Bluegrass News

Before two-time Grammy award winner Michael Cleveland picked up a fiddle, he was already familiar with bluegrass music.

Referring to the band as "torchbearers of folk rock," here's what Statesman music writer Peter Mongillo had to say about the Avett Brothers before their sold-out Stubb's show a couple years back: "Over the past few years, the Avett Brothers have evolved into a live powerhouse, with thousands packing such appearances as the 2009 Austin City Limits ... (more)

"In April we set another attendance record and we are expecting and preparing for what looks like will be another great crowd," said Rebecca Rose, who with her husband, Russell, and her father, Allen Lanier, brother Doug Lanier and their family, have hosted the festivals on their family farm two miles out of historic Guyton since 2002.

Thanks to Hubie MacEvilly for news of this coming release: The Rocky Top String Band have drawn on the deep love of bluegrass music from the band collectively, comprising the following members: A· Mr Tommy Lyons - Prizon, Balla A· Mr Rob Thornburgh - Carracanada, Swinford .

Paleface makes his first appearance on Mountain Stage , recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. A product of New York City's 1990s "anti-folk" movement, the singer first learned to write songs and record demo tapes from iconic outsider musician Daniel Johnston.

Seth Avett likes to use the word "journey" often and in earnest. An artist's journey, he implies, does not have a clean beginning, middle, and end.

Special visit from Nancy Cardwell the head of the International Bluegrass Music Association.

There is a moment on prog-bluegrass outfit Punch Brothers' most recent full-length album, Who's Feeling Young Now? , when it sounds like mandolin hero Chris Thile has gone off the musical deep end.

Beyonce may or may not be pregnant, depending on who you ask . But she is definitely giving birth to a new album in the near future.

The Avett Brothers' Bob Crawford performs at MerleFest 2013. MerleFest and The Mast Farm Inn in Valle Crucis will host the N.C. Bluegrass Pavilion at the 2013 IBMA World of Bluegrass, offering a variety of workshops, videos and music with a focus on North Carolina-based musicians and events.

Dollywood guests are in for a treat as bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs debuts several new songs during his appearances this weekend to kick off Dollywood's Barbeque & Bluegrass festival.

Prior to the Academy of Country Music Awards show in 2007, Hootie and the Blowfish front man Darius Rucker shared a little secret about himself.

Early American, Southern , Gospel, Bluegrass, Folk, Cowboy, Country, Tin Pan Alley, children's song, silly songs, modern country, top 40 hits-all of these genres entertain audiences in the new production, With A Banjo On My Knee at The Chestnut Fine Arts Center in Olathe, KS, at the edge of the KC Metro area through June 23.

Mike Kelly was kind enough to send a few of the photos he shot on Saturday when the Bluegrass Album Band and some loyal fans braved the rain for a reunion show at the Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass Festival .

Don Rigsby's Rebel Records album Doctor's Orders: A Tribute To Ralph Stanley makes its eagerly awaited debut in stores and online today, Tuesday, May 21.

When Dustin Lince organized the first Nirvana tribute show at the Blind Pig , in 2004, the year had historic significance.

Sure, there's a division between church and state, and prayers are no longer said in schools - but Paul Brandt wants to know who took the gospel out of country? Sure, there's a division between church and state, and prayers are no longer said in schools - but Paul Brandt wants to know who took the gospel out of country? There was a time when ... (more)

SAM BUSH In traditional mountain music circles, fiddle and mandolin virtuoso Sam Bush is rightly a legend, but he's far from a traditionalist.

FAIRHOPE, Ala. Not everybody's at the Hangout Festival, they're enjoying some good food at the Bald Eagle Bash.

Summerfest is one of the first and only shows on the books for recently reunited hometown band Violent Femmes, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its debut album.