Ranging from Bluegrass Hip-Hop to the “Masters” of this musical genre, the first-ever Best Of The Bluegrass (“BOB”) announced an impressive performer lineup for the week of Monday, June 3 through Saturday, June 8.
Inspired by the 40th Anniversary of the Festival of the Bluegrass, a group led by LAMA (Lexington Area Music Alliance) has built a full week of bluegrass-focused entertainment the first week of June in and around downtown Lexington.
Head for the Hills announces their third studio album, Blue Ruin, is slated for release on July 9th, 2013.
Recorded and mixed in Fort Collins, Colorado at Swingfingers Studios with ace engineer and banjoist Aaron Youngberg (Martha Scanlan, Cahalen Morrison and Eli West), Blue Ruin, sees the Colorado quartet fusing bluegrass, jazz, hip-hop and indie rock into songs inspired by love and misery and comic books.
Prescription Bluegrass has learned of the passing of former Bluegrass Boy, Roger Smith, who passed away this week. He was about to celebrate his 87th birthday this July. Roger was a banjo and fiddle player in Bill Monore’s Bluegrass Boys.
Pete Wernick (Dr. Banjo) has announced that Long Road Home's new EP is finished and ready!
The record has the group’s three best new songs. The official release date is July 1st, but they wanted you to be able to hear it now.
Breaking Grass has announced double honors for the man holding down their fiddle position.
First, Tyler White just recently took the first place price in the state of Mississippi’s Fiddle Championship. The contest was held in New Albany, MS last Saturday, May 18th.
One of the driving forces behind the bluegrass scene in Europe for the last several years has been Ireland’s Richard Hawkins.
Not only did he maintain his Bluegrass Ireland Blog on a daily basis but also the European Bluegrass Blog as well.
Longtime bluegrass bass player and singer, Edgar Loudermilk, will release a brand new album on Mountain Fever Records in July and the single from the album, “Shady Green,” hits radio stations today.
With music and playing in his veins, it comes to reason that Loudermilk would also be an impressive songwriter having written all twelve songs on his first album titled Roads Travelled and all 15 songs on the upcoming July release.
Ireland’s bluegrass troubadour Niall Toner has written his first book and is getting set for the launching to be held at the Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas on June 8th.
The Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas brings together some of the most intriguing international minds – novelists, journalists, film-makers, poets, theatre directors, war correspondents, biographers, artists and political commentators – for a weekend of stimulating dialogue and discussion.
Bluegrass Band Truman’s Ridge has announced they will be among five finalists for the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards Bluegrass Song of the Year.
The Independent Music Awards celebrates artists who follow their own muse – with over 330 Nominees, there’s plenty to please the most discerning music fans and is the only international program that connects artists to new revenue opportunities & an audience of more than 1 billion music fans.
APA Talent and Literary Agency Nashville has signed Bluegrass superstar duo Dailey & Vincent to their roster, it was announced today by APA's Cass Scripps.
The duo, celebrating its five-year anniversary, has earned two Grammy nominations, three consecutive IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards for "Entertainer of the Year" and three awards for "Vocal Group of the Year," respectively, and over 40 other awards and honors.
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Kim Robins project, “40 Years Late”, is a breath of fresh air. It appears that Kim has spent her time not only honing her craft, but also finding her voice and knowing exactly who she is as a singer.
You will not hear someone trying to imitate other female singers, or singing in the rafters, on this recording. Instead, you will hear a woman with a mid-range, bluesy, voice that puts you in the mood for some good traditional bluegrass and classic country.
Read The Full Review HERE
WHEN WE FALL To Be Released May 28
Over the past decade, Rebecca Frazier has led one of Colorado’s hottest bluegrass ensembles, Hit & Run Bluegrass.
They’ve become known as one of the tightest groups performing, taking them all the way to the coveted winner’s circle. Hit & Run is the only band to take first place at Telluride, Rockygrass, and SPBGMA Festival Band Championships.
In celebration of the very first World Fiddle Day, (Today, May 18, 2013) we put together some of our favorite fiddle “fotos” from around the web to share.
Pinecastle Records has just uploaded the much talked about and eagerly anticipated song video “Old McDonald Sold The Farm” from Mark Newton and Steve Thomas.
The song from the new duet’s first CD, REBORN has been getting mega-airplay and rave reviews. WATCH IT HERE
“Let your dreams pave the pathway you walk along in life
Let your prayers pull you back from the wrong to the right
Let your heart be the best friend you'll ever want to meet
And most of all let your self become the person you want to beAnd Go On, Go On
If you ever fall week
I pray you will be strong
Go On.”
Those are the opening words to Mike Andes’ song “Go On,” a song that is very special to Mike and he is now dedicating those words and the song to all 2013 Graduates.
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announces the first four catalog titles to be released digitally in response to the enthusiasm of music fans voting online at Legacy’s website
The four LP titles now available for purchase as digital downloads mark the first of a monthly series of albums to be released digitally according to crowd sourced fan feedback.
