed up at the Apple store in Portland to entertain the folks in line to
More photos from the Gettysburg fest
Here is another gallery from last weekend's Gettysburg Bluegrass festival. All photos by Frank Baker.
The Vandalia Gathering – West Virginia’s Family Reunion
Recently over the Memorial Day Weekend, the West Virginia Department of Culture and History, celebrated the 36th annual Vandalia Gathering. The event is a celebration of traditional arts and all things West Virginia, held in the Cultural Center, adjacent to
Newtown brings bluegrass to Miami school
This post is a contribution from Kati Penn, who recounts her recent visit to Florida with Newtown that included a Bluegrass In The Schools event in Miami. In late February 2012 Lexington based bluegrass band, Newtown, traveled to Miami, FL to
More Bearfoot in the schools
The International Bluegrass Music Museum sent along another set of photos from Bearfoot's two week residency at the museum in Owensboro, KY. The guys and gals were in town to give presentations to school kids in Western Kentucky, something for which
Barnyard Bluegrass on your iPhone
Got a small child in the house who likes to play with your iPad? The folks at Whynoceros Apps have developed a fun game for youngsters called Barnyard Bluegrass. Like most such apps, it seeks to both educate and entertain, and
Bearfoot in residence at IBMM
Bearfoot spent last week in Owensboro, KY, where they will be this week as well, serving as Artists In Residence with the International Bluegrass Music Museum. During this time they will perform at 22 nearby elementary schools, giving the students
And A Little Child Shall Lead Them?
My wife and I recently held a bluegrass festival, Gabefest, and among the bands we booked was a newer group of talented young musicians, Monroeville. One of the reasons we chose them was the fact that we knew they had performed
Bearfoot in the schools
Bearfoot has just released an online video, highlighting a recent visit the band made to both an elementary and high school in Gillette, Wyoming this past February. The group was created in Alaska some years ago as a result of just