FreshGrass

The Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music has for the past ten years awarded a grant of $50,000 annually to a prominent 5 string banjoist which Steve and his Board of Directors have selected. The first

FreshGrass, the festival and organization based in Massachusetts, has announced a second event under their banner to be held in Bentonville, AR. And like the original in North Adams, MA, which  is held on the campus of the Massachusetts Museum

The annual FreshGrass festival, held on the campus of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), has announced the invited finalists in their various competitions. They will go head to head on Sunday, September 17, on the last day

No Depression, initially a folk arts print quarterly, then an online alternative music magazine, is planning a return to paper and ink with the help of an online crowdsourcing campaign. Now under the direction of the FreshGrass team, No Depression

Dear Sister, the title track from Claire Lynch's current CD, has been a very popular number for her this past 18 months or so. Co-written by Claire and Louisa Branscomb, it continues her habit of recording thoughtful and compelling songs

The 2014 FreshGrass festival, held on the campus of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, will again host their FreshGrass Awards during the weekend of September 18-21. Cash awards and free recording time will be offered in three categories:

FreshGrass, an aggressive new music festival launched last year at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, has acquired the Americana/folk publication No Depression. No Depression began as a print journal in 1995, publishing bi-monthly with a focus on alt-country music.

Bluegrass and related music styles has a long history of competition, contests for the various instruments, and for bands taking place going back several decades. The latest entrant to the field of competition, this year's FreshGrass festival at MASS MoCA in