Do you love resonator guitars, or have a fondness for furry friends? Maybe both? Frank Harlow has donated one of his jumbo cherry resonator guitars to Ohio's Fayette County Humane Society, which is being raffled as a fundraiser. All proceeds from the raffle
As events have transpired, the International Bluegrass Music Association will be technically leaderless until a new Executive Director can be found and brought aboard. Outgoing director Dan Hays has moved to his new position with The Franklin Theater, while the IBMA
Our monthly airplay chart for March, which reports bluegrass radio airplay over the month of February, has been posted at Bluegrass Today. We compile both weekly and monthly charts, drawn from more than 100 radio programmers who regularly feature bluegrass on
Did you hear the one about the bird that landed on some guy's guitar in the middle of a show? Well... over 1,000,000 people have now watched a YouTube video of Josh Williams at the 2011 Doyle Lawson Festival where this
WDVX FM, Based in Knoxville, TN, is set to launch a second live performance radio program next week. For years the station has included loads of bluegrass, both in its hosted programming, and during its lunch-time live concert show, Blue
Here's a new video from Boston avant grassers Joy Kills Sorrow, another group of young acoustic string musicians who use the traditional bluegrass ensemble to play whatever stirs their fancy. The video is a live performance they shot for the web
Pisgah Ridge Records is pushing out a single from Heart On The Run, their recently-released Gospel project from New River Bluegrass. The song is I Was There, a lovely ballad written by Dick Gaskin which showcases the band's vocal strengths. New River
Connecticut's popular Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival is moving from its location in East Hartford to new digs at Dodd Stadium in Norwich this for their 2012 event, scheduled for August 2-5. Like their longtime home in East Hartford, the new site is
Veteran bluegrass artist Mike Scott will be the subject of an interview this afternoon (2/29) with Bob Webster on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. Mike's early career was as a banjo picker, logging time with Carl Story, Jim & Jesse, Ronnie Reno and
Earlier this month, the nominees for the 43rd annual Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association were announced. Bluegrass Gospel is always given its due from the GMA, with a pair of awards specific to our genre. Nominees for 2012 in
