Hilary Saunders

Beloved actor and banjoist Steve Martin and record label maven and banjoist Alison Brown announced a collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, due out October 17 via Compass Records. The record includes a number of guest artists, including Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, The Indigo Girls, Tim O’Brien, Jason Mraz,

The FreshGrass Foundation, No Depression's nonprofit publisher for the last 10 years, share two big announcements this week. First, the finalists for the FreshGrass Awards have been named. These awards, which total more than $20,000 and showcase the best up-and-coming roots music talent, have been a cornerstone

Two music industry nonprofits — Bluegrass Ambassadors and ReString Appalachia — are teaming up to raise funds to provide musical instruments to individuals affected by the Central Texas floods in early July. The Chicago-based Bluegrass Ambassadors, founded by the band Henhouse Prowlers, has a mission to "educate and inspire through the