Bluegrass At Large

  • Lord of the Fiddle-Face?

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    I ran across this story over the weekend while I was doing some browsing. SooToday.com is a news reporting website for Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. It seems they don't know much about fiddling at SooToday. They think this photo represents mastery

  • Czech bluegrass instruction

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    Here in the Southeastern US we're quite used to bluegrass events, including instructional camps and clinics. Seeing the same happen in other parts of the world always fascinates me. It seems the main (only?) such event in the Czech Republic recently

  • Firebox Restaurant, Hartford, CT

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    Hey all! A couple weeks ago I blogged here telling all about our new venue, and asked for bands to help out. (Yes, there is a stipend). I want to relate a story to you, representing exactly

  • Missing Martin Backpacker

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    So, I was helping my sister move home from TX back to western PA and with all her stuff in her Chevy Cavalier, there was no room for a full size guitar.  Luckily, a good friend and music buddy graciously

  • Bluegrass Art in Kentucky

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    Richard Matteson JR lives in Louisville, KY. He teaches guitar at a local music store. He began playing bluegrass in the early 1980s with banjoist Derrick Phillips. In 1997 he formed his band, the Bluegrass Messengers. Matteson has published ten

  • Stolen bass returned

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    Here's another happy ending for a stolen instrument alert... We posted last week about a student at East Tennessee State University whose car was stolen, with her upright bass inside. As it happens, it looks like the thieves weren't much interested in

  • More bluegrass and politics

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    Ralph Stanley isn't the only bluegrass artist supporting Democratic candidates this year. A group of local musicians who call themselves The Perriello Pickers have released a song in support of Tom Perriello who is running for Congress in Virginia's fifth