The Dillards’ Rodney Dillard (guitar) and Douglas Dillard (banjo) grew up playing music with their family and friends including a teenaged John Hartford in Missouri.…
Artist Profiles: The Dillards
Tag: Bluegrass
Artist Profiles: Dan Tyminski
Dan Tyminski was born on June 20, 1967 in Rutland, Vermont. He is one of the most recognizable and popular male vocalists in bluegrass. Since…
Going Deeper into the Banjo
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn – Echo in the Valley (Rounder, 2017) Echo in the Valley is the second album by husband and wife duo…
Artist profiles: Sierra Hull
Sierra Dawn Hull was born September 27, 1991 in Byrdstown, Tennessee. She began playing mandolin at age eight and quickly became noted on the national…
Artist profiles: Sam Bush
Mandolin virtuoso Sam Bush is best known as the founder and driving force behind the legendary New Grass Revival, a band of inventive and aggressive…
Recording Academy Announces 60th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees for Best Bluegrass Album
The Recording Academy announced last night the recordings nominated for Best Bluegrass Album. Best Bluegrass Album Nominees Fiddler’s Dream by Michael Cleveland Laws Of Gravity…
Top American Roots Music Acts at Savannah Music Festival 2018
Savannah Music Festival has announced its 2018 programming. The festival will take place March 29th through April 14th, 2018, at several venues throughout Savannah’s Historic…
Artist Profiles: Railroad Earth
In 2001 Railroad Earth formed out of live sessions at the Pocono Bluegrass Society open mics. A few weeks later they recorded their first demos…
Artist Profiles: Noam Pikelny
Noam Pikelny was born February 27, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois. He is one of the finest banjo musicians in the United States. In 2004 he…
Artist Profiles: Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek was one of the hottest acts on the acoustic circuit in the early 2000s. They toured with Lyle Lovett, backed Dolly Parton and…