Jazz sax man Bill Evans made waves in 2005 with the release of his Soulgrass project, merging jazz, funk and R&B grooves with bluegrass and traditional string music. It included such acoustic luminaries as B?©la Fleck (who also co-produced), Sam
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Sam Bush interview on BluegrassCountry.org
We just got a note from our friend Katy Daly at BluegrassCountry.org with word about an interview segment that will be running the rest of this month in their 24/7 bluegrass audio stream. Spring is a special time of year for
WDVX Knoxville auctions autographed Liddy Mandolin
Last week we told you about a couple of ebay auctions by WDVX in Knoxville that were part of it's 2007 fundraising efforts. The first auction was for an autographed Martin DXM guitar. The second auction was an autographed Tony Rice
Bluegrass Music Videos on Ya’ll Wire
If you like music videos you're probably disappointed by the lack of bluegrass music videos on the music channels coming in over cable and satellite. Enter Ya'll Wire. This is a fairly new site that is still under development and
Soulgrass preview in Wall Street Journal
We posted last month about a week of club dates in New York for Bill Evans' Soulgrass. This is Bill Evans the jazz sax man who has been recording and performing an interesting jazz/bluegrass fusion, not our friend Bill Evans
Bluegrass fusion at The Blue Note
The legendary New York jazz club, Blue Note, will host six days of jazz/bluegrass fusion next month. Bill Evans' Soulgrass is booked January 23-28, with Sam Bush on mandolin and Tony Trischka on banjo. They join noted jazz saxophonist Evans
Gibson Bluegrass All Stars say Merry Christmas
Gibson has posted a video on their web site featuring their top bluegrass endorsers playing a lively version of Jingle Bells. The All Stars consist of Earl Scruggs on banjo, Sam Bush and Ricky Skaggs on mandolins, and Phil Leadbetter
Mayor of Bluegrass – Election Update
Earlier this month we brought you news that Wichita Rutherford had announced his campaign for the office of Mayor of Bluegrass. We've been carefully watching his campaign, along with that of competitor Trent Dobbins. Wichita recently visited Washington to share
Sam Bush on Prairie Home Companion this Saturday
Sam Bush will be a guest on the November 25th edition of A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio. The show will be broadcast live from Cincinnati, OH, and will also include performances by noted guitarist/luthier Wayne Henderson and
Sam Bush video on YouTube
Last month, we posted about Sam Bush appearing on The Tonight Show (with Emmy Lou Harris) in support of his then newly-released CD, Laps In Seven. I just noticed that someone has made a video of Sam's Tonight Show performance available