Bluegrass At Large

As a Nashvillian myself, I have the advantage of going to see great bluegrass performances at the Station Inn.. pretty much any time I feel like it. Here are some artists that are regularly selling out the Station Inn, and

Knoxnews.com has a feature article today about mandolinist/singer Paul Williams. The article presents a thorough biography of Williams' music career, starting with his time spent in Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys and completing the story with Williams' current band, The

May is Bluegrass Month and Rounder Records has teamed up with Borders Books & Music to promote and celebrate bluegrass music at all Borders stores nationwide. During the entire month, when you purchase a Rounder bluegrass release you'll receive

I've posted my preview of Bluegrass on the Waccamaw, a delightful one-day, "free to the public" festival to be held at the Old Peanut Warehouse in Conway, SC.  This little gem always has fine national bands and very good local

Bluegrass singer/songwriter/guitarist Gary Ferguson and resonator guitarist David Miner are set to tour in Ireland from July 13-29, 2007. The tour will include concerts as well as workshops on Dobro and songwriting. You can find dates, info and links to their

Doyle Lawson will soon be joining the ranks of bluegrass heros such as Ralph Stanley who have a Dr. in front of their names. We just found out that King College in Bristol, TN will be honoring Doyle with a

Anytime I teach at banjo workshops - or spend time with serious beginner-to-intermediate pickers - I hear questions about the best way to learn something about music theory - the structure and "rules" that govern how we define musical tones

A fews weeks ago, we posted some information about the 3rd annual Leadership Music Digital Summit, held in Nashville on April 24. Our friend Archie Warnock, who attended the summit, agreed to share his impressions of the event with our

The performance of Tony Rice with Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas scheduled for Friday, May 11, 2007 at the Capitol Music Hall in Wheeling, WV is being moved to the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. Showtime

Irish bluegrass affeniato Niall Toner, mandolin and guitar player with the Niall Toner Band, interviewed Bela Fleck during a recent trip the banjo player took to Ireland. The interview is set to be broadcast on RTE Radio 1, on which