The European Bluegrass Music Association hasn't held one of their European Bluegrass Summit weekends in nearly ten years, but have recently announced that one will be held in Prague, February 28-March 2, 2025. This event will be hosted in cooperation
Aaron and Darlene Carr with Earl Scruggs' Jim Faulkner banjo donated to the Earl Scruggs Center A custom banjo built for Earl Scruggs by Jim Faulkner in 1971 has been officially donated to the permanent collection of the Earl Scruggs Center
Pinecastle Recording Company has just released a music video for bluegrass singer, songwriter, mandolinist, and band leader Ashleigh Graham, and her current single, Head Over High Heels. The song is her take on new love, partly inspired by the Flatt &
The IBMA Foundation, together with Leadership Bluegrass Alumni, will be hosting a free online webinar this Thursday (November 14) called Demystifying Grant Writing, designed to reduce the fear level of artists, event producers, and associations when it comes to applying
Sue Malcolm at her Hall of Fame induction ceremony - photo © Dave Webber Sue Malcom of Vancouver, BC was recently inducted by the Bluegrass Music Association of Canada (BMAC) into the Canadian Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. The folks at
Crandall Creek has released a new single today, along with a video where they discuss and demonstrate the process by which they go from a concept to a finished song. Less Or More is the title of the new song, written
This morning, the nominees for the 67th annual Grammy Awards were announced to great fanfare via online streaming. Most of the international media, of course, is focused on how many categories Beyoncé is nominated in, while we are concerned with
The International Bluegrass Music Association is now accepting applications for their 2025 International Band Performance Grant, which awards $5,000 to a non-US bluegrass act who would like to visit the United States and perform as part of the 2025 World
South Carolina's Todd Taylor, the banjo man in black, has turned his passion for translating rock music to the five string banjo towards the country rock sound of the 1970s in his latest release. It's a banjo pickin' take on
City Songs is a program in Knoxville, TN, associated with the Big Ears Festival, which creates music videos for young songwriters who compose new pieces about the region. This summer they worked with Oklahoma banjo player and vocalist Braxton Rogers, who
