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April 2009 has been set as the publication date for the in-depth biography of Tony Rice, of which we first learned more than two years ago. Written by Tim Stafford and Caroline Wright, it will be debuted during this year's

As we reported earlier (12/31), WAMU's Bluegrass Country DJ Lee Michael Demsey saw in the New Year with his Top 40 Countdown computed on the same basis as the Bluegrass Unlimited National Survey. The full list of 40 songs is shown

When I was first learning to play bluegrass music back in the 1970s, I spent as much time around old time players as I did 'grassers. Though I never learned to play it in an authentic style, I have always

The end of each year inevitably brings a plethora of countdowns and "best of" events in both television and radio. And bluegrass music is no different... Lee Michael Demsey has compiled his Top 40 Bluegrass Songs of 2008, which he will disclose

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine has committed to capturing performances by today's top practitioners of the flatpicking art, and bringing those performances to guitar players everywhere via DVD. Over the last several years they have put forth a number of such DVDs. Each

Today's Tennessean newspaper has reported that the Country Music Foundation (CMF), on behalf of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, has reach an agreement with Robert Waldschmidt, the Trustee for the Robert W. McLean Bankruptcy Estate. This agreement, if

Pinecastle Records has put together a DVD compilation from their many hours of live video footage, which they have released as Bluegrass Jamboree. The 60 minute DVD contains live performances from some of the top names on the label, including The

Many guitars have a story. A story of given as a special note of appreciation, a story of how it saved its owner's life, or some other story equally fascinating. Aaron Raitiere is gathering these stories into one place for inclusion

The Americana Music Association has recently published its Top 100 Albums for November 19, 2007 through to November 10, 2008. In keeping with the success at the Americana award show on September where Robert Plant & Alison Krauss won the Album

Fans of bluegrass veteran Curly Seckler will be able to enjoy two radio programs in which he is featured during the holiday period. On Friday, December 26 Seckler discusses his career with host Frank Stasio on North Carolina Public Radio's