Bluegrass At Large

  • Charlie Cushman and Kel Kroydon Banjo

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    American Made Banjo Company has announced that their first new Kel Kroydon banjo for 2007 will be an artist model for celebrated Nashville banjo picker Charlie Cushman, built to his custom specifications. This new Cushman model will be a mahogany banjo,

  • Happy New Year!

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    With New Year's Eve upon us, let me recommend my very favorite version of the perennial December 31st classic, Auld Lang Syne. It comes from David Grisman's terrific 1983 release, David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas, and features a much younger and

  • Todd Taylor – 3-FIVE-N CD REVIEW by Gracie Muldoon

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       CD REVIEW Todd Taylor - 3-Five-N by Gracie Muldoon Fresh off the presses, this new release by Todd Taylor Banjoman ~ Extraordinaire - has already garnered the famous, ultimate picker 7 Grammy Nominees! I heard the title track for the first time last

  • Recording King Banjos

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      World-renowned banjo player Todd Taylor is an exclusive Recording King artist. The Grammy nominated artist can be heard playing a new Recording King banjo on the track "Swamp Child." He can also be seen playing the banjo in a music video

  • John Hartford Recordings

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    I'm considering adding several John Hartford recordings to my collection.  At present we only have "Good Old Boys."  I notice from his web site that he recorded thirty CDs.  I'd like to narrow this down to the two or three

  • New Year’s Eve Update

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    Way back before Christmas we told you about the New Year's Eve celebration happening at the Ryman Auditorium. I just wanted to remind everyone that it is being broadcast on Public Television and is available online as well. In addition to

  • Death of the banjo?

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    Back in early November, a minor fury was generated by a press release issued to announce the release of a new book by Carole Wade. The book is entitled, The Death Throes and Demise of the Banjo, and the press

  • Blue Highway cuts with Jorma Kaukonen

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    Jorma Kaukonen may never be a fixture on the bluegrass circuit, but the eclectic guitarist has been involved in a variety of roots music endeavors since his early days with The Jefferson Airplane in San Francisco's heady 1960s music scene.

  • 2007 Musician’s Atlas available

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    The 2007 edition of The Musician's Atlas is now available, both in print, and via AtlasOnline, which allows members to access the database and marketing tools over the Internet. The Atlas is meant as a resource for independent artists, managers,

  • Bluegrass at Theatre du Chatelet

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    The European Bluegrass Blog has an interesting piece up about an historic concert at the renowned Th?©?¢tre du Ch?¢telet in Paris. This past October, noted French violinist Gilles Apap was featured in concert with the Pas-de-Loup Philharmonic Orchestra. Though recognized primarily