Bluegrass At Large

Clay Hess has been making waves as a guitarist since he first hit the scene in a big way with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder in the 1990s. He has since had a memorable stint with Mountain Heart, and is

We've been telling you about the works of art created by bluegrass painter Robert Yonke for a couple years now. He's painted some fantastic bluegrass scenes in the past, including the artwork for the 2008 IBMA World of Bluegrass. We've just

Many thanks to David Hollender, upright bass and banjo instructor at Berklee College of Music, for turning me on to Ragtime West, makers of some of the most amazing musical creations I have ever seen. The company is the brainchild of

We are delighted to let everyone know that banjo legend Allen Shelton has been released from the hospital, and is home again with his family after a hospitalization of nearly two months. Shelton was diagnosed with leukemia, which at age 73,

G2 is another example of a band that took full advantage of their opportunities at IBMA this year. The trip from Sweden involves considerable expense and preparation, and these five talented musicians were determined to leave as big a footprint

We posted last month about the benefit concert for Eddie & Martha Adcock, held to help them overcome the financial difficulties they face as a result of Eddie's medical issues this past year. Scott Street, an attorney in Richmond, VA

Comedian Steve Martin had the opportunity on Tuesday night (11/10) to demonstrate to a British audience that he is a serious musician, and according to Wednesday’s review of his performance in the Guardian national newspaper he succeeded. Martin was on British

Rhonda Vincent is marking Veterans Day (11/11) by donating all proceeds from product sales on her web site today to the Support Our Soldiers radiothon, a 24 hour fund raising event broadcast live online. Money, meet mouth. Support Our Soldiers is a

Here's something you don't see every day...  a bluegrass band celebrating a 15th anniversary - with the same personnel with which they launched. Blue Highway played their first show on New Year's Eve in 1994 with Tim Stafford on guitar, Shawn

IBMA old-timers will remember The Executive Inn in Owensboro, KY where the first 10 years of World Of Bluegrass were held. It is often recalled as smaller, yes, but more intimate, with the experience of the music ringing up through