Win free tickets to MerleFest!

Americana HighwayWe just heard that WIVK’s Americana Highway with Jack Ryan will be giving away one pair of 4-day General Admission passes to MerleFest 2006. For details on how to register to win, visit AmericanaHighway.com or tune in at 10:45 pm (EST). The show can be found on your dial at 107.7 FM in Knoxville, TN. You can also listen online at wivk.com The winner will announced on the show April 16, 2006.

HEMI Awards balloting on Americana Highway site

Jack Ryan and the folks who bring you The Americana Highway show on WIVK-FM in Knoxville, TN have launched an online poll, which will result in their first annual HEMI awards. As the name suggests, the show features a mix of music, drawing from popular bluegrass, country and Americana artists, with the...

Merlefest tickets go on sale

Tickets for Merlefest 2006 go on sale to the general public this coming Tuesday at 2 PM EST. Advance ticket sales for reserved seating has now closed. the Box Office will reopen on November 8 at 2:00 PM EST to the general public for purchase of all types of tickets and passes...The Box Office will...

Merlefest announces 2007 lineup

Destination festival Merlefest has just announced it's artist lineup for 2007. The event is scheduled to be held April 26-29, 2007. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday November 14, 2006 at 2:00 PM EST. Remember that this line up is subject to revision between now and next April. Personally I'm glad to...

We have our winners

Thanks to everyone who participated in our "Free Earl Scruggs Tickets" giveaway. We have our two winners now. Tom & Ryan have each won a pair of tickets to the Earl Scruggs and Friends concert in Charlotte, NC on April 11. We hope you guys enjoy the show. Thanks to Cindy Baucom for providing...

Merlefest 2006 photos

Our friend, Dan Miller, editor/publisher of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, sent along some terrific photos from the recently concluded Merlefest 2006, held annually on the campus of North Wilkesboro Community College in North Carolina. Given Dan's professional affiliation, one can understand the somewhat...

Ask Sam – and win tickets to Classical Americana

We've posted a number of times recently about the special Nashville Symphony concert this weekend, billed as Classical Americana. It will feature a number of prominent bluegrass and Americana artists performing with the Symphony, including Sam Bush, Alison Brown, Byron House and several others. Sam...

Nickel Creek announces new tour dates

Nickel Creek has just announced new tour dates for here in the US. They are currently on tour in England, Ireland, and Scotland. That tour is nearly sold out at this point. But they have quite a number of dates lined up once they return to the states. Opening acts will include The Ditty Bops in March,...

Merlefest audio archived at mvyradio.com

Brance mentioned last month - just ahead of the Merlefest weekend - that a number of live onlive audio streams would be available from the festival, and that audio archives would be available as well after the fact. You can find these archives at Martha's Vineyard Radio (mvyradio.com) where a mix...

Bluegrass radio – Saturday 10/25

More big bluegrass doin's on online radio this Saturday (10/25). At 1:00 p.m. (EDT) former Foggy Mountain Boys Jody Rainwater and Curly Seckler will join Steep Canyon Rangers for a live set on WSVS AM 800 in Crewe, VA. They will be performing together that evening in nearby Kenbridge, and will offer...

Merlefest 2007 streaming online

Merlefest 2007 begins this week. I'm sure this year will see another large crowd at the festival, but what about those of us that can't make it? Well this year, we can listen in online. All week long mvyradio.com will be broadcasting all weekend long from the festival. Thursday through Sunday they...

The Infamous Stringdusters: Episode 4

Here's the fourth installment of the video content we're bringing you as part of our Infamous Stringdusters promotion. The album The Infamous Stringdusters, will be released on June 10, 2008. See our original post for information about the pre-order special. This video is provided in cooperation...

Merlefest videos on YouTube

With more than 75,000 music lovers in attendance - a great many with video recorders of some kind - it should come as no surprise that dozens of videos shot at Merlefest 2008 have popped up on YouTube. Of course at such an eclectic festival, the offerings range from old time bluegrass... ...to...