Bluegrass At Large

Banjo picker, producer and studio owner Scott Vestal has happy news to share. He and his wife Alice welcomed a son yesterday (3/26), born at 7:32 p.m. (EDT). Scott tells us that they haven't yet chosen a name, but that mom,

Richard Gilewitz, known to fascinate his audiences with fingerstyle gymnastics on his 6 and 12-string guitars, is going to be joining us on Saturday May 9th at Leo's Professional Audio, in Oakland. His ability to make one guitar sound like

Acoustic Blue is very excited about finishing up their third recording project, entitled "This Is Now". The expected release date is to be sometime in the middle of May, 2009 and will be available through CDBaby and iTunes to name

Friends of Julie and John Pennell will be delighted by the news of the arrival of their first born, Eva Lauren Pennell, born on March 1, 2009, at 8:22 a.m. She weighed in at 6 lbs, 11.5 ozs. Mother and

Born up the road in Kingston and on to Alabama at 12, Claire returns home for a stop on the never ending road of success! By any measure, the Claire Lynch Band is high on the bluegrass world's A-List, with musicians whose

Don't forget that there's a book and accompanying CD for people taking the Crooked Road.  It deepens and enriches the experience.  We spent several hours on the western end of this wonderful route last fall and can't wait to go

Dallas Morning News ran a story yesterday about Virginia's Crooked Road and the music that inhabits this area. Starting in Flyod, VA at the Country Store, the story continues along the trail all the way to the Ralph Stanley Museum and

Sunday, March 22, 2009 THE FIREBOX RESTAURANT Sunday Night Bluegrass Series, 539 Broad St., Hartford, CT. Hosts: Nick Novia-Joe DeLillo 5:00-8:30 PM. 860-246-1222. http://www.fireboxrestaurant.com/ [email protected] No cover, no reservations.

Long live Appalachian music. Welcome home The Student Loan!!! Nice lineup Appalachian Uprising, cant wait for Greensky Bluegrass. QB 09 loves those fellas and bluegrass music. Thom

This is for all you artists out there that have been hearing the term "360 deal" but haven't really understood the details of what constitutes such a deal and why an artist would pursue one. Bruce Warila at the Music Think