Dan Hays • The Franklin Theatre

Franklin Theatre Announces New Director • Music Industry Executive to take office at Historic Franklin Theatre • The Board of Directors of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County today announced that Dan Hays will become the new Director for the Franklin Theatre. Hays’ acceptance of the post culminates a rigorous leadership search for the historic Main... 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... 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... Read More
Hill Country Live • New York, NY

Hill Country Live • Hill Country Barbecue Market is proud to announce the launch of Hill Country Live, a brand initiative that promotes American roots music in state-of-the-art on premise performance venues. Since 2007, Hill Country Barbecue Market (30 West 26th Street) has been known as New York City’s premier destination for authentic Texas barbecue and... Read More
Hill Country Live • Washington DC

Hill Country Live • Hill Country Barbecue Market is proud to announce the launch of Hill Country Live, a brand initiative that promotes American roots music in state-of-the-art on premise performance venues. Since 2007, Hill Country Barbecue Market (30 West 26th Street) has been known as New York City’s premier destination for authentic Texas barbecue and... Read More
Planet Bluegrass • World-Class Music Festivals

There is no shortage of bluegrass festivals in the United States, but only an elite group have earned the label "word-class". At Planet Bluegrass, they know how to produce several top-shelf events and excel in every aspect. Maybe it’s the nearly four decades of experience, or maybe it’s the high altitude and clean air in Colorado that help them think clearer... Read More
The Station Inn

The Station Inn • "How can any music be so lonesome and sound so good…" Bluegrass music is one of the South’s purest art forms and, for those who want to experience it in one of its rawest, there is only one location you need to seek – The Station Inn – since 1974, one of Nashville’s (and, the South’s) greatest musical treasures."... Read More
The Crooked Road • Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail

The Dixie Bee-Liners • "Down The Crooked Road" •"The Dixie Bee-Liners have fashioned a sound so distinctive that you couldn’t possibly mistake them for anybody else. They have too much talent, creativity and intensity to remain obscure for long. The Dixie Bee-Liners give contemporary bluegrass not just a good name, but a lesson in how modern and traditional... Read More
The Steam Powered Hour

The Steam Powered Hour • www.facebook.com/SteamPoweredHour • New York’s hippest hootenanny, The Steam Powered Hour is a smart and cozy night of bluegrass music, standup comedy, short films, and cartoons hosted by the New Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffee. Past performers include folks like Chris Thile, Gillian Welch, and Demetri Martin, and surprise guests like Steve... Read More











