• Music on memory cards

    Many have been wondering what is to become of the music industry with the seeming demise of the CD as a delivery format. Yahoo!tech is now speculating that the CD could see itself replaced by low cost flash memory cards such

  • McCoury Music Club

    Del McCoury has always been hip to the younger crowd, and it seems he's staying that way. While fans download and trade bootlegs of live recordings, many artists see this as detracting from their CD sales. Other industry people see

  • Pandora.com facing the end?

    I've made no secret of the fact that I like Pandora.com. The internet radio service is one of my two favorite (iLike is the other) ways to discover new music. Pandora might be shutting down soon however. With the increase in

  • Mastershield Records signs new artists

    Mastershield Records has added two family bluegrass bands to their roster. Lonesome Meadow features Anne-Marie, John and Gary Jackson, bluegrass-picking teen siblings from central Ohio. Anne-Marie plays fiddle and mandolin, John is on guitar and Gary on banjo. All three sing

  • Keishi Shikata remembered

    Last week we told you about the premature death of Keishi Shikata. Earlier today I received a touching tribute from renowned mandolin player Mike Compton, a friend of Shikata's for 30 years.…. "I knew Keishi since the late 1970's. He was always

  • Keishi Shikata passes

    Bluegrass music isn't confined any longer to the rolling hills of western Kentucky or the peaks and valleys of Appalachia. It is acknowledged and enjoyed world-wide. One person who has helped to foster interest in the music in the wider sense

  • Bands sought for overseas tours

    The Rhythm Road is currently seeking ten, four-piece bands for its American Music Abroad program. The acts chosen to participate will tour in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, or the Middle East for roughly a month under the auspices of

  • MountainRidge Music Marketing seeks bands

    Pinecastle Records has formed a new company and is launching a new business to provide marketing and publicity support for bluegrass artists. MountainRidge Music Marketing was created to assist both up-and-coming and established, mid-level acts with a package of services at

  • Welcome: Jerusalem Ridge Magazine

    Thanks to IBMA Print Media Board member, Stephanie Ledgin, we have learned of a new magazine devoted to bluegrass music and related music styles. Jerusalem Ridge Magazine, to be published quarterly, was conceived and dedicated to the promotion and preservation

  • Billboard moves bluegrass chart online

    If you subscribe to Billboard magazine - or have perused a copy at the newstands recently - you will have noticed that the Top Bluegrass Albums chart has disappeared from the print edition of the magazine. This weekly chart, along with