Author: Brance

Dobro player Randy Kohrs will be joining the Mark Newton Band for at least three shows during the month of May. All three shows are in the state of Virginia. Date: Thursday, May 3, 07 Venue: Ashland Coffee & Tea City/State: Ashland, VA. Time:

We just discovered that David Grier's instructional video Superchared Flatpicking is now available on DVD. This video has been around for a number of years on VHS only. For all the flatpickers out there this is a classic must have. The

In a very disturbing piece of news, it seems someone is attempting to scam people with a fake festival site. The promoters of the Mandolin Farm Bluegrass Festival are asking people to carefully check the url before purchasing tickets online. Their

The April 2007 issue of the UK based country music periodical, Maverick Magazine features an article about dobro player Randy Kohrs. The story was written by Glynn Brown, an English/Reading teacher in Nashville, TN. Incidentally, Glynn is also a banjo player,

We've followed the news of the CRB's recent copyright royalty decision very closely here on Bluegrass Today. You can read those posts in the related posts link section at the bottom of the post. The new fee structure was opposed by

UKBluegrass.com has just published a lengthly post in which they interview banjo player Noam Pikelny. Noam was in the UK teaching at the Sore Fingers bluegrass instructional camp when they conducted the interview. If you are interested in Noam's participation with

Much ado has been made recently about a potential restriction on the import/export of particular woods used in the construction of musical instruments. The restrictions come in the form of a number of proposals before the CITES (Convention on International

We previously told you about the Cradle of Bluegrass Music Trail concert series being hosted by the Kentucky Department of Parks. We now regret to bring the news that the three remaining concerts are being cancelled. The promoter, America's Bluegrass Inc.,

We've just learned that bluegrass/old-time band Uncle Earl will be performing at the 2007 Bonnaroo music festival. The festival takes place mid June in Manchester, TN and has become a large and very popular festival in the last few years. Bonnaroo

Award winning bluegrass radio show Into The Blue has announced a new feature. The second hour of each show will now be known as Classic Hour. The focus during Classic Hour will be directly on first and early second generation