Folk music figure Doc Watson dies
- 8:30 PM — May 29 —
- Source: Variety
Doc Watson, the blind virtuoso guitarist, folk music icon and the winner of seven Grammys, died Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 89 and had colon surgery last week and had also recently suffered a fall. Read More
Vince Gill With All-Star Band Will Present Bluegrass Show, June 24, 2012 at Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, NC
- 11:00 AM — May 25 —
- Source: PRWeb
Durham, NC (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 Vince Gill and his A-team acoustic band will rock the stage with a bluegrass show, Sunday, June 24 at Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, NC. Read More
411 Music Ten Deep 5.23.12: The Top 10 Modern Country Outlaws
- 1:54 AM — May 23 —
- Source: 411 Mania
Isobel Campbell is our first non-American to enter the list. Read More
Inaugural Boston Summer Arts Weekend Scheduled For July 27-29, 2012 in Copley Square
- 3:05 PM — May 18 —
- Source: PRWeb
Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 The Boston Globe and WGBH have teamed up to create the inaugural Summer Arts Weekend in Boston. Read More
Exclusive Q and A: Steep Canyon Rangers’ Woody Platt Talks Steve Martin, DelFest, and Just Where Bluegrass is Headed
- 11:27 AM — May 17 —
- Source: OurStage Blog
Steep Canyon Rangers have always been a much-loved bluegrass band, but this past year has taken it to new heights. Read More
Del Yeah! bluegrass festival coming to Old Rock House
- 8:29 AM — May 10 —
- Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO
The Del McCoury Band headlines Del Yeah! Read More
Vince Gill Gathers All-Star Band For Bluegrass Tour
- 4:11 PM — May 4 —
- Source: Alltop - Country Music
Vince Gill and an all-star band will take to the road for a dozen bluegrass shows in June. Joining him will be fiddler Stuart Duncan , guitarist Jeff White , banjoist Jim Mills and bassist Dennis Crouch. Read More
Ed Helms Prepping First Bluegrass Album
- 12:46 PM — May 3 —
- Source: Rolling Stone
Actor, comedian and banjo player Ed Helms is prepping his first bluegrass album, which he'll record with his band Ed Helms & the Lonesome Trio, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Read More
Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Emphasize The Voice at Stagecoach Festival
- 7:25 PM — Apr 29 —
- Source: Alltop - Country Music
Going to the Stagecoach Festival in the California desert can sometimes feel like attending the world's biggest TV party since most of the 55,000 fans end up plopping their lawn chairs football fields away from the main stage and watching the headliners on giant monitors. Read More
Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Emphasize The Voice at Stagecoach Festival
- 6:21 PM — Apr 29 —
- Source: CMT (Country Music Televison)
Going to the Stagecoach Festival in the California desert can sometimes feel like attending the world's biggest TV party since most of the 55,000 fans end up plopping their lawn chairs football fields away from the main stage and watching the headliners on giant monitors. Read More
Biography
Among the most distinguished practitioners of traditional bluegrass, Del McCoury was the epitome of the "high lonesome sound"... Read the full Del McCoury bio.



