June 2012
2 posts
3 tags
Jun 3rd
3 notes
3 tags
Listencabininthepines: “Gloryland” Ralph Stanley and...
Jun 3rd
11 notes
May 2012
22 posts
4 tags
Eastbound Freight Bluegrass Saturday, June 9th at...
EASTBOUND FREIGHT BLUEGRASS will play at the Orchard House Cafe in Midtown on June 9th at 8 pm.   Eastbound Freight Bluegrass is a band that came together over twenty years ago when four fans of the traditional bluegrass sound found themselves living in the same area. Mandolin player JOHN BRISOTTI, from the north fork of Long Island is primarily responsible for bringing these fine musicians...
May 31st
3 tags
May 30th
92 notes
3 tags
May 30th
3 notes
5 tags
Obituary round up: Doc Watson, dead at 89
The New York Times: Doc Watson, the guitarist and folk singer whose flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and whose interpretations of traditional American music profoundly influenced generations of folk and rock guitarists, died on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 89… “He is single-handedly responsible for the extraordinary...
May 30th
12 notes
4 tags
Rest in Peace Doc Watson →
May 30th
3 notes
1 tag
May 25th
28 notes
5 tags
May 19th
2 notes
5 tags
WatchWatch
Old Crow Medicine Show announce summer tour, show in New York at Central Park’s Summer Stage on August 6th! Showtime: 6:30 PM Price: $35/$40 Gates open at 5:30 PM. With Very Special Guests: The Lumineers & Milk Carton Kids. All Ages Show.
May 17th
2 tags
May 15th
3 notes
3 tags
May 15th
2 notes
4 tags
ListenVia My Old Kentucky Blog… A new free track...
May 15th
4 notes
2 tags
May 13th
3 tags
WatchWatch
drawlmag: Carolina Chocolate Drops, “Country Girl”
May 12th
13 notes
3 tags
Neil Young sets Americana on fire.... →
May 12th
5 tags
The Economist covers Merlefest, bluegrass →
“Some still like the old ways best. For 25 years, MerleFest has drawn fans of roots music—a broad term encompassing numerous genres of American folk music—to the charming little town of Wilkesboro, in North Carolina’s Brushy Mountains. This year around 80,000 attended the four-day event. Headline acts included Los Lobos, a band from East Los Angeles that blends rock and American folk with...
May 11th
1 note
5 tags
May 9th
3 notes
2 tags
May 9th
2 notes
3 tags
May 9th
96 notes
3 tags
Everett Lilly, mandolin player for Flatt & Scruggs... →
May 9th
1 note
4 tags
May 8th
1 note
3 tags
May 6th
4 tags
WatchWatch
Val Mindel and Debra Clifford have teamed up to create the Traveling Old Time Music School. More information here: http://oldtimemusicschool.com/
May 5th
1 note
April 2012
22 posts
3 tags
Apr 30th
65 notes
7 tags
Chocolate Drops, Abigail Washburn, Ebony...
The Summerstage series is coming together well, and will feature a number of shows that should be of interest to readers of bluegrassnyc, such as the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Abigail Washburn, and the Ebony Hillbillies.   Put these on your calendar- some shows free! DEER TICK / JONNY CORNDAWG 6.21.2012 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Red Hook Park The music of Deer Tick fits loosely into...
Apr 23rd
3 notes
3 tags
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival July 19-22 features an...
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival “A Who’s Who of Bluegrass Music” July 19-22, 2012 ~ Oak Hill, NY Updated April 14, 2012 Hosted, as always, by Dry Branch Fire Squad (all four days) • web | Facebook featuring Hot Rize (Sat) • web | Facebook Del McCoury Band (Fri) • web | Facebook David Grisman Sextet (Fri) • web | Facebook Infamous Stringdusters (Thurs) • web | Facebook Punch...
Apr 22nd
1 note
4 tags
Apr 22nd
15 notes
3 tags
Apr 21st
10 notes
5 tags
Apr 20th
3 notes
2 tags
Levon's tumblr fan tributes →
countryandwestern: Some great stuff in here. 
Apr 20th
15 notes
4 tags
Writer Molly Boyle on how the murder ballads of... →
Apr 20th
2 notes
3 tags
WatchWatch
Carolina Chocolate Drops, Light in the Valley
Apr 19th
5 notes
6 tags
Apr 18th
7 notes
4 tags
Apr 18th
2 notes
2 tags
Apr 18th
689 notes
2 tags
Apr 14th
19 notes
5 tags
Apr 13th
3 tags
ListenA great old Hank Williams gospel tune.  I don’t...
Apr 11th
1 note
3 tags
Willie Nelson statue to be erected in Austin →
Apr 10th
4 tags
Apr 10th
1 note
2 tags
Apr 8th
3 tags
Apr 7th
3 notes
3 tags
WatchWatch
Punch Brothers doc, How To Grow A Band, opens April 13th.
Apr 7th
1 note
4 tags
WatchWatch
girlmeetsbanjo: thoughts on earl scruggs & various banjo playing styles, featuring bela fleck, alison brown & chris pandolfi. a must-see for banjo pickers!
Apr 7th
46 notes
2 tags
WatchWatch
The Punch Brothers cover The Cars.
Apr 4th
2 notes
March 2012
30 posts
4 tags
Mar 31st
3 notes
3 tags
Mar 31st
5 notes
5 tags
Amazing tribute to Earl Scruggs featuring Chris... →
This video was filmed partially at Brooklyn’s Jalopy Theatre. It also features John McEuen and Steve Arkin. It’s worth your three minutes.
Mar 31st
2 notes
4 tags
Mar 29th
128 notes