Nashville, TN -- Country’s Family Reunion (the DVD/Television series that brings America’s most-treasured artists together to reunite and reminisce) will premiere episodes of its latest offering “Country’s Family Reunion: Simply Bluegrass” beginning Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on RFD-TV and FamilyNet. Hosted by Hall of Fame Inductee Bill Anderson and 14-time Grammy winner Ricky Skaggs, this reunion features a cross-section of award-winning and legendary Bluegrass artists, from “finger-pickers,” to “purists,” to “New-Grass” contemporaries.
Sam Bush, ‘King of Newgrass,’ is the latest in an impressive lineup of performers scheduled to appear at Southern California’s Huck Finn Jubilee June 13-15 in Ontario, California. The Grammy-winning artist and AMA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient has been pushing the boundaries of bluegrass for decades, fusing together styles that make it more expansive and adaptable. He joins The Del McCoury Band, Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice, Rhonda Vincent, The Boxcars, and Chris Jones and the Night Drivers in the early lineup of performers, with many more bands to be announced soon. Huck Finn Jubilee takes place June 13-15 at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park in Ontario, Calif. Visit www.huckfinn.com for details.
published by Bob Cherry on Sun, 01/12/2014 - 00:14
Scores of bluegrass artists converged on Shelby, North Carolina Saturday for the grand opening of the Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South. The celebration include bluegrass, country and Americana artists who have either been influenced by Scruggs or have performed with him. Earl Scruggs is credited with the 3-Finger picking style that has become a trademark of bluegrass. Scruggs also performed many other styles and with a broad range of performers.
Join The Earl Scruggs Center Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 7PM, as they celebrate the Grand Opening of the Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South. Sam Bush will be performing for The Earl Scruggs Center Grand Opening event in Shelby, NC. 'Remembering Earl: Music & Stories' will feature performances by Sam Bush alongside Vince Gill, Travis Tritt, Rob Ickes, Jim Mills, Gary Scruggs and Randy Scruggs. Enjoy a bluegrass "Jingle Bells" below, featuring Sam, Earl and more!
Avon, CO -- The second annual WinterWonderGrass music and brew festival is coming back to the Vail Valley on February 21st for three nights of music, hot local foods, brewery talks and so much more. WinterWonderGrass is a unique, boutique outdoor winter music and beer festival highlighting bluegrass and acoustic roots music from around the country plus Colorado’s finest craft breweries with a focus on local and sustainable products. The Festival takes place at Nottingham Park in Avon, Colorado, with Beaver Creek Ski Resort as the perfect backdrop. The new location sits in the heart of Avon within walking distance to hotels, condos, shops, the gondola and public transportation.
Taylor Swift brought out some of the best to join her in a liver performance of "Red" at the 47th Annual CMA awards show. As Alison and Vince performed their segments, the audience came alive as the cheers raised above the music. Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, Vince Gill, Edgar Meyer, and Eric Darken performed the collaboration segment at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Vienna, VA -- Often called the “King of Newgrass,” Sam Bush is distinguished for his artful mandolin skills and Grammy-winning fusion of bluegrass and rock. Once a child prodigy on the fiddle, he grew to become one of the originators of the newgrass genre–an offshoot of bluegrass that combines jazz, rock, and reggae influences, as well as jam band-style improvisations.
Nashville, TN -- Performer Alison Krauss will be unable to perform, as previously announced, as part of the “epic collaboration” set planned for Friday, September 27 during IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Red Hat Amphitheater. As per the artist’s representative: “Alison Krauss was recently diagnosed with a vocal condition called dysphonia. Alison has been advised to have vocal rest, and therefore will not be performing at Wide Open Bluegrass next weekend. We anticipate a smooth, quick recovery given proper treatment and adequate rest.”
For the third consecutive year, Sam has been nominated for Musician of the Year by the Country Music Association. The Musician of the Year category mirrors 2012 with Sam Bush (mandolin), who was nominated in the category for the first time in 2011; along with Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Dan Huff (guitar); Brent Mason (guitar); and the current title holder Mac McAnally (guitar).
