Banjo player Leon Hunt has launched a new look website at leonhunt.com.
The revamped site features news, gig listings, photos and music samples. You can also subscribe to Leon’s e-list to receive the latest updates, or make suggestions for places where Leon can perform or teach.
Leon’s full discography is listed on the site, and his recordings [...]
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New website for Leon
June 25th, 2010
Bluegrass College takes a break
May 6th, 2010
Bluegrass College, the online learning centre for bluegrass musicians, has announced it will not be adding any new lessons to the site for the foreseeable future.
One of the site’s founders, Brian Wicklund, explained “Like so many other businesses, we’ve been affected by the world recession. We are fortunate that many people still purchased [...]
New look for ukbluegrass
March 27th, 2010
We’ve had a bit of a makeover here at ukbluegrass with changes to the site layout and the addition of some new features.
The basic structure of the site remains the same, however all pages can now be accessed via the top banner menu whilst upcoming tours, events and links to featured content are shown in [...]
Grass online
March 5th, 2010
Two top UK bands have launched new websites this week.
The Carrivick Sisters have revamped thecarrivicksisters.com, and the new look site includes the latest news, gig listings, new promotional photos and info on the twins’ work in teaching and music education.
The Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys are celebrating five years together by launching a completely reworked website at [...]
Celtic Connections on the Beeb
February 4th, 2010
Videos and photos from this year’s Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow are now available on the BBC website.
The highlights include roots music from across the globe, but of most interest to bluegrass fans is a performance from the Rounder Records 40th Anniversary celebration, featuring Alecia Nugent, Tim Stafford, Rob Ickes, Jim Van Cleve and Ashby [...]
New look for the Toy Hearts
December 4th, 2009
The Toy Hearts have revamped their website and the new look site is “not only slick and spangly, but also much easier to use, and more interactive than ever!”
The new pages contain all the info you need about the band, plus up-to-the-minute news, photos, videos and merchandise. You can also follow the band through their [...]
Hot new stuff from the Scovilles
August 19th, 2009
The Scoville Units have added new music, video and photos to their myspace.
The new material includes three full tracks from the band’s debut album, which should be available in early 2010.
There is also video footage of an entire concert at Bath’s Chapel Arts Centre from July, plus many photos from the group’s performance at this [...]
New group for East Midlands ‘grassers
March 5th, 2009
A new online mailing list has been established to help promote bluegrass music in the East Midlands.
The Yahoo group - embluegrass - has been set up by Guy Rogers to help musicians and fans keep in touch, and to spread the word about events in the region.
Guy already runs two picking sessions in Leicestershire and [...]
Win a free trip to a Northern Ireland festival
January 29th, 2009
Tourism Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board are offering free festival breaks to Northern Ireland for two people, at each of the following six festivals:
Féile an Earraigh, Belfast Nashville Songwriters’ Festival, Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Appalachian and Bluegrass Music Festival, Open House Festival and the William Kennedy Piping Festival.
The prize includes flights from any [...]
MP3s at Amazon
January 22nd, 2009
Amazon.co.uk has recently launched a new MP3 section on its website.
The store has millions of songs available for download including an extensive selection of bluegrass tracks. They can be played on any computer or MP3 player and can be purchased for as little as 59p each.
You can search for your favourite artists from the Amazon [...]
