• Pete jokes, while Steve plays it straight

    As it always seems to do, video has surfaced of Steve Martin's acceptance of a Distinguished Achievement Award during last week's World of Bluegrass business conference in Raleigh, NC. Steve was honored for his lifetime of support for bluegrass music, and

  • Danny Barnes and The Steve Martin Prize

    Danny Barnes, the 2015 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, is a man of many talents and varied interests. Not such a common thing in today's world of specialization. If you follow mainstream bluegrass music,

  • Danny Barnes receives 2015 Steve Martin Award

    The 2015 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass has been awarded to Danny Barnes, eclectic clawhammer and three-finger picker from Texas. From his time with Bad Livers in the '90s, through stints with Tim O'Brien, Bill Frisell, Jeff Austin, and

  • Noam Pikelny joins Martin banjo prize board

    Steve Martin has announced that Noam Pikelny, current banjoist with Punch Brothers, has joined the Board which selects the recipients of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. Noam had been the inaugural prize winner in

  • Bright Star is Broadway bound

    Bright Star, the new musical theater production written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell is moving towards the Great White Way. It was announced today that Bright Star will play an abbreviated run at the Kennedy Center over the winter holidays

  • Sammy and Mike honor Steve Martin

    Sammy Shelor and Mike Hartgrove of Lonesome River Band were invited to perform at last night's gala honoring Steve Martin with the 43rd American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award. They were featured onstage with comedian/actor Martin Short singing the song, Friend Of Mine. While

  • Eddie Adcock on his major award

    We caught up with Eddie Adcock today and he shared these reflections on being selected as the recipient of the 2014 Steve Martin prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. In addition to a lovely trophy, the prize includes a

  • Bright Star premiers this month

    Steve Martin's latest venture, a new musical called Bright Star, is set to premiere later this month in San Diego. The music, in the form of 25 new songs, was written by Martin with his performing partner Edie Brickell. Just

  • Martin, Steeps and Edie live DVD in March

    Rounder has announced a March 11 release for Steve Martin's first ever live concert CD/DVD. It bears the unwieldy title, Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell Live. Recorded at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, CA last