Bluegrass At Large

Much ado has been made recently about a potential restriction on the import/export of particular woods used in the construction of musical instruments. The restrictions come in the form of a number of proposals before the CITES (Convention on International

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 -

Here's a fun video clip which has made the rounds on the Internet a number of times. It features a seven year old Ricky Skaggs performing with Flatt & Scruggs on their television program. He sings Ruby and plays his

Brance has posted a number of times recently about artists who have bluegrass music as a recurring theme in their work. Earlier this week we found another, William H. "Scoot" Dryden, Jr., whose large oil paintings are far more abstract than

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. Recently we posted a story

Runaway Freight recorded two new gospel songs at the end of March. They will return to the studio in May to record the remainder of an all Gospel CD The CD should be released later this year. Justin Ford, the

Banjo picker extraordinaire Alison Brown and her husband (and Compass Records co-founder) Garry West recently celebrated the birth of their son, Brendan Brown West. Brendan was born on April 10, and arrived at 8 lbs. 8 oz. His dad is also

We previously told you about the Cradle of Bluegrass Music Trail concert series being hosted by the Kentucky Department of Parks. We now regret to bring the news that the three remaining concerts are being cancelled. The promoter, America's Bluegrass Inc.,

The new royalty rate structure handed down by the CRB has stirred much discussion, both here and elsewhere. As I've continued reading on the subject I found an article on Wired.com I thought was interesting enough to pass along. The subject

The following is a contribution from our newest correspondent, Tom Travis. Tom writes from England where he is prominent in bluegrass journalism and on radio, and also performs with his band, Bluegrass Incident. Here is his critique of a recent