Bluegrass At Large

  • IBMA recipient disappointment

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    All right, someone has to say this. I became a bluegrass fan in the early '90's during late high school. Being new to the genre, it took awhile to figure out what artists I was interested in following. One

  • 4×6 Bluegrass

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    I recently discovered the photo-blog of photographer Mark Hamilton. Mark has some really great images on his blog, a couple of which will be of interest to the bluegrass community. Since his site is all about the photos I'm not

  • Wichita Rutherford runs for Mayor of Bluegrass

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    With the recent mid-term elections behind us, it's now time to start the campaigning for the really important stuff, Mayor of Bluegrass. Wichita Rutherford has just announced his decision to run for the office over on his blog. The only

  • Pete Seeger’s banjo in IBMM

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    Carl Pagter recently presented Pete Seeger's extended neck Vega banjo to the International Bluegrass Music Museum. He made the presentation during a recent trustees meeting in Owensboro, KY. This is the same banjo that Seeger donated to Sing Out! magazine during

  • The Boohers

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    I met Gary and Lora in person for the first time at IBMA this year. wow!the nicest people i have met in a long time. We were attending IBMA for the first time this year and were very green on

  • Tim O’Brien joins Wheeling Hall of Fame

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    Tim O' Brien, bluegrass music's Male Vocalist of the Year is soon to be inducted into The Wheeling Hall of Fame in his hometown of Wheeling, WV. Tim won a Grammy earlier this year for best traditional folk album with

  • Banjos in China

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    I found an interesting piece on Xinhua online, an English language version of ChinaView.cn about a set of performances this weekend by Sparrow Quartet in Bejing. The group includes Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn on banjos, with Casey Driessen on

  • Dr. Ralph at The White House today

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    Ralph Stanley will be awarded a National Medal of Arts today in a ceremony in The Oval Office of The White House in Washington, DC. As indicated on the official Medal Of Arts web site: The National Medal of Arts is the

  • Steep Canyon Rangers in Concert

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    Please note the Steep Canyon Rangers will be in concert for those fans in the Washington, DC area on Friday, November 17th. They'll appear at 7:30 p.m at the Cherrydale United Methodist Church, 3701 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, VA 22207.