Australian Bluegrass News

Runaway Dixie Release Lonesome Highway Blues
Runaway Dixie Returns With a New Original Single Over the past fourteen years Runaway Dixie have released six albums and received four Golden Guitar nominations. Here is an Australian band that continues to bring their own unique down-to-earth style of bluegrass and...

19 Greatest Bluegrass Bands
Dan Farrant offers up 19 Of The Greatest And Most Famous Bluegrass Bands. Hello Music Theory offers up a list of Bluegrass Greats compiled by Dan Farrant. Some of the most fun music you’ll ever hear is bluegrass. It’s a style that, when you hear it, makes you feel...

Tim Stafford and Thomm Jutz – Lost Voices
Tim Stafford And Thomm Jutz - Lost Voices Pays Musical Tribute To Those Who Still Had So Much To Say. Here is news of a ew album called Lost Voices from Tim Stafford And Thomm Jutz. It features Shaun Richardson, Ron Block, Tammy Rogers, and Mark Fain; Out today via...
International News

The Bluegrass Standard – Feb 2023
The Bluegrass Standard Rel;eases its Free February 2023 Issue

Jamie Johnson Rejoins The Grascals
Some t twenty years ago Terry Eldredge, Jamie Johnson, Jimmy Mattingly, Dave Talbot, Terry Smith, and Danny Roberts played a fateful run of shows at the Station Inn as an unnamed band in February of 2004. From there the Grascals emerged.

Bluegrass Standard Jan 2023
The Bluegrass Standard Magazine dedicate the first 2023 issue to the Women of Bluegrass. While this issue isn’t the only issue highlighting female artists, but is the one that sets them apart to celebrate their contributions to the music industry while tackling and...
New Releases

Runaway Dixie Release Lonesome Highway Blues
Runaway Dixie Returns With a New Original Single Over the past fourteen years Runaway Dixie have released six albums and received four Golden Guitar nominations. Here is an Australian band that continues to bring their own unique down-to-earth style of bluegrass and...

The Bluegrass Standard – Feb 2023
The Bluegrass Standard Rel;eases its Free February 2023 Issue

Retro 78 – Black Vinyl 45
Just signed to Ram Cat Records as their flagship band, Retro 78 is releasing their debut single Black Vinyl 45 for their new label. Written by Trey Ward, the tune surely suits this band with its uptempo melody, steady drive, and theme.

Gamblers and Gypsies – Andrew Crawford & Brandi Colt
Andrew Crawford & Brandi Colt Release Gamblers and Gypsies Rising duo Andrew Crawford & Brandi Colt have unveiled their new haunting single, Gamblers and Gypsies. The straight-ahead Bluegrass tune showcases the South Carolina pair’s unique blend of...

I Still Call Her Sunshine – The Kody Norris Show
I Still Call Her Sunshine from The Kody Norris Show on Rebel Records. Rebel Records has announced a new single I Call Her Sunshine from award-winning country and bluegrass group, The Kody Norris Show. An accompanying video was also released today and premiered on the...
IBMA News

International Band Performance Grant
The IBMA established the International Band Performance Grant Program to assist international bands in attending the IBMA World of Bluegrass, develop bluegrass events and audiences globally, and help increase opportunities for everyone involved in the music.

2022 IBMA Awards
Béla Fleck wins “Album of the Year”, “Instrumental Group of the Year”, “Instrumental Recording of the Year” and “Banjo Player of the Year” at 33rd Annual IBMA Awards.

IBMA 2022 Industry Award Recipients
IBMA Announces 2022 Industry Award Recipients The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) has announced the recipients of the 2022 Industry Awards, awarded today as part of this week’s IBMA World of Bluegrass. The 2022 IBMA Industry Awards, sponsored by the...
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Christmas Time’s a Comin’
Christmas Time’s a Comin’ from the Del McCoury Band.

Silent Night – Authentic Unlimited
Authentic Unlimited gives us one of the world's most loved Christmas Carols - Silent Night About Authentic Unlimited band Members: John Meador is from East Tennessee. John is the son of Marty Meador and Jenice Harper. He plays guitar and is one of the lead and...

Molly Tuttle – Guitar Player of the Year
We learn that she was drawn to this traditional American art form from the cradle. But the story of how her career evolved is not entirely traditional. Tom Casciato reports on this amazing guitar player as part of our arts and culture series Canvas.