Gary B. Reid has been given the Best Discography award by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections for his 2015 release, The Music of the Stanley Brothers, published by the University of Illinois Press. The award was given in the Association's Best Historical Research
Wilson Pickins Bluegrass Promotions in Westminster, SC has announced the addition of Mike Bentley & Cumberland Gap Connection to their roster. This fast-growing agency, managed by Melanie Wilson, has been extremely aggressive in 2016 and is making quite a name for
The Surry Arts Council, located in Mount Airy, NC, has announced an aggressive music series as part of their ongoing Visit Mayberry campaign. Billed as Blue Ridge & Beyond, the concerts will be held in the town's historic Earle Theatre and
Sweden's Original Five has a clever new music video to publicize the impending release of their third album, Happy Landing, due November 25 on Rootsy Records. The song is clever as well, written by guitarist and vocalist Jonas Spahn, called Tomorrow's Just Another Night
This will be my last column before the presidential race is all over, which means that one week from today, we in the bluegrass community can all go back to liking each other again. Back in the early days of this
Thanks to Tom Gray, former bassist with both The Country Gentlemen and Seldom Scene, who shared the news earlier today on Facebook, we can all share in celebrating the 45th Anniversary of one of the most celebrated bands in the
East Of Monroe is a new bluegrass group based in Virginia and Maryland, made up of experienced musicians who have gotten together to focus on original music written primarily within the group. Members include Billy Bud on bass, Gary Alan Ferguson on
This evening at 8:00 p.m., East Tennessee State University and their bluegrass Pride Band are set to make history. At least in the bluegrass world. The Departments of Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music Studies and Mass Communications will jointly present
Ear Trumpet Labs, a boutique microphone manufacturer in Portland, OR, has introduced their latest creation: a new microphone for upright bass players. One of the quirks of Ear Trumpet's company culture is that all of their products carry a woman's name
Late in October 1963, bluegrass singer Bill Clifton and his family moved to England for what was planned to be a six to nine month stay. He remained in Europe for four years. During that time, he played in western
