Since 1986, Terry Lease has been actively promoting bluegrass music in Illinois, and surrounding midwestern states. He and his wife, Jan, hosted their first Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival in Springfield in November of '86, and have run it annually
Hot Rize made the Ark in Ann Arbor, Michigan one of the current tour stops where they played to a packed house. About a third of the audience were seeing them for the first time. The rest of us were
This set of reflections on a Béla Fleck/Abigail Washburn concert is a first contribution from Jen Hughes, a new writer we hope to feature semi-regularly at Bluegrass Today. Perfectionism I have always thought Béla Fleck is a perfectionist. I came to this
Heres our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking in on the big doin's this in Withlachochee, FL.
Donna Hughes stopped by for a chat at World of Bluegrass to talk about her two new albums, one with a bluegrass rhythm section, From The Heart, and the other, Fly, with Donna on piano and more of a singer/songwriter vibe. And
Larry Stephenson joined us during World of Bluegrass week in September to talk about his latest release, the all-Gospel album Pull Your Savior In. We ended up reminiscing a bit about his days with The Bluegrass Cardinals a bit as
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the Four Corners States Bluegrass Festival in Wickenburg, AZ.
Oops... In yesterday's post about Donna Ulisse's new songwriting weekends, I suggested that we didn't have a chance to speak with her during September's World of Bluegrass. But of course we did! She and David Morris had a nice chat
Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers kicked off the November edition of the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival. New member, fiddler Jason Barie, made his debut. Ralph Stanley II then brought the signature “Stanley” sound to the stage. Russell Moore wowed
David Morris caught up with Steve Gulley during World of Bluegrass in Raleigh to talk about his plans going forward. He has a new band, is working on a new album, and has a solo Gospel project just out. Dave
