Bluegrass At Large

In regarding dancing at the Bluegrass Festivals, I really think that it would be smart to consult with the festival personnell and ask where there are suitable places to dance, just as long as it's away from the seating areas,

The Claire Lynch Band played at the 214 Community Arts Center on October 20th in Charlottesville,VA.  I had an excellent time there. I had the great fortune to have a front row chair so I could get close to the

Here's another reminder about the Butch Baldassari benefit concert to be held tomorrow, October 22, on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. A long-time and greatly-beloved member of the mandolin community, Butch is battling an inoperable brain tumor,

Yesterday I posted an account of the Hometown Opry and our visit to Minton's Music and Pawn. Minton's should be a shrine for all bluegrassers and the Hometown Opry stands as a showcase for the wealth of music to

I'll add to the discussion with the note that Stained Glass Bluegrass has been on WAMU 88.5 in Washington, DC since 1974. Although the hours have shifted somewhat during this period, it has been aired continuously by originator Gary

"Bluegrass has the mando chop, that's all the percussion we need. They weren't appropriate when Jimmy Martin , The Osborne Brothers or Jim and Jesse used them. They are no more welcome now." In my opinion, it's up to the musicians

I am a muscian. Yes, it's like a strange addiction. And like all addictions, you have to admit that there is a problem. However, I don't feel that my passion for music is a problem! There is one problem that

Rhonda Vincent is running a new contest, offering those who pre-order her new CD the chance to win a piece of bluegrass history. The first place winner will receive the Weber mandolin Rhonda is holding on the cover. Second places gets

Clarence "Tater" Tate, a long-time member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys and Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass, passed away on Wednesday. Tater had been battling lung cancer for some time, and will be fondly remembered as long as people play bluegrass

I've just posted an interview I did with Tut Taylor over the past two days. I've tried to capture the man and his approach to the music.  I hope you find it as interesting to read as I did to