A new book titled ‘Unlikely Angel, The Songs of Dolly Parton’ (University of Illinois Press, 2020) by Lydia R. Hamessley is now available. The book…
New Book ‘Unlikely Angel, The Songs of Dolly Parton’
Tag: Bluegrass
Winners of the 2020 International Bluegrass Music Awards Announced
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) announced yesterday, October 1, 2020, the winners of the 2020 International Bluegrass Music Awards. The Awards are voted on…
Beguiling Mix of Modern Bluegrass and Orchestra
Steep Canyon Rangers and Asheville Symphony – Be Still Moses (Yep Roc Records, 2020) Asheville-based Steep Canyon Rangers, one of the leading contemporary bluegrass bands…
Mark Stoffel releases video for “Shadowbands”
Mandolinist Mark Stoffel has released a video for “Shadowbands,” a musical piece inspired by 2017’s solar eclipse. The track includes Stoffel accompanied by Gina Furtado…
Artist Profiles: Mark Stoffel
Mark Stoffel was born in Munich, Germany. In 1979, as a teenager he was given mandolin for Christmas. Stoffel fell in love with bluegrass music…
Artist Profiles: Nate Lee
Mandolinist, vocalist, fiddler and composer Nate Lee was born in Ovilla, Texas. He is an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award-winning instrumentalist and distinguished teacher…
Mandolinist Nate Lee Makes Available Wings of a Jetliner
Bluegrass mandolinist Nate Lee has released a new album titled Wings of a Jetliner (Adverb Records). For this recording, Nate brought together a cast of…
Special Consensus Celebrates Its 45th Anniversary with Chicago Barn Dance
Veteran bluegrass band Special Consensus is celebrating its 45th anniversary with Chicago Barn Dance (Compass Records). The new project is a love note of sorts…
Whiskey Sour Happy Hour
Livestream – May 13, 2020, presented by The Bluegrass Situation Whiskey Sour Happy Hour was a weekly “livestream” series of four episodes, presented by The…
The Mbira Visits Appalachia
The New Line – Can’t Hold The Wheel (independent release, 2013) American multi-instrumentalist and composer Brendan Taaffe founded The New Line, an ensemble that brought…