Wayne Erbsen and Native Ground Books & Music have released a new title for people just getting started in the wonderful world of mandolin. It's called Easy 2-Chord Songs for Mandolin, which perfectly describes the contents. One of the primary appeals
Great news for fans of bluegrass and acoustic music in southern California. The popular Huck Finn Jubilee festival will return this year after a one-year hiatus. The festival in Ontario, CA had been run for 40 years by founders Don and Barbara Tucker,
Canadian old-timers Pharis and Jason Romero have released a video for the debut single from their upcoming project, Sweet Old Religion. It's for the title track, which finds the duo harmonizing with guitar accompaniment. Pre-orders for the new album, on CD, LP,
First time documentary film maker Shane Leonard is seeking funding for a project to be called Mandolin Rain, which will tell the story of successful mandolin luthier Jonathan McClanahan of West Virginia. If you play mandolin, or follow the mando scene
The Oregon Bluegrass Association is celebrating the one year anniversary this month of their experiment with online radio, Oregon Bluegrass Radio. Last spring, their board approved the station, which is offered free online to show Oregon residents, music lovers in
From the time Bluegrass Today launched, we've recognized that a great many bluegrass lovers are country music fans as well. And just as a large percentage of followers of American music hold Johnny Cash in high regard, the same is true
On March 30, Michael Cleveland was inducted into the 2018 class of the National Fiddler Hall Of Fame in Tulsa, OK. Fellow inductees for this year included Bobby Hicks, Benny Martin, Jeff Cook, and Violet Hensley. Since 2007, the Hall Of
Special tributes to bygone bluegrass stars are on the docket at the 2018 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival in Tunbridge, VT. Three stage shows are scheduled to honor iconic artists, along with a book signing and interview session. Jimmy Martin gets the
The documentary film project chronicling the first five years of the Charm City Bluegrass Festival which we reported on in December has been completed. It is now available for online viewing, coming in at 27 minutes in length. Charm City Bluegrass:
Jim VanCleve playing the Roy Acuff fiddle on the Huckabee show Back in January we wrote about a fiddle that had once been owned by Roy Acuff turning up at a Goodwill location in Kansas City. This was the instrument Acuff
