Bluegrass At Large

  • Mountain Heart does Stonehenge

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    Mountain Heart is in England this weekend, where they performed at the Didmarton Festival in Gloucestershire. Before the fest, however, the boys were able to get in a bit of sightseeing, and sent along these photos from Stonehenge. Bass man Jason

  • I remember Jim Steptoe

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    I do remember Jim Steptoe, he was a member of this group called Patend Pending on banjo back in the 1980s, his bandmates consisted of Leigh Taylor on bass, Eldred Hill on mandolin,Rusty Taylor on guitar, I can't think of

  • Patrick Costello regains hearing

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    We've written about Patrick Costello before on Bluegrass Today. He has written several instructional books, and developed a system of braille tab for the visually impaired who wish to learn the banjo. The man has spent most of his life helping

  • Rob Ickes at the Red Sea

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    I could hear the excitement in Rob Icke's voice when I spoke with him earlier this week about his recent trip to Israel. He and pianist Michael Alvey made the trip to perform at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eliat,

  • Davidson Brothers – an IBMA success story

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    Australia's Davidson Brothers (Hamish and Lachlan) are packing for the US, leaving tomorrow (9/4) for a month touring the States with their band in tow. Theirs is a story of determination and tenacity, and it shows what can be accomplished when

  • Songwriter Profile – Chris Stuart

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    This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might want to consider, please contact us. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Chris Stuart plays guitar and leads his own band, Backcountry,

  • Milan Leppelt passes

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    We just received this report from our friend Lilly Pavlak. The Czech bluegrass community has lost one of its greatest personalities - Mr. Milan "Stranger" Leppelt. He passed away after a wasp bite in his garden on August 18th, 2009,

  • Live EP from Toy Hearts

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    Toy Hearts, surely one of Britain's most aggressive young bluegrass bands, leaves today for a month in the US. The group is based on a family trio, Stewart Johnson and his two daughters, Hannah and Sophia. They will be playing at

  • Jim Steptoe arrangements

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    Thanks to Murphy Henry, who sent along the details about funeral arrangements for Jim Steptoe, former banjo player with Patent Pending, who passed away this past weekend. A visitation is scheduled from 5:00-8:00 p.m. this evening (9/2) at Brown's Funeral Home