• A Dollar Down from Reno & Harrell

    The new, 21st century version of Reno & Harrell, consisting of Don Reno's sons Don Wayne and Dale, along with Bill Harrell's son Mitch, have released a first music video. The song is A Dollar Down, which will be included in

  • Della Mae guest on On Point

    Della Mae will be the featured musical guest on a special episode of On Point, tomorrow Friday, June 7, 4:00 p.m. (EDT). The show, which airs on 140 NPR stations around the country and is normally broadcast live, will be recorded

  • Joe Lurgio to IBMA

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Joe Lurgio will take on the responsibilities of Member Services & Convention Services Director on June 6. Joe is making the move to Nashville from his home in Boston to assume this new

  • Karen Miller Porter says goodbye

    Bluegrass Today's Terry Herd shared this profile of Karen Miller Porter, with whom he has worked for several years in her capacity as Executive Director of the Owensboro/Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau, a position she has just vacated. Bluegrass music fans have

  • IBMA announces 2013 Showcase Artists

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the acts invited to showcase during the 2013 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC in September. Showcase performances will be scheduled at the Raleigh Convention Center during IBMA week (September 24-28), and at

  • A new take on Dueling Banjos

    Anyone who's played even a little bit of banjo has heard repeated requests for Dueling Banjos - even when playing by themselves. The tune was initially recorded as Fuedin' Banjos, a duet between a tenor and 5 string banjo, by author Arthur

  • Bill Monroe painting on Kentucky Monthly

    Despite living much of his life in Tennessee, Bill Monroe will always be inextricably linked with Kentucky, the state of his birth, whose nickname serves as the designation for the music he created. He is being remembered anew in the June

  • Standing By Your Side from Mustered Courage

    Aussie grassers Mustered Courage are using the occasion of their new CD, Powerlines, to release a music video for the opening track, Standing By Your Side. They employ a clever concept, with the band members posing as colorful street characters