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BGS Wraps: It’s the Rootsiest Time of the Year
Music

BGS Wraps: It’s the Rootsiest Time of the Year

Each year, the BGS Team likes to “wrap up” the year in music by featuring holiday, seasonal, and festive tunes and songs throughout the month of December. It’s a perfect way to generate holiday cheer while shining a light on some of the high quali...
By: BGS Staff
BGS Wraps

BGS Wraps: Roots Music For the Season

Each year, the BGS Team likes to “wrap up” the year in music by featuring holiday, seasonal, and festive tunes and songs throughout the month of December. It’s a perfect way to generate holiday cheer while shining a light on some of the high quality new – and timeless! – seasona...
Premieres

You Gotta Hear This: New Music From Hanneke Cassel, Zoe & Cloyd, and More

This week, our premiere roundup is full of brand new music videos and performance videos for your viewing pleasure. Fiddler and composer Hanneke Cassel kicks us off with an exciting, dance-ready remix of “Dot The Dragon’s Eyes” that celebrates the 10th anniversary of her album b...
5+5

BGS 5+5: Kasey Anderson

Artist: Kasey Anderson Hometown: Portland, Oregon Latest Album: To the Places We Lived Personal Nicknames (or rejected band names): For a brief while in my early 30s I was convincing people to call me “T-Bone,” but it died out pretty quick. Which artist has influenced you the most – a...
Lists

2024 BGS Holiday Guide

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! As we count down the days to holiday and family gatherings, our to-do lists stack up, getting longer and longer. Not sure what to get the musicians, roots artists, and music lovers in your life this year? Never fear! Together with our BGS team, our ...
Travis Book Happy Hour

Travis Book Happy Hour: Chris Eldridge

Chris Eldridge and I met when I stepped off of an elevator with my bass at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s convention in 2004. The Infamous Stringdusters were forming in Nashville at the time and they needed a bass player for the jam that night and, it turned out, for the ba...
Only Vans

Michael & Michaela Kelton on Only Vans with Bri Bagwell

Today we have one of my favorite couples on Only Vans! Michael is currently Pat Green’s drummer and also has a solo artist career. Michaela is the creator and artist behind More Than Music Creations. We talk about losing brain space, being parents, and their unique side hustle. LISTEN: APPL...
Premieres

You Gotta Hear This: New Music From Sarah Klang, Jaelee Roberts, and More

Who needs Black Friday when you have New Music Friday? We’ve got your doorbusters right here, in our weekly premiere roundup! This week, from the bluegrass realm, we have two new tracks from labelmates Benson and Jaelee Roberts. Check out “Down That Road” from husband-and-wife-d...
Music

A True Original, Italian Guitarist Beppe Gambetta is a Bluegrass Innovator

Most listeners would probably attribute the incredibly unique musical approach of guitarist Beppe Gambetta to his country of origin. Being a native of Genoa, Italy, he certainly brings a global and European folk flair to his bluegrass and old-time inflected six-string compositions. But it would b...
Mixtape

MIXTAPE: A Soundtrack of Life for Another Glory’s Nathan Trueb

Growing up in a musical family, I was exposed to a lot of different sounds from an early age – a lot of them, not by choice. I had a dad who preferred country radio and led gospel music at our church. My mom played classical and Civil War songs on the piano daily while […]
Friends & Neighbors

Dierks Bentley Shines with Sierra Hull, Molly Tuttle, and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes on CMA Awards

 A big night for country music ended up being a big night for bluegrass as well when Sierra Hull, Molly Tuttle, and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes joined country star Dierks Bentley on the CMA Awards stage for a show-stopping performance. The quartet, backed by Bentley’s band (including the evening&#...
Interview

What’s the Magical Chemistry Behind Twisted Pine? It’s ‘Love Your Mind’

Love Your Mind, the new album from Boston/Toronto-based band Twisted Pine, is a delicious exploration of joy, growth, and self-love, packaged into tight grooves and soulful vocals. The quartet – which features Dan Bui, Kathleen Parks, Anh Phung, and Chris Sartori – is beloved for its genre-bendin...
Premieres

You Gotta Hear This: New Music From Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms, Wilson Banjo Co., and More

It’s a wall-to-wall picture show this week in our premiere round-up! Pop some popcorn, grab some Mike & Ikes, sit back, and enjoy our quintuple feature of new music videos and live sessions from bluegrass, country, and string band artists and groups. First, the Burnett Sisters Band show...