Bluegrass At Large

Last week we told you about the premature death of Keishi Shikata. Earlier today I received a touching tribute from renowned mandolin player Mike Compton, a friend of Shikata's for 30 years.…. "I knew Keishi since the late 1970's. He was always

The Whites have received a lot of honors and awards during their career, including two Grammy Awards. This last Saturday, they received another honor, they were inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at the

Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival 1144 Coleman Station Rd. Friedens, PA 15541 Contact: Tim or Brenda Custer 814-444-8509 www.blue-grass.org/festival Friedens, PA - Join us for the 5th annual

My wife and I went to a concert last month at the Birchmere to see Chatham County Line and Crooked Still, two of our favorite young bluegrass bands. A third band we were not already familiar with, The Infamous

If the recent past is any indication, Rhonda Vincent is likely to hear her name called repeatedly when the IBMA Award nominations are announced this morning in Nashville. There is also news that she could receive another major nod when the

Monroe's mandolin is still housed in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. If it is to stay there, the museum may be required to divvy up $1.5 million. For the back story, be sure to read our previous two

The Birmingham (England) quintet The Toy Hearts launched their second album When I Cut Loose (Woodville Records) on Wednesday, August 6. That evening they performed songs from the CD at a release party at The Roadhouse, their regular venue in the city. The

With so much of the world focused this week on the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, it seems fitting that a video of Chinese bluegrass has been posted on YouTube. Here is Mei Han's Red Chamber picking a solid version

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's successful quarterly program series 'Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Session Players' returns on Saturday, August 23, with a salute to legendary fiddler Buddy Spicher. The interactive program, hosted by Stringed Instrument

Were you to find yourself visiting an outdoor arts festival in Italy this summer, would you expect to run up on a bluegrass band? If you were in Bologna recently, you might have found Bononia Grass performing on the street for