St. Louis, MO., — The 20th annual “Gateway City Indoor Bluegrass Music Festival” returns to the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel in St. Louis, MO. The 3 day festival, running March 5-7, is promoted by Midwest Bluegrass Festivals and brings top Bluegrass artists and up and coming artists to the Gateway City.

Award winning bluegrass music has come to the St. Louis for 20 years and will return again this year to feature “Gateway City” favorites….

Nashville, Tenn., — Come ring in the New Year with a down home hoe-down and Donna the Buffalo at the Loveless Barn on Thursday, December 31, 2009. They will be bringing their trademark hybrid of folk, reggae, Cajun, zydeco, rock and country. The band played for the venue’s grand opening in January 2009 and is excited to be back celebrating New Year’s!…

Music City Roots, WSM 650 AM’s newest live radio show, will put some of Bluegrass’ finest front and center next Wednesday evening during its weekly 2 hour broadcast. Scheduled for November 4th edition of Music City Roots are The Grascals, The Josh Williams Band, James Intveld and Shawn Byrne….

Who will be the 2009 IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year? In the running this year are the following artists: Sierra Hull & Highway 111, Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice, The Steeldrivers and the Josh Williams Band. Vote now and see if you can pick the winner!…

Cherryholmes and Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper will perform at 2 p.m. June 6 at bluegrass’s most unusual venue, Bluegrass Underground in the World Famous Cumberland Caverns near McMinnville, Tenn.

That show will be a prelude to the Underground’s first annual Fourth of July celebration, observing the birth of America, but also the 53rd year Cumberland Caverns has been a show cave….