Bluegrass At Large

The Amish Country Bluegrass Festival will be on June 6, 2009.  It is located in Walnut Creek, OH and will feature Rhonda Vincent, Marty Rabon, Williams and Clark Expedition, the Moron Brothers, Nothin' Fancy, and the Hart Brothers.  The day

Scott Tichenor, proprietor of Mandolin Cafe, shot us a note about some photos published yesterday on his site. Cafe member John Fields posted several pictures he took of Bill Monroe on tour in England during 1996, which he had waylaid and

Here is another new bluegrasser to welcome to the world! Matt Wallace, who plays bass and sings harmony with Audie Blaylock and Redline, and his wife Diane are celebrating the birth of a son. Whitley Alan Wallace was born on February

What are some of the most popular movies among folks in the Appalachian mountains?  Thanks to Burt Reynolds, any film which involves football, NASCAR, bootlegging... and whitewater canoeing. Because of this, our band Steel String Session - a Bluegrass fusion band

Bob Webster, the WAMU/bluegrasscountry presenter of the Sunday morning programme Stained Glass Bluegrass, and regular contributor Richard F Thompson have collaborated to bring this story about the origins of the song The White Dove, the Stanley Brothers' favourite. An abridged version of the story

The other week I came across some autographed albums by Jim Greer and the Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks. Log Cabin Songs(2) Memories In Song Country Favorites Bluegrass In Ohio Gospel Singing Time This week I plan to add these albums to my digital collection.

Mark Schimick, mandolinist with Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, and his wife Leigh, are celebrating the birth of a son. David Riley Schimick bounced into this world on Wednesday (2/25) at 12:12 p.m, weighing in at 7 lbs. 9 oz. Mark

I will be conducting a bluegrass jam camp from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville, IL in conjunction with the bluegrass festival.  If you have never jammed or are looking for ways to become

Jim VanCleve is celebrating today. The Mountain Heart fiddler and his lovely wife Desneige have just learned that they will be the parents of a baby boy, due to arrive on July 27. This will be their second child, who will assume

Here's a video of John Reischman and the Jaybirds together with the Mei Han's Red Chamber performing Katy Hill at Vancouver Community College. Talk about cross cultural! The instruments being used here include the standard mandolin, bass, guitar, and banjo, but