The Swedish Society of Popular Music Composers (SKAP) presented the Freemuse Organization with the SKAP Special Prize for its efforts to stop musical censorship and artist persecution. Freemuse was founded in 1999 as a result of the first Wold Conference … Continue reading →
The Indie Acoustic Project announced the winners of its Best CDs of 2010 awards. Congrats to the awards winners, who were chosen from among three finalists in each of 12 categories. They are the Chapin Sisters (Acoustic Ensemble); Fruition (Americana); … Continue reading →
ArtistWorks’ Academy of Bluegrass is scheduled to hit the ground running in early June 2011. The online school differs from standard “one-way” tutorial websites, allowing students to submit videos of themselves playing for critical feedback. Artistworks calls this system the … Continue reading →
On April 30th, banjoist from Arizona, Joe Bethancourt lost his home to a fire that started in the attic and quickly spread. Join over 20 Arizona musicians as they raise money for Joe at AMAZ Radio’s fund raising effort this … Continue reading →
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 →