World-renowned acoustic musicians Mark O’Connor (violin), Chris Thile (mandolin), Frank Vignola (guitar), Bryan Sutton (guitar), Jon Burr (bass) and Byron House (bass) can captivate audiences with just their instruments. But for them, jamming is a meeting of musical minds and genres in communication, a perfect example of holistic American music….

Nashville, Tenn., — Sam Bush recently celebrated the release of “Circles Around Me” and his 25th wedding anniversary with a soirée held at Nashville’s Sound Emporium studio. As part of the marketing campaign for “Circles Around Me” a series of “track by track” video episodes will be gradually unveiled on Sam’s website. Episode #1 is currently available for viewing on SamBush.com….

Nashville, Tenn., — Sugar Hill artists Sam Bush and Sarah Jarosz will appear live this Saturday, September 26, on the National Public Radio program “A Prairie Home Companion” hosted by Garrison Keillor. The season opener for A Prairie Home Companion will air nationally between 5:00 – 7:00 cst. Check your local…

Nashville, Tenn., — Sam Bush doesn’t seem old enough to be a musical legend. And he’s not. But he is. In September, the Americana Music Association with its Lifetime Achievement for Instrumentalist award will honor Bush, who is alternately known as the King of Telluride and the King of Newgrass. “It’s overwhelming and humbling,” says Bush of the honor….

His name doesn’t conjure up visions of Kentucky hills, Carolina pines or East Tennessee cabins, but international recording artist Niko Papasideris has his eye on bluegrass.

Papasideris, who now lives in Nashville but continues to have a large European fan base, is currently recording his fifth album, an as-yet-untitled collection of newgrass remixes of new and previously released Niko material. The project features several veteran Nashville musicians and bluegrass notables,…