Country music star Dierks Bently has a thing for bluegrass music. What the bluegrass music community may not realize is that each of his past albums contains a bluegrass track. What is happening is that Bently is now considering an

Trey Hensley has been performing since age 7. He's now well on his way to a career in bluegrass and country music. From Teleford, Tennessee, Trey recently graduated from the David Crockett High School. Like many bluegrass and old time

Sadly, we added yet another prized bluegrass music instrument to our Stolen Instrument Report. A friend to all of bluegrass music, Nancy Cardwell had her prized Martin D-35 stolen. Someone broke into Nancy Cardwell's condo in Nashville Monday and stole

Lebanon, KY -- For the second consecutive year, the Kentucky Bluegrass Music Kickoff has been named a Kentucky Tourism Council "Top 10 Winter & Holiday Festivals & Events." Held in historic downtown Lebanon Jan. 8-9, KBMK '10 features J.D. Crowe,

Nashville, TN - Ronnie Gilley Entertainment proudly announces the appointment of Music Row veterans Evelyn Shriver and Susan Nadler as co-presidents of Country Crossing Records. "I am very pleased to have Evelyn and Susan join the Ronnie Gilley Entertainment family,"

Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike will be giving the International Bluegrass Music Museum an early holiday present—a concert benefiting the museum on December 10th at 7:00 p.m. "We love spreading the joy and meaning behind the Christmas season in song,"

When Mark O'Connor performs at Berklee College of Music on Dec. 10 with a group of faculty and students, he'll be celebrating more than the end of his week-long residency. He'll introduce Berklee's new American Roots Music Program, directed by

As tours go, this has been a really good one. Highlights: 8x10 in Baltimore, Iota in Arlington, Brooklyn, a ridiculous second set in East Hartford, opening for Del McCoury at the Egg in Albany, 5 sold out shows and this

San Francisco -- CA Marley's Ghost, cited by Paste magazine as "(having) earned cult-band status over 20 years of spirited musicianship, multi-part harmonies and irreverent humor," will return from a three-year absence from recording with a new album, Ghost Town,

Randall Franks/ The Southern Gospel Music Association Inducted several new members into their hall of fame. 2009 SGMA class of inductees include Neil Enloe, Ed Hill, Harold Lane, Don Light, Bill Lyles, Elizabeth "Lady" Mull and Charlie Waller. ...

The producers of Rudy Fest have been busy and have announced the 2010 artist lineup. This festival just keeps getting bigger, better and more entertaining as they celebrate their 10th season next year. There are so many wonderful bands to

The artistic validity of a wide range of American roots styles, including blues, gospel, folk, early country music, bluegrass, old- time, cajun,western swing, polka, tex-mex, and others, is beyond dispute. This music is the lifeblood of America's cultural heritage. The

Monday, November 16th, New York, New York - After rave reviews in New York City in July and the smash success of its second event in Chicago in October, The New Music Seminar (NMS) will be coming to Los Angeles

Lance LeRoy has agreed to represent bluegrass gospel band, The Churchmen. Lance LeRoy and his legendary Lancer Agency has been a mainstay in Bluegrass Music for four decades. Lance is a member of the IBMA Bluegrass Hall of fame, inducted

Like Americana, Canadiana, as defined by Six Shooter Records, a Toronto-based label with over 30 albums in its catalog, is roots music. But Canadiana is the wild north of roots music. North of the border, "roots" has as much to

CMA/ Nashville, TN -- By Bob Doerschuk and Phyllis StarkThe mechanics of writing, planning, recording and marketing music have been in place for years. Recently, though, another component has come into the picture and is rapidly making itself an indispensible

Los Angeles, CA -- From the vaults of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum comes one of the most memorable gatherings of talent ever assembled in front of a national television audience. Celebrating our nation's musical heritage, the

Owensboro, KY -- The International Bluegrass Music Museum will host a gathering of all living Blue Grass Boys who played with Bill Monroe as part of the Pioneers of Bluegrass Reunion held during its River of Music Party (ROMP) in

Burlington, MA - Rounder Records is pleased to announce the release of the self titled debut album by Summertown Road on February 16. Produced by renowned bluegrass musician Don Rigsby, Summertown Road is a fresh collection of bluegrass tunes -

Marion, VA -- Song of the Mountains, the award winning Public Television concert series from the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia will present their final taping for 2009 on December 19th at 7:00 pm. "This will wrap up our fifth