Bluegrass News Archives

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.

Thursday-Nov. 6: The lineup is packed with the best in alt-country, Americana, rockabilly, Cajun, bluegrass, roots rock and folk music for Riverhawk Music Festival at Sertoma Youth Ranch in Brooksville.

Bill Evans and Megan Lynch headline a bluegrass fundraiser for the Landmark College Scholarship Fund on Tuesday, Oct.

Thanks to Archie MacLullich for drawing our attention to the new CD Outlands by innovative Scottish piper Fred Morrison .

Please Check 'Program Guide' for current listing. CLOSE CLOSE Music News By Andy Argyrakis TWEENS TIME TWO The Radio Disney-loving audience is sure to find some spiritual sustenance in two new iShine albums.

Steve Martin chooses his words carefully when talking about the instant acceptance he's enjoyed from the bluegrass music world.

BMNN wrote: on Oct. 21, 2009: Emerging from the Stanley Brothers' Clinch Mountain Boys band, Larry Sparks carries on with the sounds created by Bluegrass music's first generation and has always intended to let his music speak for itself - but for those who listen, it has told a story that runs like an unbroken thread through more than 40 years of ...

BMNN wrote: on Oct. 19, 2009: The Student Loan is an eclectic four-piece bluegrass/newgrass band originally from Bowling Green, Ohio.

Announcement : Boston Bluegrass Union Announced Two End of Year Shows BMNN wrote: on Oct.

Announcement : MerleFest 2010 Announces Line Up, Tickets on Sale November 10 BMNN wrote: on Oct.

The Gibson brothers a ' Eric, left, and Leigh a ' released their ninth album, "Ring the Bell," in May.

Rumors of Eddie Adcock 's retirement were greatly exaggerated. Adcock, a bluegrass innovator and an integral member of pioneering band The Country Gentlemen, has been playing the banjo professionally for 56 years.

Residents of Cedartown and the surrounding area will be able to hear the sweet vocal harmonies and smooth picking of bluegrass music this Saturday at the Cedartown Performing Arts Center.

Announcement : Bluegrass On The Mountain November 7th BMNN wrote: on Oct. 20, 2009: Song of the Mountains, hosted by Tim White, will feature the award winning bluegrass music greats Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out and Williams & Clark expedition for their program which will be taped on November 7th.

BMNN wrote: on Oct. 18, 2009: Jack Masters, one of the producers of the Marietta Bluegrass Festival shared with us some sad news saying, "It is with sincere regret that I find it necessary to advise you that the Marietta Fall Festival has been cancelled, due to the needs of my family.

A Bluegrass Festival is coming to Berryville next week, sponsored by the North Central Arkansas Tourism Council and the Berryville Chamber of Commerce.

Brooke and Darin Aldridge and their band will perform at the Mountain Home Music Generations of Bluegrass concert this Saturday, October 17, in Blowing Rock.

Ralph Stanley sticks to his roots. That's where he's most comfortable. Ralph Stanley is a musical legend who knows exactly the kind of music he likes and exactly the kind of memoir he wanted to write .

FINGER PICKING: American Bluegrass musician Tim O'Brien performs. Grammy Award-winner Tim O'Brien has played with the elite of country and folk and is bringing his sound here.

New Release : New CD from Bluegrass Legend Sam Bush + Exclusive Offers BMNN wrote: on Oct.

Old-time music, anyone? Ralph Stanley , 82, prefers that term to bluegrass. Whatever you choose to call it, Stanley's trademark sound is sure to be intact when he brings his band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, to Birmingham on Dec.

Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m., Mildred Owen Concert Hall, 1220 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica, in the building with the colorful mural.

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley has written his memoirs that include stories about performers Bill Monroe, George Jones, Dwight Yoakam, Porter Wagoner, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

Kentucky-born Ricky Skaggs performed at the Paramount Arts Center on Thursday. The concert marked the final show in the Kentucky Music Trail series for the season.

Announcement : Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards & Fan Fest speedster wrote: on Oct.

A concert honoring Kentucky native Keith Whitley will be held in the Nashville Palace over the weekend.

The actor-turned-musician released his first album of banjo tunes, The Crow: New Songs for the Five String Banjo, earlier this year , and the CD became a critical and commercial smash in America.

The Dillards, a bluegrass and country band, will headline Saturday's Congaree Bluegrass Festival at Granby Gardens Park in Cayce.

21, 2009: Singles: 1. "Party In the U.S.A.," Miley Cyrus 2. "Whatcha Say," Jason DeRulo 3. "Fireflies," Owl City 4. "Down," Jay Sean 5. "I Gotta Feeling," Black Eyed Peas 6. "Paparazzi," Lady GaGa 7. "Run This Town ," Jay-Z 8. "Empire State of Mind ," Jay-Z 9. "Somebody to Love ," Glee Cast 10.

Funny how straightforward Rhonda Vincent sounds proclaiming herself an "All American Bluegrass Girl" in the song of that title - until you listen past the hook.

The annual IBMA Awards show happened last night in Nashville. Thanks to Karen Byrd Public Relations for sending the list.

The Berklee College of Music says it plans to present Emmylou Harris with an honorary doctor of music at a bluegrass festival in San Francisco.

"The Bride of Frankenstein" runs Oct. 2 - 17, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. at Stage Werx, 533 Sutter St., San Francisco.

Steve Martin is less known for playing with Earl Scruggs on a 2001 remake of Flatt & Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" than he is for, say, "King Tut," but that isn't a slight.

The Avett Brothers steer far away from the conventional. The North Carolina natives meld bluegrass, rock, folk and punk into a unique blend of love songs.

Originally published October 1, 2009 at 9:59 p.m., updated October 1, 2009 at 11:08 p.m. NASHVILLE, Tennessee a ' Major winners Thursday night at the 20th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards.

WAMU's Bluegrass Country announced today that Katy Daley, host of The Katy Daley Show , has been named Broadcaster of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association at their 20th annual IBMA award show.

Martin was up for six awards at the Thursday night show: instrumental recorded performance, recorded event , banjo player of the year, best liner notes and best graphic design for a recorded project.

Thousands of people from around the country and parts of Europe are expected to attend this year's bluegrass music festival in western Kentucky.