The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University held their final concert for 2017 recently, highlighting the work of the students studying to play bluegrass and old time music at the school. Under the direction of Raymond McLain, KCTM
Colorado banjoist Jake Schepps will be no stranger to Bluegrass Today readers, as both a noted player and a correspondent/reviewer. Though he came up in the bluegrass world, Jake's interests have since expanded to include modern classical music on the five
The Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, MN will start a run in January of Ishmael, a dramatic stage adaption of Moby Dick written and directed by Leo Geter. The production features a single actor, Jack Weston, in the title role, along with three
The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation is a volunteer organization in Texas which serves to promote and support bluegrass music in the state. They are also involved in the annual Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival & Chili Cook-Off each fall, and also manage a program to
With the loss of so many bluegrass artists over this Christmas, it's nice to have some good news to share. On Christmas day, Scott Napier, mandolinist with The Lost and Found and Assistant Professor at the Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional
The bluegrass world has lost one of its last connections to the first generation of bluegrass artists with the passing today of Curly Seckler. He had turned 98 years old on Christmas day, and died peacefully just after noon in
Nashville's premier bluegrass power couple, Jenni Lyn Gardner and Kyle Tuttle, made it official just before Christmas when they eloped to be married near Gatlinburg, TN. Jenni Lyn is the mandolinist with Della Mae, and the leader of her own band,
Discovering young talent has been the most consistently rewarding aspect of Bluegrass Today. The opportunity to recognize a spark in its early stages, and watch it as it grows, is what keeps us hopeful for the future of acoustic string
The Infamous Stringdusters have released a music video from their latest release, Undercover, Vol. 2. The theme of the album, an EP, is Dusters covers of pop and rock songs that the band enjoys. This video is for their version of
Fletcher Bright at Bluegrass on the Grass 2015 - photos by Frank Baker Fletcher Bright, noted bluegrass fiddler, businessman, and philanthropist, died early Christmas morning. He was 86 years of age. He was a beloved and well-known figure in all three spheres,
