Bluegrass News

Education : ICMC Announces 'Bluegrass Tour Du Force' 2010 BMNN wrote: on Nov. 19, 2009: The International Country Music Conference is pleased to share with you further information regarding the Bluegrass Tour Du Force Thursday afternoon 27 May 2010.

Twilight Music presents an evening of bluegrass music with Sam Bush Band guitarist and vocalist Stephen Mougin and Sirius XM Satellite Radio bluegrass channel DJ and banjo guru Ned Luberecki, at New England Youth Theatre, 100 Flat St., on Saturday at 8 p.m. The Stockwell Brothers will open the concert.

View larger image Members of bluegrass band The Seldom Scene, from left, are Dudley Connell, Ben Eldridge, Ronnie Simpkins, Fred Travers and Lou Reid.

Junior Sisk, who performs on Saturday at the Franklin County Free Clinic and Health Expo and Fiddle Fest, is a heckuva nice guy.

Shearwater Bluegrass Band, featuring the Valley's own Tammy Fassaert, is pleased to announce their upcoming concert in Courtenay.

Award-winning national and international bluegrass and gospel acts take the stage today and Saturday during the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival in Wilmington.

The East Hill Bluegrass Band will return to Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts to debut its new CD, "The Best We Never Done." The perennial Chippewa Valley favorites, featuring former Marshfield resident Max Winkels, will appear for a 7:30 p.m. Nov.

Alterna-rock band State Radio is on tour and has just announced a February 10 date at Culture Room.

In the bluegrass world, there aren't many bands with more national momentum right now than Greensky Bluegrass from Kalamazoo, Mich.

Bluegrass Music Profiles is out with their 4th annual Women In Bluegrass issue, with Dale Ann Bradley gracing the cover.

There's a touch of the tropics on the title song of Hot Buttered Rum's new record, "Limbs Akimbo" a ' a reggae beat peeking from popping lyrics and a toe-tapping tempo.

Announcement : Boston Bluegrass Union Presents Audie Blaylock and Redline BMNN wrote: on Nov.

Special People in Religious Education - is bringing bluegrass music to Albert Lea Saturday night.

Tennessee-based bluegrass group Shadow Ridge will perform Saturday at the Alabama Pecan Festival as part of a tribute to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe.

H ow do you best describe singer and guitar player Audie Blaylock? Perhaps Nashville Public Radio's "Bluegrass Breakdown" host Dave Higgs said it best: "He got his baptism by fire playing with Jimmy Martin as a teenager; he honed his craft with Rhonda Vincent & the Rage; and now fronts one of the fieriest traditional bands in the genre." Audie ...

If you've ever wanted to sing bluegrass harmony and didn't know how to learn, or if you've been trying and need some help figuring out the parts, Stephen Mougin has come to your rescue.

Announcement : American Bluegrass Masters at Brooks Center Nov. 16th BMNN wrote: on Nov.

While going through a stack of new releases, I grew particularly fond of three bluegrass albums, so I figured I'd share them with you.

New Release : Outlands - A Mix of Bluegrass and Celtic by Fred Morrison BMNN wrote: on Oct.

Song of the Mountains will present three award winning bluegrass bands at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia on Saturday, November 7th at 7:00 pm.