The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) has announced six finalists for their inaugural $10,000 band contest to be held during the FreshGrass festival September 20-22 in North Adams, MA. The bands fall within the festival's targeted demographic of bluegrass
People always seem interested in where music celebrities, or lesser-known one-hit wonder types, have disappeared to. I seem to recall VH-1, or one of those channels, devoting a whole show to the subject. I think people get a particular kick
WSM radio in Nashville has announced that they will broadcast Alan Jackson's debut bluegrass show next week from the Station Inn. It will be available live on AM 650 and via online audio streaming on Tuesday, August 27 at 10:30
A follow-up single has been released from Walk On Faith, the current bluegrass Gospel album from Brad Davis. It is the first project on the new BlueGrass Valley label, an imprint of Mansion Entertainment. Davis plays all the instruments and sings
Leo Duffy, one half of the English bluegrass duo, the Duffy Brothers, passed away on Saturday, August 17 from bowel cancer, which had only very recently been diagnosed. The Duffy brothers, Leo (banjo) and Ray (guitar), mixed bluegrass music – with
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the upcoming 2013 Ocean Lakes Bluegrass Weekend in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Peter Rowan's latest CD, The Old School, finds the 71 year old former Blue Grass Boy surrounded by both first generation bluegrass veterans, and some of today's most notable grassers. All but one of the 12 tracks here are Rowan
When Ben Helson left Rhonda Vincent & The Rage last Fall, we noted that he would be serving as the as Bluegrass Director of the Bethel University Renaissance program in McKenzie, TN. Bethel is a small, private Christian school with a total enrollment of just
Rural Rhythm Records has announced the launch of the Heritage Collection Series, which features material taken from the label's archives, re-packaged in CD format. These so-called "classic album reissues" will help to keep traditional roots music alive and preserved for
Back in May, we shared the news that Donna Ulisse was asking fans to help out with the video she was producing at that time for her song, I Am A Child Of God. Her request involved inviting folks to
