Bluegrass At Large

Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank has agreed to send us updates and photos from their current tour of Britain and Ireland. Ashby is unsure how much web access he will have during the tour, but promises to send his musings

OK... silly song time here on Bluegrass Today. Miami-based singer/songwriter Bill Zucker wrote a song about a topic much in the news these days, the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), otherwise described as the "700 billion dollar bailout plan" passed last

Here are a couple more tidbits from the recently concluded NAMM show in Anahiem, CA. Paige Capo introduced a revised design for their popular capo, which they say makes it faster and easier to use. They make capos for banjo, guitar

We all know that playing the banjo is the polite thing to do, but is it appropriate behavior for ladies? Associate Professor of Music (Hamilton College) Lydia Hamessley, says that the banjo manufacturers of the late nineteenth century engaged in an

After a long cold ride it felt good to get inside the Congregational Church of South Hadley Falls, Mass., home of the CountryCornerCoffeehouse I saw a lot of familiar faces as I entered and bought a ticket. I was greeted

John Santa, whose book, Bluegrass Is My Second Language, has been popular with many of our readers, is involved in a special event later this month that has grown into something many Bluegrass Blog regulars may want to support. For the

The South Florida Bluegrass Association will be hosting its anual "Everglades" festival the last weekend in  Feb (27th, 28th and March 1st). This year it will be held at Haulover Park in Bal Harbour, Florida. (In North Miami Beach). The

Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank has agreed to send us updates and photos from their current tour of Britain and Ireland. Ashby is unsure how much web access he will have during the tour, but promises to send his musings

Perhaps Tom Warlick lacks precision in his timeline, but there can be little doubt that the Briarhoppers influenced Bill Monroe.   I emphasize the word "influenced" because Bill was interested in expanding his career in the 1930s Charlie and Bill days

Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank has agreed to send us updates and photos from their current tour of Britain and Ireland. Ashby is unsure how much web access he will have during the tour, but promises to send his musings