Archive for April 15th, 2008

Ricky Skaggs debuts on top of Billboard chart

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
April 15, 2008

Ricky Skaggs “Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass – Tribute to 1946 and 1947 (Skaggs Family Records)”
Nashville, Tenn. — Ricky Skaggs has earned his fourth consecutive debut at the top of Billboard’s Bluegrass albums chart with his new record “Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947” on Skaggs Family Records.
Skaggs’ streak of debut [...]

Tags:
,
No Comments »



Several Rounder Artists will perform at Merlefest

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
April 15, 2008

BlueHighway “Through the Window of a Train” (Rounder)
Burlington, MA – Rounder Records is pleased to announce that many of its artists will be performing at MerleFest on April 24–27 in Wilkesboro, NC. MerleFest began in the spring of 1988 and has grown from two flat-bed trailers and 4,000 attendees to 13 stages with more [...]

Tags:
, , , , , ,
No Comments »



Riverbend Bluegrass Festival kicks off this Thursday

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
April 15, 2008

The Riverbend Bluegrass Festival will get underway this coming Thursday, April 17 near Ocilla, GA. for a 3 day run.
The Festival will present a children’s Bluegrass music workshop at 11:00 am Saturday morning in conjunction with The Bonded Brotherhood of Bluegrass at the Brotherhood shelter. The workshop will include an introduction to Bluegrass and [...]

Tags:

No Comments »