Technology and Tradition Combine on Sierra Hull’s Signature Gibson Mandolins
Just like her music, the two brand new signature model instruments combine bluegrass roots with cutting edge innovation.
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You Gotta Hear This: New Music From Gena Britt, Sammy Brue, and More
Fridays mean it's time for our new music round-up! This time, enjoy bluegrass, acoustic guitar, Americana, and more.
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Be Part of Our Winter Readers’ Collection
For the holiday season, BGS wants to publish your stories, writings, and traditions found at the crossroads of food and music.
Briscoe Hit The Road and Wrote a Country Album
“We are very proud to be part of the greater Texas subgenre of Americana, folk, and country music… that’s where we’re always going to want to be.”
BGS 5+5: Liam Kazar
Get to know singer-songwriter-musician Liam Kazar with five songs and five questions.
Watch Steve Martin & Alison Brown Perform on The Tonight Show
Two of the best contemporary banjo players brought music from their brand new duo album to late night television.
Artist of the Month: Opry 100
A century of the Grand Ole Opry’s foundational, record-setting live radio show is well worth a month-long celebration.
You Gotta Hear This: Red Camel Collective, Wood Box Heroes, and More
Bluegrass, old-time, and Americana come together in our weekly collection of brand new music and videos.
The Glittering Golden Grass of The Brothers Comatose
A brand new album by the rockin’ Bay Area bluegrass band may be their most diverse yet – and it features a new band member, too.
Ed Helms Chats With Steve Martin & Alison Brown About Their New Album
Three renowned banjo players sit down for a funny and insightful conversation about Martin & Brown’s LP, Safe, Sensible and Sane.
Singer-Songwriter Madi Diaz is Metal as Hell
Full of brooding tension and jubilant release, Fatal Optimist listens like a clenched fist slowly but surely letting go.
BGS 5+5: The Prickly Pair
Get to know Nashville-based “Angsty Americana” duo the Prickly Pair with five songs and five questions.
Lydia Luce’s Feet in the Grass, Head in the Clouds Playlist
A collection of songs celebrating nature and the outdoors – and Luce’s new album, Mammoth, too.
You Gotta Hear This: Eddie Barbash, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, and More
Dulcimers, saxophones, mandolins, banjos, and beyond. Our weekly round-up of premieres and new roots music is full of essential listening yet again.
These Days, Tommy Emmanuel is Living In The Light
After falling and breaking a couple of ribs last year, the Certified Guitar Player crafted his fantastic, joyful new album while recuperating at home.
Tending to Fires,
Getting to Truth
Waiting for inspiration is “a fool’s errand,” says singer-songwriter Caitlin Canty. But as long as her creative embers glow, she will mind their flames.
Our Readers’ Campfire Stories for Scary Season
Spooky stories loom large in bluegrass, old-time, and Americana. For the season, we asked our readers to submit their eerie roots music writings.
Guitarist Ben Garnett’s New Album Transcends the Instrument
Combining jazz, bluegrass, and folk, the original songs of Kite’s Keep are guitar-born, but not guitar-centered.
BGS 5+5: Sam Burchfield
If Sam Burchfield hadn’t heard Van Halen or seen O Brother, Where Art Thou? would he be a professional Lego builder today instead of a singer-songwriter? Find out in our 5+5.
Heather Aubrey Lloyd’s Guide to Murder Ballad Survival
Born on Halloween, singer-songwriter Heather Aubrey Lloyd’s fascination with murder ballads and their gender dynamics was perhaps inevitable.
What Is a Cowboy Ballad?
And, what changes about this classic format when it crosses the Atlantic – and back again? We asked Scottish balladeer Sam Shackleton to explain.
BGS 5+5: Meredith Moon
What better way to get to know an artist than with five songs and five questions?