Once again this year, Donna Ulisse is taking her Christmas album from 2012, All The Way To Bethlehem, on the road in December. This project is unique among Christmas-themed recordings, in that instead of new versions of holiday favorites, it features
This past Saturday, during the 9th Annual Bright Leaf Brew Fest in Danville, VA, bluegrass veteran Lynwood Lunsford was recognized for his lifetime commitment to our music. Each year, someone from this area of south central Virginia is feted during the festival.
On Top of Old Smoky: New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music, a collection of new recordings of classic mountain music produced by the Great Smoky Mountains Association, has been named the Best Tribute Album at the 15th Annual Independent Music Awards. The album features versions of folk
Last night, Dwight Yoakam brought his new bluegrass sound to CBS Television and appeared on The Late Show with the band with whom he recorded his latest album, Swimming Pools, Movie Stars. Bluegrass superstars one and all, these accomplished grassers gave Yoakam's Gone
The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY has announced January 13, 2017 as the official opening of their newest exhibit, A Decade of Dailey & Vincent: An American Music Journey. This will be the final exhibit installed at the museum before
It could be fairly said that all bluegrass music has roots in Kentucky. Even new music created a thousand miles and 70 years away still traces back to the commonwealth that gave its name to the sound that Bill Monroe
During the World Of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh a few weeks back, Volume Five hooked up with North Carolina filmmaker and videographer Corey Smith to create a new video introduction to the band. Of course, if you follow bluegrass closely, you
This is week 2 of “National Post-election Can-we-all-take-a-break-from-fighting-each-other-on-social-media Month.” A good way to celebrate is to just go to sleep. That’s what I did, and for that reason, I don’t have a new column for you this week. I did
The Christmas releases for 2016 are coming in hot and heavy this month, including this new offering from The Spinney Brothers, appropriately titled Merry Christmas Everybody. The boys, Canadian by birth, counter the charge of "too soon!" by noting that Canadian Thanksgiving
Here is a fascinating "power of social media" story regarding bluegrass vocalist Dave Adkins and an impromptu video he posted on Facebook over the weekend. Dave had decided to put together a low-key trio with a couple of his friends, Richie Rose and
