• Johnson and Lester shoot for Sarasota paper

    Recently the newsroom at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune welcomed guests Mark Johnson and Emory Lester, along with bassist Kene Hyatt, for an impromptu concert in their on-site video studio. The guys stopped by ahead of an October 23 concert in nearby Fogartyville and offered

  • Hard Cry Moon video from Donna Ulisse

    Hard Cry Moon is the name of bluegrass singer/songwriter Donna Ulisse's latest album, and her most recent video. It's an old-time country weeper written by Donna and her husband, Rick Stanley, about a long night of tears and heartbreak. This marks her

  • Nightflyer to Echo Mountain

    More news from Echo Mountain Entertainment... Following last week's announcement that she would be responsible for booking Corey Hensley comes news that Bella Johnson and Echo Mountain Entertainment will be handling representation for Nightflyer. The band hails from southern Ohio, with Richard

  • UPROXX highlights Sleepy Man Banjo Boys

    The latest edition of Uncharted from UPROXX is a profile of everyone's favorite New Jersey grassers, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, now going as Sleepy Man. The three teens, Johnny, Robbie, and Tommy Mizzone, have gone from cute kids to more

  • Gold Heart in Europe 2015

    Gold Heart is taking their family-style bluegrass to central Europe this month, visiting Austria and Germany on their travels. They have promised to send along a few reports as they go. This one comes from guitarist and middle sister Jocey Gold. It's always a highlight to

  • Avetts in Charlottesville

    When North Carolina rock/grass sensations The Avett Brothers were performing recently in Charlottesville, VA we were fortunate to have Gina Proulx on hand to capture the action. Here is a gallery of images from the show she shared for our

  • Grand Masters results for 2015

    We've just received the results from the 2015 Grand Masters Fiddler Championship, held September 26-27 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Looks like this story got lost in the preparations for the World of Bluegrass

  • Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising take IMEA bluegrass award

    On October 24 at a ceremony in Marietta, GA, Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising accepted the Bluegrass Group of the Year award from the International Music & Entertainment Association. The organization exists to honor the best music produced by independent bands and artists around

  • Steve & Edie on the Tonight Show

    Steve Martin & Edie Brickell are scheduled to appear on tonight's October 29 edition of the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC. They will perform the first single from their upcoming duet album, So Familiar, a song they wrote together

  • Earls of Leicester scaring up work

    It looks like the Earls of Leicester have fallen on hard times. Members of the band have been seen in costume at a number of Nashville-area hotspots trying to drum up custom for their upcoming Music City mini-tour. Somebody should throw