Author: John Curtis Goad

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, taking a look at the Bluegrass & Chili Festival in Claremore, OK.  

As an instructor in ETSU's Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program, and having taught several students privately as well, I'm well aware of the struggle many would-be students face when trying to learn to play a musical instrument.

Sometimes, bluegrass music can sneak up and take you by surprise. One day you’re a casual fan, adding some bluegrass songs to your iPod occasionally and attending one or two festivals in the area each year. The next day, you’re

Fans of Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen’s live show will certainly enjoy the band’s latest effort, Cold Spell, a ten-track collection out now from Compass Records. The songs here are full of the group’s impressive musicianship – lots of extended

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking into Kentucky's Bluegrass & Bourbon Experience.  

If you’re looking for DJ Rusty Cempre during the week, you’ll probably not find him on the air, or even in the studio. Most likely, he’ll be under the hood of a Hyundai at the dealership in Charlottesville, Virginia where

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking in on the upcoming Pickin' In The Pasture Festival in Lodi, New York.  

In bluegrass music, we have a King and a Queen, a Father and Daughters. What’s next? Gentlemen, perhaps. Recently making their debut on Pinecastle Records are the Gentlemen of Bluegrass, a North Carolina-based group with a strong, smooth traditional sound. Their

To those whose radio experience is limited to turning the dial in their car, hosting a radio show might seem like a difficult job. Using sound and recording equipment, learning about broadcast laws and guidelines, narrowing down a playlist each

If you're expecting to hear a carbon copy of a Grascals record when you listen to the latest solo effort from the group's mandolin man, Danny Roberts, you may be disappointed. However, if impressive instrumentation, a great variety of sounds,