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Just a few days ago we were commenting on the robust health of traditional bluegrass even as alternative and grass-influenced styles of music see renewed energy in the market. More evidence comes in the form of a new self-titled CD

If there's such a thing as a Matriarch of Bluegrass, Margaret Holt would certainly be in the running. We have learned from her family that she died on Sunday, September 8, at the age of 96. Her sons Aubrey, Jerry, and Tom

Once again, here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with the Bluegrass Weather Report for this week, looking in on the 8th Annual Pickin' In The Pines festival in Flagstaff, AZ.  

Here is the first of several galleries of Frank Baker's images from the recent Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival in Woodstown, NJ.  

Bill Amatneek has had quite a career playing bass and banjo in and around bluegrass and acoustic music. He was visible in the 1970s with Vern and Ray, and left a permanent mark as bassist on the seminal debut album

In their sneak peek video last month, Compass Records revealed that one of the tracks featured on the upcoming Bankesters CD, Love Has Wheels, is what has become known as The Cups Song. The actual song title is When I'm

Regular readers will recall our earlier coverage of mandolin icon Herschel Sizemore and his recent bout with cancer. Both he and his wife Joyce received cancer diagnoses the same day in October 2011, his in the tonsil and hers in

As the bluegrass genre grows to include more and more offshoots in the mind of the average consumer, traditionalists can be found grousing about the dilution of the art form, or the importance of maintaing definitions and categories. But while

Colorado's Finnders & Youngberg have a new EP with an intriguing title. I Don't Want Love You Won't Give Until I Cry offers a half dozen new songs written within the band, recorded in banjo picker Aaron Youngberg's studio. Talk

IBMA Executive Director Nancy Cardwell is interested in hearing from members who have ideas about the rules for the association’s award for emerging artist of the year. Cardwell responded after my commentary last month, which pointed out what I saw as