• Butch Baldassari benefit show 10/22

    Mandolin Cafe has posted details for a special all-star show in Nashville on October 22, all for the benefit of Butch Baldassari. The show will be held on the Vanderbilt University campus at 7:00 p.m. Butch has been battling a

  • Curly and The Dawg

    One of the endearing aspects of bluegrass music is the way that we treat our early pioneers. Instead of being shuffled to the sidelines, the founders of our music are celebrated by current bluegrass artists, and the larger audience generally

  • The Road From Rosine debuts at IBMA

    Mountain Heart fiddle man Jim VanCleve has the honor of seeing one of his tunes, The Road From Rosine, debuted as the new theme for the International Bluegrass Music Awards show on October 4. The tune will be played during

  • Live blog the IBMA Awards Show?

    As John and I are preparing for IBMA's World of Bluegrass event we are presented with a wealth of opportunities for covering the event here on Bluegrass Today. We want to be sure to present the aspects of the event

  • Reels and Reels

    Located in Rochester, NY, the George Eastman House is a museum of photography and film housed in the mansion of the late George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company. The museum is an independent non-profit, dedicated to educating people

  • Playing For The Future

    Since we're on the topic of benefit concerts, here's another one. The Emory & Henry College Appalachian Center for Community Service is sponsoring a benefit concert this Friday, September 7, 2007. The concert, billed as Playing for the Future, will take

  • Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra Plays Bluegrass

    Bowling Green, KY is home to Shakertown and the Shaker Museum. This past weekend a celebration took place. Hoedown at Shakertown celebrated the 200th anniversary of Shakertown. The celebration included music performed by the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra along with Grammy

  • Bluegrass Museum hosts Monroe-Style Mandolin Concert

    On the evening of September 8, 2007, downtown Owensboro Kentucky will be ringing with the sounds of bluegrass mandolin played in the traditional style of Bill Monroe. The International Bluegrass Music Museum is hosting their annual Monroe-style Mandolin Camp, and