• Barnstorming and bluegrass

    Here's one for all those bluegrass fans who are also vintage aviation buffs. Russ Niles, editor in chief of AVweb, is heading out on a barnstorming tour of the US starting this weekend, with champion fiddler Jeff Pritchard in tow. AVweb

  • More Monroe stampers

    Here are a few more photos that just came in of prominent bluegrass artists hopping on the Bill Monroe Stamp campaign. When The Infamous Stringdusters were at the Bluegrass Country studios yesterday in DC, Jen Hitt asked them to add their

  • Rhonda’s bugs

    Playing outdoors with all the wonders of nature does every now and then brings unforseen problems.  Two years ago at the International Bluegrass Festival in Guthrie, Oklahoma an evening bug flew up Rhonda's dress necessitating her departure from the stage awhile,

  • Bill Monroe stamp campaign picks up steam

    We've made mention in the past about the campaign to convince the US Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp honoring the musical contributions of Bill Monroe. According to the USPS guidelines, such stamps can not be issued until ten years

  • NEA Award for Mike Seeger

    Mike Seeger has been named as the recipient of the 2009 Bess Lomax Hawes Award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Seeger has spent most of his life performing and recording traditional American string music, starting with a memorable stint

  • Banjos in orbit

    Alison Brown is among several banjoists whose playing has been described as "out of this world" - but she may be among the very few who can prove it. When space shuttle Atlantis took off last week to perform delicate repairs

  • Goldendale Bluegrass Festival

    Bluegrass festival season is about to start out here in the Pacific Northwest with one of the first being the Goldendale bluegrass festival (Fiddlin' Under the Stars) May 29-30 in Goldendale, Washington. Sponsored by the city of Goldendale, the festival is