Category: Review

Feb 10
Cup O’Joe – “In The Parting”

Cup O’Joe comprises of brothers Benjamin and Reuben Agnew and sister Tabitha Benedict, all in their twenties, who have who have grown and honed their musical skills as they themselves have grown and matured from their early teenage years as a family band.  “In The Parting” is the long awaited, first full-length album coming from […]

Feb 10
CD Review “Overtones”, Ondra Kozàk

12 songs, 12 vintage guitars. Played, mixed and mastered by Ondra Kozak Just now and again something truly extraordinary gets recorded, this CD is one of them; a wonderful work, from master guitarist Ondra Kozak.  Ondra is well known all over Europe for his incredible technique and interesting interpretation of tunes, this album is no […]

Feb 08
Mandolin Picker’s Guide to Bluegrass Improvisation

Ten years ago, on February 17th 2010, The Mandolin Picker’s Guide to Bluegrass improvisation by Jesper Rübner-Petersen was released for the first time. The Book was published by Mel Bay publications and even though it wasn’t a USA made product, the impact on European Bluegrass was enormously. The feedback was overwhelming and the book was  […]

Jan 07
Prucha Banjos New Workshop

Prucha Banjos is a great manufacturer of Banjos in the Chechz Republic. In 2019 they constructed a workshop to deal with the demand for its instruments. As a result of EBMA's corporation with Prucha Banjos we are glad to present this video from the opening party in December 2019.

Dec 31
Louvat Brothers – “Between the Heart and Reason”

A CD-Review by Eugene O’Brien The “Louvat Brothers” comprises three excellent and talented musicians; Steve Louvat (banjo) Michel Vrydag (electric bass) and Jeff Cardey (guitar and mandolin). They have their feet in many music genres and have played to audiences all over the world. This 15-track CD is a very personal set of original compositions, […]

Dec 13
Bluegrass Jamboree 2019 – a review

For the 11th time, the Bluegrass Jamboree went on tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Jamboree is an event that Bluegrass fans are looking forward to all year long. A big thank you to the organizer Rainer Zellner for the distribution of Bluegrass Music in Central Europe.

Dec 02
Sore Fingers 2020 – 25th Anniversary Week

13-17 April 2020 Europe’s biggest bluegrass camp will celebrate its 25th season on 2020. It will be a very special week for a very special camp. Over the years it has welcomed musicians of all standards and those who have been there already will know that quality of tuition is high, the jams are long […]

Dec 02
La Roche – Band Competition 2019

The Roche Festival is Europe’s largest festival with bands and artists from all over Europe and the USA.  A big part of the festival is the band competition for European Bluegrass Band of the Year. EBMA was proud to partner La Roche in the competition and supported European bluegrass bands by adding to the prize […]

Nov 28
Bluegrassfestival Freiolsheim

For five years the Bluegrassfestival Freiolsheim has been an integral part of the cultural calendar of bluegrass lovers in and around Freiolsheim (Baden Würtemberg). „We have never had so many people here“, said the organizer, Jürgen Krämer, who was very lucky about the bought out „Mahlberghalle“. The first band of the evening was „The Lonesome […]

Nov 27
Adiaha’s Bluegrass Camp 2019 – Pick Your Passion

It’s 2019 and you decide to sign up for Adiaha Bürkmiller’s bluegrass camp where you can spend a long weekend with other like-minded folks, take lessons, practice, jam, perform, go to concerts, relax and enjoy the Bavarian Alps and cuisine. Partners are also welcome to join in.  Soon thereafter, you get instructions on how to […]