• J.D. Crowe film premiers 8/28

    The recently completed film about banjo ace J.D. Crowe is to have its first showing shortly at the J.D. Crowe Bluegrass Festival on Thursday night, 28 August. The film entitled A Kentucky Treasure: The J.D. Crowe Story, has been produced by

  • Katy Daley talks IBMA

    If you want to learn more about the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), and their upcoming World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville, you can tune in to Katy Daley's show tomorrow (8/20) at 9:00 a.m. when she interviews Dan Hays,

  • Good news on Chap-TV

    Longtime readers of Bluegrass Today will recall the story of Kylie Chapman which we covered earlier this year. She is the infant daughter of John Chapman and his wife Vickie, who was born on March 22, 2008. John, Vickie and all

  • Reso Hangout goes live

    Eric Schlange, who manages the very popular BanjoHangout web site, has recently launched a similar site for resonator guitar enthusiasts. ResoHangout.com hosts an active discussion forum plus a tab archive, online video lessons, product reviews, chat rooms and myHangout home pages

  • Sparrow Quartet to open Woodstock Film Festival

    The Sparrow Quartet will be kicking off this year's Woodstock Film Festival with a concert. The concert will take place at the Bearsville Theater west of downtown Woodstock, on October 1, 2008. The Sparrow Quartet is lead by Abigail Washburn and

  • Mel Bay reissues Kenny Hall book

    Kenny Hall has been a notable musician in the old time music world since the release of his album, Kenny Hall and the Sweet Mills String Band in 1972. Of course, he had been playing since 1937, on mandolin, fiddle

  • Grascals on TV this weekend

    The Grascals are scheduled to perform this Saturday (8/16) on The Grand Ole Opry, not only on the radio, but on the televised portion as well. They'll be offering songs from their latest CD, Keep On Walkin', and celebrating the

  • Win an Eastman mandolin

    Our friends over at Mandolin Cafe are running a contest for the next month where the winner will receive a new Eastman mandolin. The prize in Eastman's new 815V F-style mandolin, which is made with a carved, red spruce top, flamed

  • Raising Kane reviewed

    Last year we mentioned a 2006 work of fiction, Raising Kane, written by author and banjo picker, Brent Davis. The book is targeted at young readers, and tells the story of a 12 year old banjoist who goes to work with

  • Bluegrassmix.com

    If you've read about such award winning bluegrass radio programs as Cindy Baucom's Knee-Deep In Bluegrass or Terry Herd's Into The Blue, but couldn't find them on a local station near you, Bluegrassmix.com offers the solution. Bluegrassmix.com is a 24/7 streaming