Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
NASHVILLE, TENN.--IBMA is proud to announce the nominees for the 19TH Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, to be hosted by Del McCoury on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. ...
CMT News (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
We've got no big surprises on this week's country charts -- which just goes to show the limitation of lighting candles and muttering incantations. Taylor Swift's self-titled CD and Blake Shelton's single "Home" still occupy the high ground. Only a few fre
CMT News (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Del McCoury is 69 years old, but he's still learning from his elders. Bluegrass pioneer Mac Wiseman introduced him to "Breadline Blues 1932," a musical plea to vote for change. Bernard "Slim" Smith's original recording is the first song on a new multi-art
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Uncle Jim's and Rural Rhythm Records wants you to be aware of their latest new release title Bluegrass Goes Back to the Future!. The new album contains 16 bluegrass music classics from yesterday and today...where sound traditions meet new traditons. ...
On the Wilder Side (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
MILLER’S CROSSING Bluegrass Band Bayard Cutting Arboretum Sunday June 8, 2008 at 2:00 PM Admission to the concert is free, but there is a $6 per car parking fee. This year, the Islip Arts Council celebrates its milestone 32nd season of presenting fine music in its Free Concert Series. On June 8th, 2008 at 2:00 PM, the [...]
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
Washington, DC – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced the 2008 recipients of the NEA National Heritage Fellowships, the country's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Eleven fellowships, which include a one-time award of $20,000 each, are presented to honorees from eight states and Puerto Rico. The NEA National Heritage Fellowships program is made possible through the...
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) yesterday announced the 2008 recipients of the NEA National Heritage Fellowships, the country's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Mac Wiseman was among the eleven fellowships, which include a one-time award of $20,000 each. These awardees were chosen for their artistic excellence and contributions to our nation's [...]
Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Rebel Records has recently announced news of the forthcoming release on March 25 of a Various Artists collection entitled Best Loved Bluegrass: 20 All-Time Favorites (REB-8004). The 20 song anthology embraces some of the classic songs in bluegrass music from some of the great acts in the business (track listing below). So many of the songs here [...]
BobFromBrockley (Free subscription) | 01/15/2008
Have I posted about Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham before? Surely among the very best ever song-writers, and yet relatively little known. Here are a few of their songs, with links to blog posts featuring those songs (and usually either mp3 downloads or YouTube footage). (This post inspired by the Ella Moon song at Sir Shambling I reached via Andrew .) Woman Left Lonely. Recorded by Ella Moon , Janis Joplin...
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 12/25/2007
Wichita Rutherford remembers things most of us were unaware ever happened. When I asked him about his favorite Christmas memories the other day, he poured his heart out, and asked that we share it all with you. Christmas. What a wonderful time of year. When the snow falls and the family gathers and [...]
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 12/17/2007
Mac Wiseman did his last show at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville last night. The show was billed with John Prine as the headliner, but Mac performed as well. Judging from the picture of the two artists together, Prine is cognizant of Mac's importance as a music figure. Our friend Scott Rouse was on hand [...]
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 12/11/2007
John Prine, a Grammy winner in 2006 for best contemporary folk album, will play Cincinnati Feb. 22 at the Taft Theatre.
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 12/09/2007
We just got a note from Gary Williams, who hosts the Old Dominion Jamboree on WLEE in Richmond, VA and is one of the founders of VaBluegrass.com Gary is asking everyone to get on board and send a card to one of bluegrass music's true legends this Christmas season. Mac Wiseman, at the age of 82, [...]
IckMusic (Free subscription) | 11/14/2007
I’m in the John Prine state of mind. I guess I was a year ago about this time when I professed my love for The Missing Years album. Another track popped up tonight while I was holding my youngest daughter, getting ready to give her a bath. I immediately stopped in my tracks, and we spent [...]
