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The Roche Festival is Europe’s largest festival with bands and artists from all over Europe and the USA. A big part of the festival is the band competition for European Bluegrass Band of the Year. EBMA was proud to partner La Roche in the competition and supported European bluegrass bands by adding to the prize […]
11. Festival of Bluegrass & Americana music on tour 20.11. – 15.12.2019 Hoot and Holler – Roots Americana The Price Sisters – Traditional Bluegrass Chicken Wire Empire – Progressive Grass Final Session Check the schedule here! The legendary “Banjo Bus” returns in November-December to the 11th tour of the cult festival in the concert halls of the Republic. […]
For five years the Bluegrassfestival Freiolsheim has been an integral part of the cultural calendar of bluegrass lovers in and around Freiolsheim (Baden Würtemberg). „We have never had so many people here“, said the organizer, Jürgen Krämer, who was very lucky about the bought out „Mahlberghalle“. The first band of the evening was „The Lonesome […]
It’s 2019 and you decide to sign up for Adiaha Bürkmiller’s bluegrass camp where you can spend a long weekend with other like-minded folks, take lessons, practice, jam, perform, go to concerts, relax and enjoy the Bavarian Alps and cuisine. Partners are also welcome to join in. Soon thereafter, you get instructions on how to […]
The bluegrass scene in Europe needs a new event concept! By Rupert Paulik New standards were set in Munich when, for the very first time, bluegrass musicians, performed in the Gasteig concert hall – a place that has normally resounded to the sounds of a philharmonic orchestra. Sponsored by the “Munich Bluegrass Friends” and streamed […]
Join EBMA in celebrating WORLD BLUEGRASS DAY on October 1st! Let’s kick it off with a short film. We asked a few well-known European artists and musicians to tell us what bluegrass means to them. What about you? Thanks to all supporters, contributers and Bluegrass enthusiasts. We wish you a merry #WorldBluegrassDay! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7fmRpkWDKU
Thanks Bluegrass Today and John Lawless for this summary! And the winners are: ++ Instrumental Recording Of The Year ++ Darlin’ Pal(s) Of Mine – Missy Raines with Alison Brown, Mike Bub and @todd Todd Phillips (artists), Alison Brown (producer), Compass Records (label) ++ Gospel Recording Of The Year ++Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout – Claire Lynch (artist), Jerry Salley (producer), Billy Blue Records (label) […]
This year the iconic bluegrass instrumentalist Missy Raines sat down with us in LaRoche to talk about collaboration and stepping out as a songwriter and singer on her latest album Royal Traveller, as well as her personal journey on the road to becoming one of Nashville‘s most beloved musicians. She also tells us how she […]
Vojtěch Šlajs, a young and talented banjo player from the Czech Republic, took part in the 2019 EBMA Youth Scholarship Program. EBMA supported Vojtěch by awarding him € 250 to join the Bluegrass Wellness Workshop run by Ondra Kozak of ATA Music. Ondra told us that Vojtěch has great potential as a musician and really benefitted […]
ON August 10th 2019 we mourn the loss of one of Europe’s most talented musicians and a good friend to many in the bluegrass world. Guitarist Simon Rick died following a tragic road accident. He will be sadly missed for being the man that he was. Our hearts go out to his family and his musical […]