Bluegrass At Large

The next editions in the series of DVDs featuring recordings from Best of The Flatt & Scruggs TV shows, Volume 5 and Volume 6 are scheduled for released on April 1. This series contains the best musical performances from a long

We received a sad note this afternoon from Ted Jones (Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys) about the loss of another member of the founding generation of bluegrass music. "I wanted to let you know that earlier today the music world

Just read the KY Lake Bluegrass Festival 2008 information. I am a member of the JPFOB and am a little astounded at the news that there is a band out there giving false information about our upcoming festival. My hope

There is a new organization and a new source for bluegrass music in the Holly Springs, NC area. The Friends of Bluegrass is a non-profit organization formed in 2007 dedicated to the preservation, education, and promotion of bluegrass in

Following the results of yesterday's poll, as well as several comments submitted via email, have lead me to the following conclusions. The real question yesterday was this: Is iTunes the #2 retailer of music to bluegrass fans? It seems it may

John and I have been giving a lot of thought to the news that iTunes had seized the number two music retailer spot. We're wondering how the bluegrass community compares to the broader music industry. We're in the process of doing

Those with an interest in American music history will already be familiar with Bristol, TN/VA. It was in the Bristol area that the Carter Family got its start, along with Jimmy Rogers. That start came in 1927 with the historic

Recording King has introduced a line of new metal body resonator instruments, including two guitars plus a mandolin and ukulele. All feature bell brass bodies and hand-spun cones, and the guitars offer the choice between a tricone and a single

Now that Ron Stewart is playing banjo with The Dan Tyminski Band, he is parting ways with his prized French fiddle that had been his main axe this past ten years or so. It is a Francois Guillmont French Violin

Donna Ulisse recently spent an hour in the XM Satellite studios with "America's Truckin' Sweetheart" Marcia Campbell, host of the popular show for truckers, Open Road on XM Channel 171. Campbell played several tracks off Ulisse's current CD "When I