• Mac Wiseman receives NEA honor

    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) yesterday announced the 2008 recipients of the NEA National Heritage Fellowships, the country's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Mac Wiseman was among the eleven fellowships, which include a one-time award

  • Wagon Wheel Bluegrass Festival

    Hey everybody, Just wanted to let you know that The Wagon Wheel Bluegrass Festival will be held June 6th & 7th. Bands performing there will be: Honeycreek, Route 66, Just Friends, Misty Mountain Revival

  • Strawberry Jam Camp

    The first annual Strawberry Jam Camp will be held July 23 - 25 in association with the Backbone Bluegrass Festival in Strawberry Point, IA. Keith Yoder, Bob Black, Paul Roberts, and Bill Cagley will instruct students in methods designed

  • David Harvey joins Gibson (OAI)

    The mandolin division at Gibson Original Acoustic Instruments is a place of legends. Names like Lloyd Loar and Charlie Derrington are ever present in the minds of mandolinists. Danny Roberts, of the Grascals, has also served a stint with Gibson

  • Steffey wedding photos

    We posted last week with the hapy news of Adam Steffey's marriage to Tina Trianosky. At the time, we promised some wedding photos once Adam returned from his honeymoon and got his feet back under him. As so it has come

  • Beckley Bluegrass Gathering

    Hello Everyone, This is to announce the first annual Beckley Bluegrass Gathering, to be held at The Shady Rest Rv Park in Beckley, WV. The plans are to make this a semi annual event for all pickers and all levels of

  • Bill Monroe, The legend lives on

    I first got to hear Bill Monroe sevel months ago,when I got a two CD set of him. I have heard him a long time ago and I liked him. But it wasn't until now that found how much

  • Wires and Wood is on the B

    Hey All, Thanks to my bud and bandmate Glen Harlow for leading me to Bluegrass Today. We want to introduce (to some) and re-introduce (others) to Wires and Wood. After eight years of performance we have hit our stride and are

  • New release by MasterShield Records

    MasterShield Records is pleased to announce the release of a very exciting ablum by The Atkinson Family, called Angels Rejoice. It is their first release on the MasterShield label, and one of the songs is on the current Prime Cuts of

  • Australian Bluegrass Blog

    Here's another new entry in Bluegrass Todayging community - The Australian Bluegrass Blog. The site is managed by Greg McGrath, a serious Aussie bluegrass enthusiast who I met last spring when he was visiting in the US. Greg also maintains Gippsland