DAILEY and VINCENT MAKE EUROPEAN TOUR DEBUT TO SOLD-OUT CROWDS

GRAMMY-nominated Duo Returns Home from Irish / Swiss Tour

Dailey and Vincent, Bluegrass music’s reigning IBMA Entertainer of the Year, kept Irish and Swiss toes tappin’ last week as the duo toured Europe.

Dailey and Vincent recently made their way ‘across the pond’ for a four-concert tour of Ireland and Switzerland.  The duo’s debut in Europe proved to be a success, with sold-out box offices on all four concert dates.

Irish Bluegrass Songwriter Publishes Video Story of Monroe Song!

“William Smith Monroe” is the latest single from Niall Toner, Ireland’s premier Bluegrass Artist.  Here, Niall gives us the story of how he wrote the song.

Niall Toner Releases New Single Honoring The Father of Bluegrass!

Niall toner Bluegrass and Roots Music Singer/Songwriter from Ireland Releases New Single: William Smith Monroe
The leader of the Niall Toner Band from Ireland is still celebrating his music reaching the number one download spot on the bluegrass and folk charts for Air Play Direct during the month of March, an extraordinary achievement for a songwriter based in Ireland. As a result, Niall Toner Band has been enjoying an ever-increasing amount of air play on American Radio. Niall's songs about Bill Monroe, Bill Monroe's Mandolin and The Master's Resting Place, are proving most popular with Radio DJs and listeners in this year of Monroe's Centenary.

Irish Bluegrass Fans Get Prescription Bluegrass News On Their Own Blog!

Thanks to the Bluegrass Ireland Blog, Irish fans can now get their (mainly) U.S. Bluegrass News a little easier.

Richard Hawkins 

Editor of Irish Bluegrass Music Club 

Newsletter / Bluegrass Ireland

newsletter 1996-2007. 

Member of IBMA, IBMM, EBMA, 

and BBMA

Richard Hawkins who administers the Bluegrass Ireland Blog recently wrote the following article for his blog:

"As a new facility for BIB readers, we're delighted to be able to display headlines from the Prescription Bluegrass Blog on the BIB, in the right-hand column together with the links to headlines in the original Bluegrass Blog and UKBluegrass.com."

"The BIB has had a link to the Prescription Bluegrass Blog since early December 2010; it's an excellent medium for bluegrass news, especially (but not exclusively) from the USA. Thanks to Brian McNeal for making this upgrade to BIB facilities possible."

The Bluegrass Ireland Blog

Comprehensive and up-to-date news of bluegrass and old-time music events in Ireland

[Editor's Note: On the right-hand panel of this blog, about half way down, you'll find a link and the most recently published story on the Bluegrass Ireland Blog]