Bluegrass At Large

Take a look at a piece I wrote after recently seeing a wonderful show by Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko with Grant Gordy and Ricardo Gonzalez at Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It's here: www.whatilikeissounds.blogspot.com. Thanks!

One part of the IBMA Fan Fest programme that didn't go according to plan was the presentation of the 2008 Grand Master Fiddle Champion during the Saturday evening sets (October 4). Well the management does tell us that all acts

The story of banjo man Eddie Adcock's groundbreaking brain surgery, which we first reported here a month ago, is spilling out into the national and international media. The procedure involved embedding electrical leads in his brain, connected to a pulse generator

Here's another sad story about a stolen instrument, this time a string bass belonging to a student in the bluegrass music program at East Tennessee State University. Program director Raymond McLain has distributed this notice: One of our students had a distressing

Jesse and Joy McReynolds invite you to the Pick Inn in beautiful Gallatin, Tennessee for the second annual FALL PICK INN PARTY on Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th. This two day, music-filled celebration will feature some of

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Some exciting things going on at The Bluegrass Mix... TOMORROW - Julie Raye will have JANIE FRICKE on as a guest to talk about her bluegrass and country careers and music. 7-8 pm EST... This weekend, we're having an IBMA Saturday...

Another stolen instrument report. This one is from Bryan Turner of Cumberland Gap Connection. It seems someone swiped his bass Tuesday night at IBMA. This is a somewhat unusual instrument. It's a Knilling Thinline Jazz Bass. It looks much the same

Those of us who work in and around the music business recognize instrument thieves as among the most degenerate scum prowling the earth. We share the frustration and anger that accompanies the story of a professional musician finding their instrument

Had I been able to find an email for you, I would not have written this message in this space.  First of all, I am one of your greatest admirers and feel that you are, indeed, a legend in you