• Job opening at Bluegrass Country

    We've all heard about how tough the job market is these days, and some of us have had personal experience that bears it out. But if you are a radio pro in, or willing to relocate to DC, WAMU's Bluegrass

  • Sarah Jarosz talks Follow Me Down

    It's been a big week for young Sarah Jarosz. Having just finished exams in her fourth semester at the New England Conservatory of Music, she started touring in support of her new record, Follow Me Down, which hit on Sugar Hill

  • I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #230

    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information

  • Ideabang takes on Rocky Top

    Noted record producer and music entrepreneur Scott Rouse has announced a new licensing agreement between his company, IdeaBang, and House of Bryant Publications. The multi-year license covers branding and marketing for a variety of products that will be sold under

  • Josh Pickett to Larry Cordle

    We heard last night from Josh Pickett, with word that he is the new guitarist with Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time. Josh had been performing and recording with Amber Collins & No Speed Limit, and just recently traveling with the

  • The Real Bluegrass Book

    Hal Leonard has released a new fake book for bluegrass musicians  - and for anyone who might want to add a few bluegrass standards to their repertoire. The Real Bluegrass Book includes more than 300 songs across 432 pages, presented in

  • I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #229

    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information

  • SoHo video from Milk Drive

    Austin alt-acousticians Milk Drive have released a first music video from their debut studio project, Road From Home. The song is SoHo, written by fellow-Austinian Drew Smith. They shot the video (produced and directed by Mike Abb) at a friend's house

  • Randy Kohrs and the Blind Boys of Alabama

    We've posted many times on Bluegrass Today about the skills and accomplishments of Randy Kohrs. He is an artist/businessman who possesses that rare combination of natural talent, dogged determination and entrepreneurial zeal so important to success in our increasingly decentralized

  • Tumbling Bones – Risk Not Your Soul

    I've worked this past few years with Peter Winne in his capacity as a publicist with Rebel Records. And like most folks who work in the bluegrass business, Pete is also a musician. It is as an independent artist that