Bluegrass At Large

The city of Owensboro continues with its commitment to promote bluegrass music and the International Bluegrass Music Museum as part of its efforts to rebuild the riverfront and historic downtown districts. Scheduled for completion by 2013, the downtown/riverfront update will include

The Loar has introduced a new hand-carved, solid wood mandolin. It's an A-model designated as the LM-300-VS, their first x-braced A style. The LM-300 is designed with fewer visual appointments, allowing them to offer it for sale at $374.99. The binding

Guardian debuted their new Professional Fiberglass mandolin case (CG-065) at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville last month. They had previously introduced fiberglass cases for banjo, guitar and cello. Like all the Guardian products, this case is designed to offer the

Have Bass Will Travel... That's the name of a clever YouTube video created by AKUS bass man Barry Bales, and of the video contest we are running on Bluegrass Today in conjunction with the recent release of his AcuTab bass

Curly Seckler continues to progress well with his recovery from triple bypass surgery on April 5. He sends his thanks to all who sent a card or email, and appreciates all the encouraging messages. On May 23 Seckler made his first

Cullen Galyean, bluegrass pioneer noted for his hard-driving banjo playing, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early afternoon of July 13, 2010. He had been experiencing poor health for some time. Cullen Galyean, born in Lowgap, North Carolina, in

The Kel Kroydon Banjo Company is set to introduce a new, more-affordable banjo line in late September. Dubbed the "Affordable Banjo," two models will be introduced at the Fall 2010 Banjo Camp North, just near Boston (9/24-26). Tom Mirisola, President of

The Dean of Bluegrass University The Chicago Reader has a nice write up about Greg Cahill and his band Special Consensus, as they prepare to celebrate their 35th anniversary. Greg and his band were a big influence on me as a teenager in Kansas City. I

As citizens of West Virginia honor the memory of their recently deceased Senator, Robert C. Byrd, many long-time fans of bluegrass and old time music are recalling the Senator as a musician as well. Byrd played fiddle and sang in

The Down Home in Johnson City, TN has been a regular stopping place for touring acoustic and bluegrass artists for the past 30+ years. It's hard to name a group or solo act who hasn't performed a few times there,