Australian Bluegrass News
Whitetop Mountaineers to Play Mountain Pickers
From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the Whitetop Mountaineers, Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham, are skilled multi-instrumentalists on guitar, fiddle, banjo & mandolin.
BTCMSA Membership Extension
BTCMSA Memberships Have Been Extended to November 2023. The last 2-3 years have been pretty different and often quite challenging. Live music certainly suffered, along with many other things. Because of the inactivity, the folks at the BLuegrass & Traditional...
2022 Jam Camp Sell Out
After a two year hiatus due largely to restrictions and uncertainty around covid actions in Victoria the now sold out 2022 Wernick Method Jam Camp is set to get underway on Phillip Island in Victoria’s south on the weekend 13th August.
International News
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Revisit
John McEuen Releases The Circle Project - The Story Behind The Seminal Recording Will The Circle Be Unbroken. Some years ago I was introduced to an album which at the time had little significance to me as an emerging folk musician. The year was around 1974 perhaps...
53rd Dove Awards Nominees
The Gospel Music Association has announced the nominees for the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards on August 10th. Among these nominees, Daywind Music Group accrued 9, including Inspirational Album of the Year, Southern Gospel Album of the Year, and others.
Walnut Valley Festival History
New Book On The History of The Walnut Valley Festival. Since 1972, the Walnut Valley Festival traditionally is held the 3rd weekend of September in Winfield, KS, and draws a crowd of 10,000-15,000 people to celebrate a blend of all kinds of acoustic music, including...
New Releases
Millworker – Becky Buller
IBMA Award-winning artist Becky Buller has released a new single Millworker a fresh and sprightly take on a James Taylor classic.
New Horizons – Mason Via
Here is a new 12-track album from Mason Via called New Horizons. The title for the new release came from a lyric in one of the songs, Colorado., as it sums up the overarching imagery that the music and lyrics convey.
Volume Five – Losing My Religion
New Single From Volume 5 - Losing My Religion. Mountain Fever Records has released a new single, Losing My Religion, by Volume Five. Not to be confused with the R.E.M. hit song, Volume Five’s Losing My Religion was written by bluegrass songwriter and musician Josh...
Arthur Hancock IV – Trout Rodeo
This quintessential summer bluegrass anthem not only tells a familiar fish story, but also showcases a peerless arrangement, lively fiddle, energetic vocals and just the right amount of twangy, jangly, Kentucky Bluegrass. Hancock has set the hook and reeled in the big one with Trout Rodeo.
Eddie Sanders – From Here To Hallelujah
Eddie Sanders Releases His New Project - From Here To Hallelujah. Anticipation has been growing for the release of the next bluegrass gospel project from esteemed Oklahoma singer-songwriter, Eddie Sanders, for quite some time. Engelhardt Music Group proudly releases...
IBMA News
2022 IBMA Bluegrass Live Lineup
IBMA Announces Bluegrass Live Lineup for 2022. The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) has announced the initial lineup of artists and ticket information for IBMA Bluegrass Live! powered by PNC, a two-day festival at the 2022 IBMA World of Bluegrass®....
IBMA Attendance and Economics Released
IBMA World of Bluegrass, which includes IBMA Bluegrass Live powered by PNC, saw a combined attendance of 101,368 with the return to an in-person event in Raleigh.
2021 IBMA Awards Announced
The International Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced. This public award ceremony has been a long time coming with covid prohibiting gatherings since the virus was unleashed on the world.
Video Vault
True Life Blues – Danielle Vita and Colin Weight
Classic Bill Monroe song performed by Colin Weight and Danielle Vita
Blue Night – Colin Weight
Melbourne based multi instrumentalist, Colin Weight has found ways to entertain himself while entertaining us with his great version of Blue Knight, written by David Kirk McGee.
Country Gazette – If You’re Ever Gonna Love Me
Country Gazette were a result of split by Dillard and CLark in the early 1970's. Bluegrass fiddler (the late) Byron Berline and guitarist/bass player Roger Bush formed the band Country Gazette. Guitarist Kenny Wertz and banjo player Alan Munde also joined the band....
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