The Bluegrass Situation

09/19/2025

The biggest night in bluegrass has come to a close!! We have your full list of winners from the 36th Annual International Bluegrass Music Association Bluegrass Music Awards – including Billy Strings, Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland, Alison Krauss, and many more.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Women artists and musicians win big at the 36th Annual IBMA Awards and Billy Strings takes home the night's top honor. Plus every winner from the biggest night in bluegrass.

09/18/2025

East Nash Grass has released their joyful new album, All God’s Children, but it's not the gospel record you might expect.

The IBMA Award winners celebrate the depth and breadth of bluegrass on their new album.

09/18/2025

With nods to spaghetti westerns, Rebecca Porter's debut album Roll With The Punches dives into questions of identity with classic country tones.

Inspired by spaghetti westerns, the Virginia singer-songwriter’s new album examines identity through classic country & western sounds.

09/18/2025

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Win a chance to see Trampled by Turtles in Ponte Vedra, FL on October 18th!

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09/18/2025

Beloved folk songwriter, Dar Williams, has released her 11th album titled Hummingbird Highway.

Read more about the origins of the record now on BGS: https://bit.ly/42CImIG

We spoke to the beloved folksinger and songwriter about choosing her own sort of “road less traveled” with her newest batch of songs.

09/18/2025

Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan credits his decades-long career to the grounding practice of Buddhism, which he’s followed since the ’70s.

Along the way, he’s gathered stories spanning from Bill Monroe’s baseball team to adventures with Flaco Jiménez.

His newest album bridges the sounds of Tex-Mex and bluegrass, honoring those roots and featuring Jiménez.

Listen now: https://bit.ly/46rmrW9

09/18/2025

With the latest edition of Ed's Picks, Ed Helms is taking you on a tour of Good Country.

From Mississippi and Texas to Eastern Kentucky and New Orleans, tune in for tracks from Kirby (Singkirbysing), Margo Price, Asleep at the Wheel and more.

From Mississippi and Texas to Eastern Kentucky and New Orleans, these Ed’s Picks are a perfect tour of Good Country territory.

09/18/2025

Home again in Raleigh, Tift Merritt reflects on two decades of music, motherhood, and creative life.

Read about her new album Time and Patience and the 20th anniversary reissue of Tambourine.

Read Now: https://bit.ly/3K5RY8x

09/17/2025

With his new album, Encyclopedia Mandolinnica, Ethan Setiawan dives into the history and depth of the mandolin.

To mark the release, he’s created a mixtape drawing from his inspirations and the mandolin’s place in cultures worldwide.

Listen Now: https://bit.ly/3VW3vK8

09/17/2025

In honor of his new album, Southern Sky, Irish Americana artist Danny Burns has curated a special mixtape featuring songs from the record, as well as the music of his collaborators.

Tune in for a journey through the South blending bluegrass, country, Celtic, and folk.

Irish bluegrass musician Danny Burns curates a Mixtape that, like his new album 'Southern Sky,' is a journey through the musical textures and inspirations of the American South.