Bluegrass At Large

  • A Taste of Thile.

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    With a new album in the works here we see a sneak peak of Chris Thile and "The Punchbrothers" working on the album, "The Blind Leaving the Blind". The album is due for release in February of 2008. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlBZx4YXijs

  • Uncle Earl Video

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    Hey everyone from Rounder Records! Come checkout this new video of Uncle Earl with special cameos by John Paul Jones and Casey Driessen. Please enjoy! http://youtube.com/watch?v=sCFJ3LURCtc

  • Welcome Andrew Rigsby

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    Kentucky bluegrasser Don Rigsby and his wife Tina welcomed their son, Andrew, to the world on December 1. He was born just before 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, and landed at 6 lb. 9 oz. (19.5''). Congratulations to Don and Tina,

  • Rhonda Vincent interview online

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    Also just up on the Rounder Records site is a brief interview with Rhonda Vincent regarding her upcoming CD, Good Thing Going. They discussed several aspects of the project's creation including recording at home, who she chose to track with her,

  • Cool Mandolins for Kids needs your help

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    We told you a few months back about a wonderful program called Cool Mandolins for Kids which tries to match up young pickers with mandolins that are gathering dust under someone's bed. The program is administered by Laura Leder, who manages

  • Banjo Santa

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    The New York Times cityroom blog recently featured a story about a banjo playing Santa from New York. The story is complete with a short video showcasing Santa's banjo skills, and asking him a few questions about the gig. Warren McKnight

  • New Tom Adams banjo tab book

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    Tom Adams has just published a new book of banjo transcriptions taken from his playing on Audie Blaylock's Trains Are The Only Way To Fly CD. The book contains tabs for all Tom's breaks and multiple backup sections in this

  • Virginia State Song

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    There is a song that was recorded many years ago by Lost and Found, called Virgina, That's My Home. It is totally positive and speaks of the joys of Virginia, referencing saw mills, coal mines, picking bluegrass music on

  • Bluegrass too depressing to be a state song?

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    Bluegrass too depressing...not anymore. I would like to take this opportunity to suggest Jocelyn Gold's (Gold Heart) song Take Me Back to Virginia as the Virginia state song. The song has a great bluegrass slow-driving feel and is in no way