Jim Van Cleve
Jim Van Cleve • Jim Van Cleve is a top-shelf musician in THE band that is taking the acoustic scene by storm, MOUNTAIN HEART. In addition to his extensive live performance work, he is also a full time session musician, and record producer in Nashville, Tennessee "The last couple of years have been a whirlwind of success for Jim’s career. His debut solo project, "NO APOLOGIES" was nominated for a GRAMMY in the "Best Country Instrumental"... Read More
Red June
Red June • Red June is a dynamic acoustic trio from Asheville, North Carolina, performing beautifully distilled Americana music. The Red June sound is as versatile and original as the musicians themselves; they touch on bluegrass, roots rock, and traditional country music with powerful harmonies, innovative songwriting and expert musicianship. Veteran musicians Straughan, Miller and Weinstein formed Red June in 2008 after working in other acclaimed groups,... Read More
Roots of American Music • The Blue Ridge Music Center
"The Blue Ridge Music Center celebrates the music and musicians of the Blue Ridge. Established by the U.S. Congress in 1985, the site includes an outdoor amphitheater and indoor interpretive center used to highlight an important strand of American musical culture, which is still alive and thriving in the region." • Become a fan of The Blue Ridge Music Center on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Ridge-Music-Center/118956361470069 "The site is operated... Read More
Songs of the Grateful Dead: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter
Jesse McReynolds & Friends ~ Songs of the Grateful Dead: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter • BLUEGRASS ICON JESSE McREYNOLDS RELEASES GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE ALBUM, PLAYS LIVE AT THE HISTORIC STATION INN AUGUST 4th, 2011 • The music made famous by the legendary Grateful Dead will be heard at the World Famous Station Inn on Thursday, August 4th. Grand Ole Opry star and bluegrass luminary Jesse McReynolds will mark the Nashville debut of music from... Read More
D’Addario
D’Addario Strings • D’Addario is a premier manufacturer of musical instrument strings, primarily guitar strings, currently headquartered in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York. It is a family-owned-operated business that is one of the largest string manufacturers in the world, not only producing several lines of strings under their own brand names, but also making OEM strings for other musical instrument companies. They also produce and distribute other musical accessories... Read More
Music City Roots
Music City Roots • Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe is a weekly, two-hour radio show that revives the historic legacy of live musical radio production in Nashville. Broadcast on Wednesday nights from 7pm to 9pm, CST, Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe showcases Nashville’s astonishing music scene, from country and Americana to more progressive interpreters of tradition — a "roots and branches" format that brings together fans... Read More
Bluegrass Bands & Helping Hands
Bluegrass Bands & Helping Hands announces "Bluegrass Bands Helping Hands Volume III – Big Leagues" to benefit Miracle Field • There are 1600 children with special needs in Dalton-Whitfield County, GA, that don’t have a recreation facility designed for their needs. The project has started but $500,000 is needed to fund it completely. We plan to help by creating and selling the "Bluegrass Bands Helping Hands Volume III – Big Leagues"... Read More
David Holt
T.S. Elliot said "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." Musician, Storyteller, Photographer, Cultural Explorer & Trail Guide David Holt is helping America know the place, and in so doing is well on his way to becoming a legend, every bit as profound and valuable to American History & Culture as his unique group of cherished mentors, American Icons like... Read More
World of Bluegrass 2011
Photo by Ted Lehmann of Ted Lehmann’s Bluegrass, Books, and Brainstorms World of Bluegrass 2011 • Monday September 26th – Sunday October 2nd, 2011 • The Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee World of Bluegrass 2011 will be different from anything you’ve experienced before at IBMA’s annual Business Conference, Awards Show and Bluegrass Fan Fest! We’ll be in the same building but there will be a fresh, new... Read More
Bill Monroe 100th Birthday Celebration
Bill Monroe 100th Birthday Celebration • The International Bluegrass Music Museum, the world’s only facility dedicated to the history and preservation of the history of bluegrass music presents The Bill Monroe 100th Birthday Celebration, September 12, 13 & 14, 2011. Three days & nights of concerts by Bluegrass Hall of Fame members with their bands. Performances by all active Bluegrass Hall of Fame members and their bands: Earl Scruggs • Ralph Stanley... Read More
