Bluegrass At Large

Geez... It seems like everyone in bluegrass but me and Brance are heading for Europe this summer. Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe are in Holland and Norway this week with five shows scheduled. Wednesday July 9 - Turfschip, Nieuwkoop Thursday July 10th -

We heard recently from Larry Barnwell, a regional sales manager with C.F. Martin, and a long-time bluegrass musician. Larry was born in North Carolina and toured extensively as a member of the bluegrass band Monroe Doctrine in the 1970s, during which

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I just received the news this morning that one of bluegrass music's elder statesmen, Herb Mayfield, passed away recently, on May 29, 2008 in Amarillo, TX. Herb (mandolin) and his brothers, Ed (guitar) and Smokey (fiddle), performed as family bluegrass band

We visited with Doc yesterday evening at Duke hospital. His surgery was minimally invasive and highly successful, and it appears that followup treatments won't be necessary. He was racing around the ward, doing the requisite walking rounds about three times

Phil Leadbetter tells us that he and his Grasstowne compatriots are packing for a week performing in Northern Europe. The tour begins this weekend with a show at the Torsaker Bluegrass Festival in Sweden (7/5), followed by stops in Helsinki and

Hello to all. My husband heard a song around 5pm on Tuesday, July 1, 2008. He said it was a beautiful song, with a great guitar solo and the lyrics Babylon Falling. Does anyone know the name

Roger Brown, President of the Berklee College of Music, has agreed to deliver the Keynote address at the 2008 Business Conference during the IBMA World Of Bluegrass event this fall. He will speak towards the end of the first day

Bluegrass and folk music icon Doc Watson is undergoing micro-surgery today at Duke Hospital in Durham, NC. Doc is a beloved fixture of this music and his doctors feel his health is very good for his advanced age of 85.

Gary Ferguson tells us that he is heading shortly for Ireland, his fourth consecutive July visit to the Emerald Isle. He'll have Colin Henry in tow on guitar and resonator guitar, joining Gary on guitar and vocals for the 11 day