Australian Bluegrass News

Southern Style Guest List For November
Jan Dale’s weekly radio show Southern Style will feature a number of local and touring artists these coming weeks.

Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones Australian Tour
Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones, are here in Australia next week for a series of performances in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

You Me Everybody Aust Tour
New Zealand Bluegrass trailblazers are crossing the ditch to headline their first Australian Tour. The tour begins at the Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival and continues down the inner East Coast and ending at Mountaingrass Bluegrass festival in Beechworth.
International News

The Bluegrass Standard July 23
The July 2023 issue of the free magazine The Bluegrass Standard in now available online.

Vale Bobby Osborne 1932 – 2023
News in this week conforms Bobby Osborne, one half of the legendary Osborne Brothers has died at age 91, in Nashville Tennessee.

Vale Jesse McReynolds 1929 – 2023
Jesse McReynolds of Jim and Jesse fame passed away on 23rd June 2023.
New Releases

Full Cord – Reelin’ In The Years
Michigan-based Full Cord releases a third single Reelin’ In The Years from their upcoming album Cambium and Dark Shadow Recording.

The King James Boys – He Broke The Chains
Bluegrass Gospel group The King James Boys have announced the release of their next single He Broke The Chains from their latest Walk On Faith project. The inspirational track is one of eight recordings from the collection which is now available for download.

Billy Gilman – Delta Queen
Billy Gilman is releasing a new single called, Delta Queen. The original song will be featured on the upcoming full-length project coming in 2024 via Pinecastle Records.

Henhouse Prowlers – Lead and Iron
Chicago based band Henhouse Prowlers has released their long awaited album Lead and Iron with a special performance at the legendary Station Inn, Nashville.

New Release – Every Good Path
Morning Glory Music has released a new album, Every Good Path, from The Chigger Hill Boys & Terri, their ninth studio project.
IBMA News

Two New Awards For IBMA
The IBMA Board of Directors has announced it the addition of two new awards so the association can broaden its recognition of achievement by bluegrass music industry professionals.

IBMA Bluegrass Live Youth Stage
The IBMA Youth Council is now accepting applications from young artists to perform on the IBMA Bluegrass Live Youth Stage, with full set opportunities for youth bands and musicians on the stage across the two-day festival.

2023 IBMA World of Bluegrass
World of Bluegrass Tickets on Sale From April. Ticket sales will open to IBMA Members starting at 10 a.m. CT on April 4 and to the general public at 10 a.m. CT on April 18. Hotel rooms at the Marriott, Sheraton, and Residence Inn are preferred by most attendees...
Video Store

Rhonda Vincent – My Bluegrass Story
Rhonda Vincent tells her Bluegrass Story: My Bluegrass Story is produced by the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum located on the banks of the Ohio River in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Hall of Fame also produces ROMP Festival, an annual bluegrass festival which...

Gentle On My Mind
John Hartford was an American original. He was a musician, songwriter, steamboat pilot, author, artist, disc jockey, calligrapher, dancer, folklorist, father, and historian.

St Anne’s Reel
Thanks to Peter Patrick from Queensland for this fantastic merging of Celtic hero Aly Bain and and Bluegrass stalwarts Jerry Douglas, and Russ Barenberg, with this old favourite St Anne's Reel recorded on BBC Four some years ago.