Jaelee Roberts Awarded IBMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year
(headline image: Jaelee Roberts — Photo by Eric Ahlgrim) Bluegrass singer Jaelee Roberts received the Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2024 International Bluegrass…
Deanie Richardson Receives IBMA’s Fiddle Player of the Year Award
Sister Sadie founding member Deanie Richardson was presented the Fiddle Player of the Year at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards. This is Richardson’s second…
‘Pieces of Home’: A Beautiful Weaving of Tradition and Belonging
Dan + Claudia Zanes – Pieces of Home (Smithsonian Folkways, 2024) Pieces of Home is the latest offering from Dan + Claudia Zanes. For nearly…
Buzz’ Ayaz: A Daring Fusion of Cypriot Sounds
Buzz’ Ayaz – Buzz’ Ayaz (Glitterbeat Records, 2024) Cyprus, a small yet culturally rich island in the Eastern Mediterranean, is a crossroads of Greek and…
Delightful Harmonica with a Latin Music Twist
It’s not often that you hear a harmonica solo on a Latin-flavored track, but it’s just one of several ingredients that makes “Chico Tímido” by…
Turkmen Music from Iran and Central Asia at Roulette
Oghlan Bakhshi and Zyyada Jumayeva are set to perform a rare program of Turkmen music at Roulette in New York on Friday, April 25, 2025,…
IBMA Reveals 2024 Momentum Awards Recipients
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) revealed the recipients of the 2024 Momentum Awards. The awards were announced as part of this week’s IBMA World of Bluegrass., taking…
DownRiver Collective: Award Winning Progressive Bluegrass Band
DownRiver Collective, formed in 2018, is a lively growing force in the American roots music scene. They seamlessly mix traditional bluegrass and folk with progressive…
Ashtyn Barbaree: Americana Singer-Songwriter Releases New Album
Ashtyn Barbaree – Sent Through the Ceiling (self-release, 2024) Ashtyn Barbaree is a Fayetteville, Arkansas-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist recognized for her smoky, magnetic vocals within…
Mandolin Prodigy Wyatt Ellis: A Virtuoso in the Making
Wyatt Ellis, born in East Tennessee near the Great Smoky Mountains, first discovered his passion for the mandolin after hearing Bobby Osborne’s iconic solo in…