North Adams, MA -- Securing its place at the forefront of the bluegrass and roots music scene, the first wave of acts announced for MASS MoCA's (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) expanding FreshGrass festival (www.freshgrass.com) includes legendary bluegrass pioneers, genre-bending bands, and groundbreaking contemporary traditionalists. A new main stage, located on MASS MoCA's expansive and grassy "Joe's Field", has been added to this year's festival. A full slate of afternoon and evening performances-as well as late-night, hoedown-style barn dances-is scheduled for the weekend of September 20-22, 2013.
Sam Bush and Del McCoury are featured in the latest Soundcheck segment from The Bluegrass Situation. This short film takes you backstage of the opening night of the duos co-headlining tour at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. This is the first set of shows Sam and Del have played together, despite being friends for many years. Describing themselves as being like the Monroe brothers, these two are excited to continue touring together in 2013.
/Planet Bluegrass/ Lyons, CO -- These days of darkness which we've known, will blow away with this new sun and bring unto us gentle tidings of joy, peace, and glimmers of the long summer days to come... For lurking among the Cottonwoods and river rock sculptures, we've begun to hear the faint whispers of St. Festivarius – tales of anniversaries and festivarian journeys, songs and stories, music and mountains, tarps and tickets, summer bliss and savored friendships, and lineups.
Nashville, TN -- Legendary bluegrass/newgrass artist Sam Bush has new episodes of Sam’s weekly Ask Sam series. The new video articles are now playing on SBTV (Sam Bush Television) and Sam is answering your questions about Hoss, the St. Louis Cardinals and his ideal band!
Sam and Del McCoury are teaming up for a highly anticipated string of tour dates beginning in November! The performances, "An Acoustic Evening with Del McCoury and Sam Bush," will bring two of the finest bluegrass music artists together for a series of rare appearances. To quote Sam, “I first saw Del at the Roanoke Bluegrass Festival in 1966 and have been waiting for this opportunity to tour together ever since. We invite you to come join the fun as two old friends make music and swap stories onstage.”
Nashville, TN -- Legendary musician Sam Bush discusses his superpowers and picks for the MLB playoffs, amongst other topics, in his new Ask Sam video series now playing at www.SamBush.com. Sam, the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Mandolin Performer of the Year, hosts the Ask Sam series of videos in which Sam answers fan-submitted quetions, with subjects ranging from his choice of instrument when making a guest appearance and what he has planned for the upcoming years to where he gets his “superpowers” and where fans can get his shoes! Webisodes will be automatically added to the SBTV player each week for viewers to enjoy.
Nashville, TN -- Country’s Family Reunion (the DVD/Television series that brings America’s most-treasured artists together to reunite and reminisce) will premiere episodes of its latest offering “Country’s Family Reunion: Simply Bluegrass” beginning Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on RFD-TV and FamilyNet. Hosted by Hall of Fame Inductee Bill Anderson and 14-time Grammy winner Ricky Skaggs, this reunion features a cross-section of award-winning and legendary Bluegrass artists, from “finger-pickers,” to “purists,” to “New-Grass” contemporaries.
Sam Bush, ‘King of Newgrass,’ is the latest in an impressive lineup of performers scheduled to appear at Southern California’s Huck Finn Jubilee June 13-15 in Ontario, California. The Grammy-winning artist and AMA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient has been pushing the boundaries of bluegrass for decades, fusing together styles that make it more expansive and adaptable. He joins The Del McCoury Band, Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice, Rhonda Vincent, The Boxcars, and Chris Jones and the Night Drivers in the early lineup of performers, with many more bands to be announced soon. Huck Finn Jubilee takes place June 13-15 at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park in Ontario, Calif. Visit 
Scores of bluegrass artists converged on Shelby, North Carolina Saturday for the grand opening of the Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South. The celebration include bluegrass, country and Americana artists who have either been influenced by Scruggs or have performed with him. Earl Scruggs is credited with the 3-Finger picking style that has become a trademark of bluegrass. Scruggs also performed many other styles and with a broad range of performers.
