Nashville, TN -- Though it’s still in the works, the 2012 World of Bluegrass in Nashville, September 24-30, 2012, already includes an enticing itinerary of unforgettable bluegrass events: a star-studded Fan Fest featuring more than 60 acts, headlined by The Del McCoury Band; intriguing panel discussions and presentations in the week-long business conference; and a very special 40th anniversary celebration of Will The Circle Be Unbroken, a landmark recording that helped put bluegrass music on the international map.
Lebanon, NJ -- When the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys' debut album 'America's Music' was released in 2011, the band's strong YouTube following propelled their music up the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. Now, in advance of the release of their newest project, brothers Jonny, Robbie, and Tommy Mizzone are turning to another popular site to carry their sound to new audiences: http://Kickstarter.com/
Keystone Resort, CO -- Those looking for an escape from the hot summer heat can visit Keystone, Colorado for it's 16th annual Bluegrass and Beer Festival, one of the most popular events of the summer at the resort. Festival goers can look forward to cool mountain temperatures, live bluegrass music across three different stages and sample all the beer they'd like from over 30 different breweries, from Colorado and beyond. August temperatures in Keystone average at about 75 degrees, with sunny blue skies and cooler nights, making it a quick and easy getaway from the city summer heat.
Since offering the original “banjo camp” in 1984, Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick has conducted nearly a hundred of them, hosting over 1,500 students from around the world. In January 2013 he will host his 29th annual winter camps at the Boulder Inn in Boulder, Colorado. The camp consists of three “full-immersion” weeks: Basic Skills, Intermediate, and Advanced. Complete information is found on www.DrBanjo.com.
Myrtle Beach, SC -- Ocean Lakes Family Campground, a division of The Jackson Companies, will host the 14th Annual Premier Bluegrass Weekend on Friday, Aug. 24, and Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. The event is open to all guests staying at the campground (campsite reservations can be made by calling (877) 510-1413 and rental reservations by calling (800) 845-2229). Featured bluegrass music entertainers include Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Grascals, Big Country Bluegrass, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Rich In Tradition, and more.
Bluegrass music was born out of the hills of Appalachia so it's no surprise that artists have been paying tribute to the South since the music's inception. The album is over a full hour of some of the finest bluegrass music by award winning artists.
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/CMA/ By Bob Doerschuk
Country Music has weathered seismic changes since May 1949, when Kitty Wells stepped up from her gig as “girl singer” with Johnnie & Jack and their group and stood alone behind a microphone at Owen Bradley’s Castle Studios. She had agreed to record a song written by J.D. Miller and pitched by Troy Martin. It didn’t thrill Wells or her husband, Johnnie Wright of Johnnie & Jack, but she agreed to cut it mainly for the $125 session fee.
Ricky Skaggs Appreciates Smooth Crossover Of The Neumann KH 120s, And Says That His Instruments Sound 'Just As They Should' Once again, multiple Grammy® winner and Christian artist Ricky Skaggs has been hard at work with "the boys" — his longtime band Kentucky Thunder, which have been playing bluegrass music alongside him for over 15 years. Each time Skaggs and his band enter the studio — usually at his own "Skaggs Place Studio" — the resulting music pays homage to the early trailblazers of bluegrass music, while forging entirely new paths within the seemingly timeless genre. As an artist, Skaggs is wholly committed to authenticity and detail in his recordings.
/CMA/ By Jeannie Naujeck
When Chuck Mead set out to make Back at the Quonset Hut, an album of classic Country songs, he wanted to kick the project up a notch.
The David Thom Band, a bluegrass outfit from Sonoma, California, will be touring through central and western Michigan at the end of July and into early August. Thom, former guitarist and front man for the David Grisman Experience, has led his own band since 1996. This will be their second time visiting Michigan. For two of the appearances, the band will include world-famous mandolinist and singer Don Rigsby.
Several artists will stop by The Opry Shop before their upcoming performance on the Opry. These signings are free to attend so come on down and say hello to these Opry stars. Rhonda Vincent will sign copies of her new CD, Sunday Mornin’ Singin’ at The Opry Shop on Saturday, July 28 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, prior to her appearance on the Opry. Click here to purchase tickets to see the Rhonda on the Opry.
Nashville, TN -- The Lumineers kicked off a new season of CMT.com’s gritty, online performance series Concrete Country, with exclusive new videos debuting at Concrete.CMT.com. Filmed live on the streets of downtown Nashville, The Lumineers deliver acoustic versions of their hit debut single “Ho Hey,” along with “Classy Girls” and “Stubborn Love.” The Lumineers’ “Ho Hey” is in video rotation on CMT, and their Concrete Country performances are featured on the CMT.com home page, as well as http://Concrete.CMT.com
Brad Hammonds plays in the moment. That freshness and spontaneous vitality reverberate on Greene Street, released July 17, 2012, a beautifully textured acoustic instrumental album with rock drive. Joined at his intimate downtown studio by close friends and wildly creative collaborators, Hammonds exhibits his trademark depth and flair for thoughtfully deployed technique.
Asheville, NC’s Bluegrass Band Town Mountain is excited to release their 4th bluegrass music album, Leave the Bottle, September 4, 2012. Town Mountain is Phil Barker on mandolin & vocals,Robert Greer on lead vocals & guitar, Jesse Langlais on banjo & vocals, Bobby Britt on fiddle, and newest member Jon Stickley rounds them out with his steady bass and rock-solid guitar & vocals. They share the kind of easy-going friendly bond that relays itself through their music. One listen to their instantly memorable songs, and it’s plain to see why Grammy-winner Mike Bub would align with the group to produce Leave the Bottle as well as 2011’s Steady Operator. Banjo player extraordinaire and longtime member of the Sam Bush Band, Scott Vestal, also joined the team by engineering the new album, which was recorded at Digital Underground Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
While bluegrass and country music are more commonly associated with Kentucky, another genre with deep roots in the state is jug band music. Many music historians cite Louisville, where jugs abounded due to the city’s bourbon distilling industry, as the birthplace of this light-hearted musical form that spread up and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers around the turn of the 20th century.
