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Wayne Erbsen – The Bluegrass Gospel Songbook Gospel music has been an integral part of bluegrass since the early days of Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Along with Bill there have been many fine exponents of it such as The Stanley Brothers, The Blue Sky Boys, Flatt and Scruggs, Doyle Lawson and Ricky […]
In 2015, Gérard De Smaele published a rich book in French allowing to understand the history of banjo 5 strings, BANJO ATTITUDES – The banjo with five strings: its general history, its documentation. This year, he presents A Five-String Banjo Sourcebook, a complementary work in English, which presents with complete documentation resources related to the banjo (books, […]
Becky Buller – Crépe Paper Heart Released to coincide with St Valentine’s Day, Becky Buller’s latest album “Crêpe Paper Heart” is the tour-de-force that you would expect from the IBMA 2017 winner of both vocalist of the year and Fiddle player of the year and, IBMA 2015 Songwriter of the Year. As well as the […]
Bands and Artists are invited to participate in a free webinar on Tuesday, 13 February, 17:00 CET, about visas for the USA. Featuring expert and lawyer Matthew Covey. Particularly useful for those who wish to apply to showcase at IBMA 2018 (closing date 28 February) Register Here Supporting Notes Here
This is a quality product from a musician of many talents!!! Adrian Farmer is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist as well as being a renowned maker of excellent guitars, banjos and mandolins. Adrian lived in The Netherlands for many years working as a luthier and musician and is currently a member of that excellent Dutch band […]
Nobody’s Business The Sons of Navarone speak to one of my personal beliefs about music making. That this truly is a Universal Art Form and it can shine just as brightly outside of its place of origin as it can from the music’s birthplace. Both natives and non-natives can be as important to the continuation […]
Markus Koch Dobros, Weissenborn & Steel String Guitars: Germany’s best! Exceptional sound and quality, and built with you in mind! It was 11 October 2015 and a colorful crowd was gathering at Adiaha’s Bluegrass Camp in beautiful Aschau, Bavaria for three days of love, peace and bluegrass music. In the multi-functional lounge of the venue […]
Interview with Lee Bidgood on Czech bluegrass Bluegrass music’s transition to Europe came in different ways. Returning merchant sailors to the seaports of the industrialised nations bringing in records; and American Forces Network radio spilling into the countryside of parts of mainland Europe, being two ways in which bluegrass music became part of the lives […]
Published in the October issue of the EBMA Newsletter, a special video interview Jerry Douglas did for EBMA! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmv8VoS1ufc