Sam Bush at the Suwannee Roots Revival - photo by Chris Marden Sam Bush, noted mandolinist and vocalist, bandleader, session player, icon and iconoclast, had the chance to focus Wednesday night on his other primary passion - baseball. The long time St.
Here's our last gallery of photos from DelFest 2013, taken by Gina Proulx. Fear not DelFesters... only 50 weeks to next year's event.
The new, 21st century version of Reno & Harrell, consisting of Don Reno's sons Don Wayne and Dale, along with Bill Harrell's son Mitch, have released a first music video. The song is A Dollar Down, which will be included in
Sugar Hill Records has announced a a July 16 release for anew compilation project from the late Doc Watson. The Definitive Doc Watson will contain 34 tracks on 2 CDs, covering selections from Watson's time recording for both the Vanguard and Sugar
Producer Stephen Mougin is working in the studio with The Rigneys for their next album this week. Being a harsh taskmaster, he has also prevailed upon the band members (Mom, Dad, and two sons) to record some of their impressions during the process. This
We've written once before about Bennett Sullivan, a North Carolina banjo player now plying his trade in New York City. At the time we were covering his Kickstarter campaign to use crowd sourcing to finance recording a project of his original
Della Mae will be the featured musical guest on a special episode of On Point, tomorrow Friday, June 7, 4:00 p.m. (EDT). The show, which airs on 140 NPR stations around the country and is normally broadcast live, will be recorded
Jiri Marlalous is a Czech banjo player and app developer who has merged his two passions in Banjo Rolls Trainer, a practice aid available for Apple iOS devices. It is designed to make roll drills more enjoyable for banjo pickers, especially
The Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame inductees for 2013 have been named. In seven categories, they are Lester Flatt (songwriter), Bluegrass Unlimited – Pete Kuykendall (Media and Scholar), Norman Blake (Sideman and Regional Musician), The Stoneman Family (Pioneer Artists),
Some of my favorite bluegrass memories involve chances to watch, or even jam with top bluegrass artists in the campgrounds when I was first learning to play in the 1970s. Before the days when air-conditioned buses were the norm for