Nashville, TN -- Though it’s still in the works, the 2012 World of Bluegrass in Nashville, September 24-30, 2012, already includes an enticing itinerary of unforgettable bluegrass events: a star-studded Fan Fest featuring more than 60 acts, headlined by The Del McCoury Band; intriguing panel discussions and presentations in the week-long business conference; and a very special 40th anniversary celebration of Will The Circle Be Unbroken, a landmark recording that helped put bluegrass music on the international map.
Lebanon, NJ -- When the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys' debut album 'America's Music' was released in 2011, the band's strong YouTube following propelled their music up the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. Now, in advance of the release of their newest project, brothers Jonny, Robbie, and Tommy Mizzone are turning to another popular site to carry their sound to new audiences: 
Keystone Resort, CO -- Those looking for an escape from the hot summer heat can visit Keystone, Colorado for it's 16th annual Bluegrass and Beer Festival, one of the most popular events of the summer at the resort. Festival goers can look forward to cool mountain temperatures, live bluegrass music across three different stages and sample all the beer they'd like from over 30 different breweries, from Colorado and beyond. August temperatures in Keystone average at about 75 degrees, with sunny blue skies and cooler nights, making it a quick and easy getaway from the city summer heat.
Since offering the original “banjo camp” in 1984, Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick has conducted nearly a hundred of them, hosting over 1,500 students from around the world. In January 2013 he will host his 29th annual winter camps at the Boulder Inn in Boulder, Colorado. The camp consists of three “full-immersion” weeks: Basic Skills, Intermediate, and Advanced. Complete information is found on 
Myrtle Beach, SC -- Ocean Lakes Family Campground, a division of The Jackson Companies, will host the 14th Annual Premier Bluegrass Weekend on Friday, Aug. 24, and Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. The event is open to all guests staying at the campground (campsite reservations can be made by calling (877) 510-1413 and rental reservations by calling (800) 845-2229). Featured bluegrass music entertainers include Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Grascals, Big Country Bluegrass, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Rich In Tradition, and more.
Bluegrass music was born out of the hills of Appalachia so it's no surprise that artists have been paying tribute to the South since the music's inception. The album is over a full hour of some of the finest bluegrass music by award winning artists.
/CMA/ By Bob Doerschuk
Ricky Skaggs Appreciates Smooth Crossover Of The Neumann KH 120s, And Says That His Instruments Sound 'Just As They Should' Once again, multiple Grammy® winner and Christian artist Ricky Skaggs has been hard at work with "the boys" — his longtime band Kentucky Thunder, which have been playing bluegrass music alongside him for over 15 years. Each time Skaggs and his band enter the studio — usually at his own "Skaggs Place Studio" — the resulting music pays homage to the early trailblazers of bluegrass music, while forging entirely new paths within the seemingly timeless genre. As an artist, Skaggs is wholly committed to authenticity and detail in his recordings.
/CMA/ By Jeannie Naujeck
The David Thom Band, a bluegrass outfit from Sonoma, California, will be touring through central and western Michigan at the end of July and into early August. Thom, former guitarist and front man for the David Grisman Experience, has led his own band since 1996. This will be their second time visiting Michigan. For two of the appearances, the band will include world-famous mandolinist and singer Don Rigsby.
Several artists will stop by The Opry Shop before their upcoming performance on the Opry. These signings are free to attend so come on down and say hello to these Opry stars. Rhonda Vincent will sign copies of her new CD, Sunday Mornin’ Singin’ at The Opry Shop on Saturday, July 28 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, prior to her appearance on the Opry. 
Nashville, TN -- The Lumineers kicked off a new season of CMT.com’s gritty, online performance series Concrete Country, with exclusive new videos debuting at Concrete.CMT.com. Filmed live on the streets of downtown Nashville, The Lumineers deliver acoustic versions of their hit debut single “Ho Hey,” along with “Classy Girls” and “Stubborn Love.” The Lumineers’ “Ho Hey” is in video rotation on CMT, and their Concrete Country performances are featured on the CMT.com home page, as well as 
Brad Hammonds plays in the moment. That freshness and spontaneous vitality reverberate on Greene Street, released July 17, 2012, a beautifully textured acoustic instrumental album with rock drive. Joined at his intimate downtown studio by close friends and wildly creative collaborators, Hammonds exhibits his trademark depth and flair for thoughtfully deployed technique.
Asheville, NC’s Bluegrass Band Town Mountain is excited to release their 4th bluegrass music album, Leave the Bottle, September 4, 2012. Town Mountain is Phil Barker on mandolin & vocals,Robert Greer on lead vocals & guitar, Jesse Langlais on banjo & vocals, Bobby Britt on fiddle, and newest member Jon Stickley rounds them out with his steady bass and rock-solid guitar & vocals. They share the kind of easy-going friendly bond that relays itself through their music. One listen to their instantly memorable songs, and it’s plain to see why Grammy-winner Mike Bub would align with the group to produce Leave the Bottle as well as 2011’s Steady Operator. Banjo player extraordinaire and longtime member of the Sam Bush Band, Scott Vestal, also joined the team by engineering the new album, which was recorded at Digital Underground Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
While bluegrass and country music are more commonly associated with Kentucky, another genre with deep roots in the state is jug band music. Many music historians cite Louisville, where jugs abounded due to the city’s bourbon distilling industry, as the birthplace of this light-hearted musical form that spread up and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers around the turn of the 20th century.