I’m probably the last person on the planet to discover that Desert Island Discs wasn’t merely a feature in Tower Record’s free monthly Pulse magazine, but a 76-year-old radio show on BBC Radio 4. The idea for the program came from Roy Plomley, […]
There’s been a lot happening in the world of roots music since I last did a photo roundup, and our ND photographers have been very busy in capturing a lot of it. They saw no fewer than 40 artists, from […]
One valuable source for my columns is the comments and discussions people write on the various hangouts and forums devoted to bluegrass and acoustic music that I subscribe to, including The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum and the Mandolin Café. Those […]
One valuable source for my columns is the comments and discussions people write on the various hangouts and forums devoted to bluegrass and acoustic music that I subscribe to, including The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum and the Mandolin Café. Those […]
This question popped up on my Facebook feed on Monday morning: “In your opinion, is bluegrass music on the decline, or it it growing? And what will it be like in 20 years??” The writer, in his explanation, went on […]
I had the opportunity to spend a fantastic four days holed up in a hotel with several thousand musicians and music lovers at the Folk Alliance International Annual conference in Kansas City. My wife and I were two of the […]
Today, the FreshGrass Foundation — the 501(c)(3) non-profit that publishes No Depression — and Whippoorwill Arts announced that Molly Tuttle and Keith Little are the winners of their Artist Award grants. Each unrestricted grant is worth $25,000 and the two organizations jointly present them […]
