The Blues Foundation held its annual Blues Music Awards ceremony and Blues Hall of Fame inductions. This year, the foundation honored winners in 26 categories. Buddy Guy took home the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award, Album of the … Continue reading →
Happy 92nd birthday to folk music legend and Sing Out! co-founder, Pete Seeger! Pete was born in 1919 to Charles Seeger Jr. and Constance de Clyver Edson. In 1936 Pete’s father, Charles, took him to a musical gathering in Asheville, … Continue reading →
Songwriter and guitarist Phoebe Snow, loved for both her songs and her smooth, jazzy vocal style, died Tuesday morning in Edison, N.J., from complications of a brain hemorrhage she suffered in January 2010. She was 58. Snow enjoyed tremendous success … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday, Wade Mainer! Mainer, a banjo player and singer, is often called the “grandfather of Bluegrass” due to his innovative two-finger banjo fingerpicking style, which formed the foundation for the modern three-finger bluegrass banjo style. Mr. Mainer turned 104 … Continue reading →
One of the truly great voices in Southern music, Hazel Dickens, passed peacefully last night following a brief illness at the age of 75. Born June 1, 1935, in Mercer County, West Virginia, Hazel was an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, … Continue reading →
Phil Leadbetter, known better as bluegrass artist Uncle Phil, announced last month that he is battling Hodgkins Lymphoma. Phil has played a role in the bluegrass community since 1975, when he founded the Knoxville NewgrassBoys in his teens. He went … Continue reading →
Updated: We’ve received news that Bert Jansch is now on the road performing with Neil Young for the latest leg of Young’s tour. Neil and Bert have added two Toronto shows to their mid-May schedule. Additionally, plans are being made … Continue reading →
The Grammy Awards have made some significant changes, and it’s left some fans very unhappy. The recent cut of 31 award categories has left several genres in tatters. The Native American category was cut entirely, contemporary and traditional folk music … Continue reading →
Who says print media is dead? Our friends at Penguin Eggs Canadian folk music magazine have teamed with iPod/iPad App developer MagazineCloner.com to create a digital version of their magazine. “Now we can finally cater to our European subscribers at … Continue reading →
The Library of Congress announced 2010’s inductees to the National Recording Registry. The twenty-five selections were chosen by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington on the basis that they are “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.” They join the 300 recordings … Continue reading →