Join The Earl Scruggs Center Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 7PM, as they celebrate the Grand Opening of the Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South. Sam Bush will be performing for The Earl Scruggs Center Grand Opening event in Shelby, NC. 'Remembering Earl: Music & Stories' will feature performances by Sam Bush alongside Vince Gill, Travis Tritt, Rob Ickes, Jim Mills, Gary Scruggs and Randy Scruggs. Enjoy a bluegrass "Jingle Bells" below, featuring Sam, Earl and more!
Avon, CO -- The second annual WinterWonderGrass music and brew festival is coming back to the Vail Valley on February 21st for three nights of music, hot local foods, brewery talks and so much more. WinterWonderGrass is a unique, boutique outdoor winter music and beer festival highlighting bluegrass and acoustic roots music from around the country plus Colorado’s finest craft breweries with a focus on local and sustainable products. The Festival takes place at Nottingham Park in Avon, Colorado, with Beaver Creek Ski Resort as the perfect backdrop. The new location sits in the heart of Avon within walking distance to hotels, condos, shops, the gondola and public transportation.
Taylor Swift brought out some of the best to join her in a liver performance of "Red" at the 47th Annual CMA awards show. As Alison and Vince performed their segments, the audience came alive as the cheers raised above the music. Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, Vince Gill, Edgar Meyer, and Eric Darken performed the collaboration segment at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Vienna, VA -- Often called the “King of Newgrass,” Sam Bush is distinguished for his artful mandolin skills and Grammy-winning fusion of bluegrass and rock. Once a child prodigy on the fiddle, he grew to become one of the originators of the newgrass genre–an offshoot of bluegrass that combines jazz, rock, and reggae influences, as well as jam band-style improvisations.
Nashville, TN -- Performer Alison Krauss will be unable to perform, as previously announced, as part of the “epic collaboration” set planned for Friday, September 27 during IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Red Hat Amphitheater. As per the artist’s representative: “Alison Krauss was recently diagnosed with a vocal condition called dysphonia. Alison has been advised to have vocal rest, and therefore will not be performing at Wide Open Bluegrass next weekend. We anticipate a smooth, quick recovery given proper treatment and adequate rest.”
North Adams, MA -- Securing its place at the forefront of the bluegrass and roots music scene, the first wave of acts announced for MASS MoCA's (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) expanding FreshGrass festival (
Sam Bush and Del McCoury are featured in the latest Soundcheck segment from The Bluegrass Situation. This short film takes you backstage of the opening night of the duos co-headlining tour at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. This is the first set of shows Sam and Del have played together, despite being friends for many years. Describing themselves as being like the Monroe brothers, these two are excited to continue touring together in 2013.
/Planet Bluegrass/ Lyons, CO -- These days of darkness which we've known, will blow away with this new sun and bring unto us gentle tidings of joy, peace, and glimmers of the long summer days to come... For lurking among the Cottonwoods and river rock sculptures, we've begun to hear the faint whispers of St. Festivarius – tales of anniversaries and festivarian journeys, songs and stories, music and mountains, tarps and tickets, summer bliss and savored friendships, and lineups.
Nashville, TN -- Legendary bluegrass/newgrass artist Sam Bush has new episodes of Sam’s weekly Ask Sam series. The new video articles are now playing on 
Sam and Del McCoury are teaming up for a highly anticipated string of tour dates beginning in November! The performances, "An Acoustic Evening with Del McCoury and Sam Bush," will bring two of the finest bluegrass music artists together for a series of rare appearances. To quote Sam, “I first saw Del at the Roanoke Bluegrass Festival in 1966 and have been waiting for this opportunity to tour together ever since. We invite you to come join the fun as two old friends make music and swap stories onstage.”
Nashville, TN -- Legendary musician Sam Bush discusses his superpowers and picks for the MLB playoffs, amongst other topics, in his new Ask Sam video series now playing at 