We're celebrating our tenth year here at BGS - April being our birthday month - and in honor of this milestone, we're raising money for Music Health Alliance, a Nashville-based non-profit with the mission to protect, direct, and connect music industry professionals nationwide with healthcare resources. For our 10th birthday, we're setting the goal of…
As we celebrate a decade of the Bluegrass Situation, we've combed through our archive to reminisce and enjoy some of our favorite moments from the world of roots music. In lieu of our usual Artist of the Month feature, we've decided to shine the spotlight on our own musical history. Here are 10 picks that…
It was a collaboration that quickly became one of our favorite events of the year (and definitely the best part of every marathon SXSW week): The Brooklyn Country Cantina was held for five years at Licha's Cantina in East Austin in partnership with BGS. Featuring an ever-evolving rotation of talent, it was a launch pad…
March is #WomensHistoryMonth (although, let's be honest, shouldn't we be celebrating 51% of the population's history every month?!) so it seems like a fitting time to revisit our comprehensive -- but by no means exhaustive -- list of the 50 Greatest Bluegrass Albums Made By Women. Published five years ago as an unofficial extension of…
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung Would you hear my voice come through the music? Would you hold it near as it were your own? On a warm spring evening in Los Angeles, a revered mix of musicians gathered to lift…
