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What a treat for a sunny, summer day when most of our US readers are enjoying a holiday. Our young British friends, The Bluegrass Babies, have a new song to share, another which is sure to delight bluegrass lovers of any

Mountain Heart's new lead guitarist, Jake Stargel, had quite a first gig with the band yesterday. Right out of the gate, he was on stage with Tony Rice at Red, White & Bluegrass in North Carolina. Here's some video from yesterday's

The singing Bankester Family will be featured on today's (7/2) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. The show originates from Knoxville and airs at noon (EDT). You catch hear it over the air at 102.9 FM, or online at

And speaking of Dick Spottswood... His biography of seminal banjo picker and bandleader Wade Mainer is due out from the University Press of Mississippi in the next few weeks. Banjo on the Mountain - Wade Mainer's First Hundred Years tells the

Dick Spottswood is celebrating 25 years of The Dick Spottswood Show on WAMU this month. He actually started playing bluegrass on WAMU in 1967 with a half-hour show that station management viewed as experimental programming. This was shortly after he participated

A number of Hollywood blogs are drawing attention today to the development of a Bill Monroe film biography, which The Wrap describes as a "low-budget, 'Walk the Line'-type project." The reports we have seen are a bit on the gossippy side,

When we first learned that Dailey & Vincent had been invited to render the National Anthem before a Nashville Sounds baseball game this week, I was immediately hopeful that a recording would be made. Knowing the tremendous vocal ability in

Still Learning, the next CD from Lonesome River Band, isn't due until July 13 on Rural Rhythm Records, but you can get a sneak peek on Tuesday evening (6/29). Sammy Shelor will be joining Judith Barnette on WBRF-FM to talk about

Our good friend Katy Daley from WAMU's Bluegrass Country is at the 2010 River Of Music Party (ROMP) in Owensboro, KY. ROMP is sponsored by the International Bluegrass Music Museum. She sent along a number of photos she took with her

John Cowan will be the interview guest on Friday's (6/25) edition of Lonesome Pine RFD, airing on WFDU-FM from 9:00 a.m to noon (EDT). The Cow Man will call in from the road at 11:00; he is on the Doobie