January 4, 2012, 11:49 am Dierks Bentley has shared new details about his upcoming new album, Home, which hits stores February 7. This will be Dierks’ first mainstream country album since 2009’s Feel That Fire. He released the experimental bluegrass and GRAMMY nominated Up On The Ridgein 2010. “I definitely stepped away and explored some things that were more on [...] Read More
November 30, 2011, 12:35 pm Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas have been added to the MerleFest 25 lineup as the festival’s closing performance. MerleFest 25 will take place April 26-29 on the Wilkes Community College campus in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Held in memory of Eddy Merle Watson, son of Doc Watson, MerleFest is the primary fundraiser for [...] Read More
November 2, 2011, 9:43 am The first performers of MerleFest 25 have been announced. Marty Stuart, Sierra Hull, Sam Bush, Dailey & Vincent, and the Punch Brothers are just some of the artists who will take part in the annual festival in memory of musician Eddy Merle Watson, son of Doc Watson. The festival will take place April 26-29 on [...] Read More
September 30, 2011, 5:46 pm On the strength of a busy touring schedule, a string of national television appearances and the release of a new album, Rare Bird Alert (read our review HERE) on Rounder Records, Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers took home the Entertainer of the Year award at the 22nd annual International Bluegrass Music Awards Thursday night, [...] Read More
September 6, 2011, 2:46 pm Topping the list of final nominees with five nominations each for The 45th Annual CMA Awards are Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift. Right on their heels are The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band, who each received four nominations as a group, while individual members Kimberly Perry (of The Band Perry), [...] Read More
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