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The Mossy Oak Music Park in Guyton, GA has announced today the cancellation of all their 2020 events, owing to the death of park owner, Allen Lanier, back in December. This will include the popular Daughters of Bluegrass festival in April,

Charlestown, IN, the hometown of celebrated bluegrass fiddler and bandleader, Michael Cleveland, has designated today (February 5, 2020) as Michael Cleveland Day. The honor was presented to him earlier today by Charlestown Mayor Treva Hodges, and Clerk-Treasurer Donna Coomer, to recognize

Just as family bluegrass groups are often pulled apart by the stresses that develop as the child members grow into young adults, so are bands formed by youngsters pickers also riven by the various members heading off to college and

The IBMA Foundation, the charitable arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced the recipients of their 2020 grants. The Foundation functions as a bundler for donors who wish to make contributions to further the growth of bluegrass music, but

The 2020 Awards ceremony for the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America were held tonight at the Music City Sheraton in Nashville, TN. Amid performances by The Grascals, Nothin’ Fancy, Lonesome River Band, and The Farm Hands, awards were announced

Like any bluegrass event, the first night is a little slow with vendor setup, friends getting reacquainted, scattered jamming, and shortened exhibition and concert hours. The 46th Annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards & 37th National Convention & Band Championship in

East Tennessee State University in Johnson City has offered a degree program in Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic, and Country Music Studies for several years now. For maybe two decades before granting the degree, the program existed as a study focus

The Sam Bush Band has announced that Wes Corbett will join the group on banjo. He steps into the spot filled by Scott Vestal this past 15 years. The native of Bainbridge, Washington comes to Bush after an already stellar career

In late January, my wife and I made our way to Jackson, Kentucky. I wanted to get to the bottom of what really happened the morning of May 2, 1974, and dispel what I knew were mistruths in a 2003

Michael Cleveland accepts his 2020 Grammy award for Best Bluegrass Album - photo by Catherine McBride Michael Cleveland has been named as the 2020 Grammy winner for Best Bluegrass Album for his 2019 release on Compass Records, Tall Fiddler. The album features