Compass Records Artists Lead Bluegrass Awards Nominations
Nashville, TN -- Nominees for the 2013 International Bluegrass Music Awards were announced at the Loveless Barn in Nashville, where Compass Records bluegrass bands and their respective members received...
View ArticleMarion’s Musical Heritage Mural Canvas Unveiled
Marion, VA -- The Town of Marion, in partnership with Virginia Sweetwater Moonshine Distillery, The Lincoln Theatre, “Song of the Mountains," and the Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts,...
View ArticleWoodsongs Coffeehouse Dalton Freight Depot Appoints New Director
Dalton, GA -- The Woodsongs Coffeehouse Dalton Chapter announces the return of their annual winter concert series to benefit Providence Ministries. The first concert is scheduled for Saturday January...
View ArticleIBMA Kicks Off “Practice Random Acts of Bluegrass” Campaign
Nashville, Tenn. (September 11, 2013) — For those looking to show their love of bluegrass music in connection with the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass event in Raleigh,...
View ArticleAmerican Drive Welcomes Artie Werner as New Booking Rep
Seasoned bluegrass music artists American Drive are proud to announce that Artie Werner will take over as the new booking and promotional representative for the group. the band includes group members...
View ArticleBristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2013 Connects with BVU & BTES
Bristol, TN/VA Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion announced a special partnership with BVU Authority (Bristol, VA Utilities) and BTES (Bristol, TN Esseutial Services) at today’s press conference. This...
View ArticleRural Rhythm to Exclusively Distribute Jim & Jesse Old Dominion Masters
Nashville, TN -- Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce that it will be the exclusive distributor of the Old Dominion masters which are owned by Bluegrass legends Jim & Jesse McReynolds. Rural...
View ArticleRounder Records Relocating Main Offices to Nashville Area
The little label that could and did and became the biggest and best indie label, especially for bluegrass music, is relocating their offices to Nashville, Tennessee. Rounder is now a subsidiary of the...
View ArticleBirthplace of Country Music Reveals Symbolism Within the Sign
Bristol, TN/VA -- /BCM/ Birthplace of Country Music® held a press conference Friday afternoon to reveal more than the newly fastened sign at the entrance of Birthplace of Country Music® Museum. BCM...
View ArticleRichard Bennett & Wyatt Rice Sign with Rock House Entertainment
Richard Bennett and Wyatt Rice have teamed up to hit the road with two guitars, a bass and Richard’s timeless vocals. This guitar duo is two of the most well known and respected guitarist in the...
View ArticleVinyl Revival Continues As LP Sales Reach Highest Level In More Than A Decade
Annual sales of vinyl LPs have crossed the half a million mark for the first time in more than a decade, revealed a BPI analysis of Official Charts Company data released today. Releases from Daft Punk,...
View ArticleIBMA's Leadership Bluegrass Application Deadline Nov 15
Nashville, TN -- /IBMA/ Time is running out to apply for Leadership Bluegrass 2014! Held March 20-22, 2014 at BMI, and the law firm of Bone, McAllester and Norton in Nashville, Tennessee, Leadership...
View ArticleRaleigh's World of Bluegrass a Huge Success for IBMA
The World of Bluegrass trade show, conference, awards show and Wide Open Bluegrass festival of the IBMA was held for the first time in Raleigh, North Carolina. The International Bluegrass Music...
View ArticleASCAP Celebrates Centennial Anniversary
ASCAP hits its 100-year milestone on February 13th, 2014. For an entire century, the leading US performing rights organization has made it possible for American songwriters, composers and music...
View ArticleSo Much MOORE Media Celebrates 25th Year
Nashville, TN -- Martha E. Moore is celebrating her 25th year as head of her independent, boutique public relations firm, so much MOORE media. Moore opened the doors of so much MOORE media in November...
View ArticleSteve Dilling's Next Bluegrass Chapter with Jordan Entertainment
Garner, NC -- Accomplished banjoist and long-time emcee of IIIrd Tyme Out, Steve Dilling, has joined Jordan Entertainment. Dilling will serve as manager of Jordan Entertainment and agent for Lorraine...
View ArticleBluegrass for Hospice Event Raises Over $29,000
Great Mills, MD -- Jay Armsworthy, promoter and creater for Bluegrass for Hospice writes about the big success for this year's event. "On Saturday October 26, 2013 was the 5th year for the Bluegrass...
View ArticleBristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2013 Attendance Up a Whopping 10%
Bristol, TN/VA -- Despite getting .6 inches of rain on the music festival's biggest day, Birthplace of Country Music®, the parent organization of Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, reports a 10%...
View ArticleRonnie Reno and Rural Rhythm Records Join Forces
Nashville, TN -- Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce a much larger association with entertainer Ronnie Reno that will involve music and video production development and marketing and...
View ArticleSmoky Mountain Banjo Academy Merges with Five-String Festival
When Five-String Fest announced that they would be having one of the largest banjo gatherings in the country on May 1st -4th of 2014, they were informed that one of the best banjo academies was the...
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