IBMA's Leadership Bluegrass has scheduled a free webinar for December 4, a panel discussion on using online music streaming as an income source. Titled From the Table to the DSPs and Back Again: How To Make Money Without Selling Recordings,
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Enter the Christmas Songwriting Competition
Have you written the next great Christmas song? The people with the USA Songwriting Competition are running their 10th annual Christmas Songwriting Competition this month. Through December 23, original songs may be entered for a $35 fee, with $1,000 worth of merchandise
Opry celebrates 100th anniversary of first broadcast
Ricky Skaggs opens the Opry 100th anniversary show - © Grand Ole Opry, photos by Rachael Black On Friday, November 28, the Grand Ole Opry celebrated the 100th anniversary of their first live radio broadcast with two shows, featuring 25 different
Silver Bells video from Dear Maribella & the Pigkickers
Here's a Christmas offering from Dear Maribella & the Pigkickers, the Trakimowicz siblings from Hampstead, NC, who have made a mark of late with their family bluegrass sound. They have created a grassy arrangement of the holiday classic Silver Bells,
Bluegrass comes to This Old House for Carolina Comeback
The current, and 47th, season of the hit PBS program, This Old House, has come to western North Carolina to be part of the restoration of the region following the flooding from Hurricane Helene. This long-running show, which has made
Two or More video from Rrinaco
Rebel Records has produced a music video for their latest single with Rrinaco, Two or More. The oddly-named outfit is a sort of alter ego for Corrina Rose Logston Stephens, fiddler and vocalist with arch-traditionalist grassers High Fidelity. She created it
Guitars for Girls deadline extended
A great many people were touched by the article we posted last month about Katie Powderly, and her organization, Guitars for Girls. Their efforts revolve around finding young ladies, 8-17, who would like to learn to play the guitar, particularly
Australian bluegrass award nominations announced
The Country Music Association of Australia has announced the nominees for their 2026 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards. These have been awarded annually since 1973 to recognise, celebrate and honor excellence and outstanding achievement in Australian country music. The island nation has
Needle In The Heart of West Virginia video premiere from Rebekah Speer
Huckleberry Records has a new music for Rebekah Speer and her current single, Needle In The Heart of West Virginia, set for release tomorrow. They have graciously offered it to our readers a day early, and we are delighted to
Rick Dollar Show sets up shop at Randy Wood Guitars
Rick Dollar, host of the syndicated radio program and podcast, The Rick Dollar Show, has announced a partnership with Randy Wood Guitars & Pickin' Parlor in Bloomingdale, GA. Wood is a builder of fine, professional-grade guitars and mandolins, who also










