Bluegrass At Large

Hayes Mandolins, built by hand by luthier Rick Hayes, has used the launch of their first guitar model as the occasion to change company name to Rick Hayes Instruments. Rick has teamed up with fellow luthier Dann Ross to augment his

Larry Stephenson shared some sad news... I'm sorry to report that Bill Harrell passed away this afternoon at 4:10 p.m. at his home in Davidisonville, MD. Viewing with be Sunday evening (6/28) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Chesapeake Christian Fellowship Church,

The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA will present a preview screening of THROW DOWN YOUR HEART with introduction, Q&A and performance by banjo virtuoso B?©la Fleck on Thursday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m. THROW DOWN YOUR HEART follows Fleck on

Fooled you... The headline intrigued us when we saw it online, but it wasn't the International Bluegrass Music Association but the Indian Biscuit Manufacturers Association that was taking a stand against excise and VAT taxes. Besides, our IBMA is too busy making

Here's a video for those who still think European pickers can't play hard-hitting traditional bluegrass music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwmwxDwGZ7wThat's Lilly Of The West performing at The Slovak Cultural Centre in Budapest, Hungary last week. The band is fronted by Bulgarian singer Lilly Drumeva

Just in time for the summer festival season, Gibson has unveiled two new mandolins priced to catch the eye of the budget-conscious picker. They have a style A and a style F model in this new Jam Master series, both

Larry Stephenson shared this unfortunate story about Bill Harrell, one of the pioneers of bluegrass music. His work with Don Reno & The Tennessee Cutups after the departure of Don's original partner Red Smiley resulted in some truly classic bluegrass

Doyle Lawson and Ricky Skaggs are among the performers scheduled to appear during the forthcoming Bluegrass Nights Series at The Ryman. Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman, an annual concert series in Nashville, begins June 25 with a show featuring Doyle Lawson

"The KARL SHIFLETT and BIG COUNTRY Show" "A bonafide hillbilly music extravaganza"" Sunday. June 21, 2009, 5:30 PM At THE FIREBOX RESTAURANT 539 Broad St., Hartford, CT. 5:30 PM. Sunday Night Bluegrass Series 860-246-1222 With your hosts: Nick Novia-Joe DeLillo http://www.fireboxrestaurant.com/ [email protected] New England's "hottest" new venue featuring traditional bluegrass

Unfortunately we have another Stolen Instrument Alert to bring to your attention. Kayla Ray, plays fiddle and mandolin with the bluegrass band "Exception To The Rule". The day after her 17th birthday, our car was broken into while playing two