Self-admitted Bluegrass junkie, historian and all-around good guy, Fred Robbins has shared a bunch of new videos he shot at the 2009 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. You can check out the videos on our Bluegrass Videos page or head over to Fred Robbins’ YouTube Channel.

The group of Bluegrass Videos include:…

Winfield, Kansas — Three-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award winning band and Sugar Hill recording artists, The Infamous Stringdusters, will be making their first visit to the stages of the Walnut Valley Festival in 2009. Though the band is rooted in the traditions of bluegrass, fans can always expect to hear a mix of country, bluegrass and free form improvisations that help make every show a one-of-a-kind experience….

Nashville, Tenn., — For a variety of reasons, it’s harder than you might think for groups of musicians who’ve assembled for tours and special performances to preserve their unique chemistry on tape for fans and historians. Studio time and expense, multiple commitments and sheer logistics usually overwhelm the noblest archival impulses. Even artists who keep every clipping, poster and video cassette from their career usually can’t produce audio documents that capture fully and professionally what these special and sometimes historic gatherings actually sound like, which is funny considering that’s why they came together in the first place….