Singer / Songwriter Becky Schlegel will perform for an IBMA Songwriter Showcase on September 20 during IBMA’s World of Bluegrass.
Nashville, TN — Versatile singer/songwriter Becky Schlegel returns to the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Songwriter Showcase for a performance on Tuesday, September 30 at 4 p.m. The date marks Schlegel’s third appearance at the coveted [...]

Burlington, MA - Long unavailable, the legacy of Tony Trischka’s 1985 album Hill Country has been kept alive by musicians and fans via carefully-guarded vinyl pressings and cassette dubs. On October 21 Rounder Records will release the highly anticipated re-mastered edition, complete with extensive new notes and a bonus track, restoring to print a pivotal [...]

Diversity is the key word in describing the fine finalists for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2008 Instrumental Album of the Year.
Here are thumbnail sketches of those finalists:
Live At The Linda, David Grier (artist & producer), Dreadnought Records
As the title strongly suggests, this is a live one, folks, recorded as a solo effort in front [...]

Lexington, Ky. — The University of Kentucky John Jacob Niles Center for American Music and the Lexington Public Library have announced a new musical collaboration, “Bluegrass in the Bluegrass,” a series of concerts that explore traditional old time and bluegrass music of the Appalachian region.
The six public library events will [...]