Bluegrass At Large

As part of the official welcoming ceremony for the Queen of England's visit to Virginia, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys will headline a special tribute to the state's musical heritage. The show is scheduled for 1:00-5:00 p.m. on

Colorado Case Company has announced an agreement to purchase Cavallaro Case Covers, makers of the Small Dog Case Cover line. The merger is expected to be concluded by July 1, 2007, with the Medford, MA facilities of Cavallaro being relocated

I told Gracie I'd try reaching out to the Irish bluegrass fans. As it turns out, she beat me to it. That figures, grass doesn't grow under Gracie Muldoon's feet. I was a Worldwidebluegrass.com DJ and I will be one

After teaching at Sore Fingers Week in England earlier this month, Rob Ickes, Noam Pikelny and Casey Driessen did some touring in the UK as The Nashville Acoustic All Stars. The folks at ukbluegrass.com posted yesterday with links to three video

I'll be blogging every day from Pete Wernick's Jam Camp and then from Merlefest. I've already put up two days of Jam Camp, and will continue writing through the weekend if I can get good broadband access. Check

In a previous post, we told of Canadian banjo picker Jayme Stone's journey through West Africa in preparation for an upcoming CD based on African banjo music. He has agreed to send us a series of updates from Africa -

Johnson Guitars has announced a new model for their Carolina series of acoustic guitars. The Carolina Cutaways feature a cutaway body and a Fishman EQ pickup system, and are available in either solid top or all-solid wood models, with the

The following is a contribution from Julie Melrose, a music journalist and author in New England. She shares with us her discovery of the Tipitina's Co-op and hopes that the bluegrass community might be inclined to support their efforts as

Here's another post from our all-the-more regular correspondent, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication where he also briefly served as editor. Old time music pioneer Wade

We're always pleased to see efforts to help worthwhile charitable organizations, and this is one of those times. In an effort to combat Parkinson's desease, Washburn Guitars and Sam Ash Music have joined forces for the month of May, 2007. The