One of bluegrass music’s stalwarts is singer, songwriter and fiddle player Laurie Lewis, a main-stay among Bay Area musicians since the mid-1970s. A lover of the hard-edged style of bluegrass music, she re-enforces that link with her up-coming album, The Hazel
The Hazel Dickens Song Contest, sponsored by the DC Bluegrass Union, is now accepting entries for their 2nd annual competition. Named to honor the recently-departed bluegrass songwriter, the contest is a fundraiser for DCBU, who promote bluegrass and traditional music in
The DC Bluegrass Union has posted the winners of their inaugural Hazel Dickens Song Contest, just ahead of their big DC Bluegrass Festival later this month. They were delighted to receive more than 80 entries in this first year, all of which
When the DC Bluegrass Union launched their songwriting competition this year, it was a simple decision to name it in honor of Hazel Dickens, a nearly-native daughter who spent much of her life based in the Baltimore/Washington area. Born in West
Another year, and Hazel Dickens is still not a member of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. This is a slight that must be righted. But here’s the cold, hard truth. It’s possible that she never makes the cut. This year’s inductees,
Nightflyer has released a debut single from their upcoming album, Rail River & Road. It's their version of Hazel Dickens' Old River, sung by banjo picker Ronnie Stewart, with guitarist Richard Propps taking the tenor. It's a real vocal showpiece, certain to tickle
Here's another new feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five Gospel songs. This week we hear from Peter Thompson, host of Bluegrass Signal on KALW. The five I've chosen are all from the wonderful world of bluegrass,
It’s only Wednesday, and early Wednesday at that, but I’m willing to bet the best music of the week has already been played and sang at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass. To be sure, many terrific bands will roll through the Nashville
Every year for the past decade Warren Hellman has promoted the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival and Hazel Dickens has been one of the headline acts. Sadly, this year Hazel Dickens, the prime reason that venture capitalist Hellman started the free festival,
The Foundation for Bluegrass Music has announced grants/scholarships totaling $10,000 to be awarded to encourage the artistic or business development of deserving young people. These awards will given to honor the memories of two bluegrass pioneers who passed away in 2011,
