Video Premiere: Sam Bush, Kathy Mattea, & Dirk Powell - Live from the Americana Music Convention
The Americana Music Association takes over the music mecca of Nashville, Tenn. each year for a festival to celebrate the accomplishment and further the creative spirit of the genre. Vanguard Records and Sugar Hill Records had several of their artists sit for a series of intimate performances at Minutia Studios while they were in town for the event. You can watch the final three clips from the series exclusively in the players below: the first with bluegrass innovator Sam Bush, the second with country music mainstay Kathy Mattea and the third with immensely talented recording artist and producer Dirk Powell.... read more
Found in: Featured VideosBuddy Miller, John Fogerty, Justin Townes Earle Amongst Notable Winners at Americana Music Awards
The 8th Annual Americana Music Awards, held Sept. 17 in Nashville, honored an array of music legends and up-and-comers, with Buddy Miller, John Fogerty, Justin Townes Earle and Sam Bush taking home awards.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAmericana royalty salutes Levon Helm
The Band deserves as much credit as anyone for inventing the country-rock subgenre we now know as Americana, so it made sense that this year’s Americana Music Association conference kicked off Wednesday night here in Nashville with a tribute to The Band’s drummer/singer Levon Helm. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusSam Bush to host International Bluegrass Awards
Progressive bluegrass pioneer Sam Bush is confirmed as host of the 2007 International Bluegrass Music Awards, which take place Oct. 4 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The event is part of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s week-long World of Bluegrass Festival, featuring live music by dozens of artists, including Emmylou Harris, the Greencards, Cherryholmes and Kathy Mattea. The IBMA states its goal as “working together for the success of bluegrass music worldwide.” An honorable cause, especially when you remember all the times your mother guilt tripped you, saying, “String that banjo! In some countries they don’t even... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSam Bush's Newest Grass Revival
“We’re not a bluegrass band,” says Sam Bush. “We’re a rock ’n’ roll band that just happens to know a handful of bluegrass tunes.”... read more
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