http://bluegrasstoday.com Your independent source of bluegrass news. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://bluegrasstoday.com/almost-heaven-in-tennessee/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/almost-heaven-in-tennessee/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:45:05 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51039 For the past four years, my wife Valerie and I have enjoyed a mid-winter infusion of bluegrass by attending the annual SPBGMA convention in Nashville. Held at the Music City Sheraton Hotel, many attendees enjoy the contest, concerts, exhibits, and jamming, without ever leaving the [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/almost-heaven-in-tennessee/feed/ 4 http://bluegrasstoday.com/christmas-in-the-smokies-bluegrass-style/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/christmas-in-the-smokies-bluegrass-style/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:05:58 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=50065 This past weekend in Pigeon Forge, TN, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road hosted the Christmas In The Smokies Bluegrass Festival at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center. Although hosted and promoted by the Larkin family for many years, this was the first year for Lorraine Jordan [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/christmas-in-the-smokies-bluegrass-style/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/music-in-the-mountains-2012/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/music-in-the-mountains-2012/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:52:50 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=44104 Among the many wonderful music festivals in West Virginia, one of the longest-running and most successful is Music In The Mountains, the Summersville bluegrass festival. Started in 1980, the 33rd annual festival recently took place and Valerie and I had the pleasure of performing there [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/music-in-the-mountains-2012/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/the-vandalia-gathering-west-virginias-family-reunion/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/the-vandalia-gathering-west-virginias-family-reunion/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:14:42 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=43525 Recently over the Memorial Day Weekend, the West Virginia Department of Culture and History, celebrated the 36th annual Vandalia Gathering. The event is a celebration of traditional arts and all things West Virginia, held in the Cultural Center, adjacent to our capitol building, and spilling [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/the-vandalia-gathering-west-virginias-family-reunion/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/bean-blossom-a-first-timers-visit/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/bean-blossom-a-first-timers-visit/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:56:40 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=43310 http://bluegrasstoday.com/bean-blossom-a-first-timers-visit/feed/ 1 http://bluegrasstoday.com/doug-dillard-bluegrass-banjo-giant-country-rock-pioneer/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/doug-dillard-bluegrass-banjo-giant-country-rock-pioneer/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:43:10 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=42066 After the death of Earl Scruggs and the announced retirement of J. D. Crowe, the banjo world suffered another loss last week with the passing of Doug Dillard. Having been seen by millions, perhaps 100 million, through nearly 50 years of Andy Griffith Show reruns, [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/doug-dillard-bluegrass-banjo-giant-country-rock-pioneer/feed/ 4 http://bluegrasstoday.com/curtis-blackwell-band-to-tour-ireland/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/curtis-blackwell-band-to-tour-ireland/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:19:43 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41172 Former Blue Grass Boy Curtis Blackwell has announced plans to tour Ireland in June 2012. The tour will include eleven shows in twelve days, most of which it appears are being held in community Arts Centres. (It’s wonderful to see how Ireland values traditional music in [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/curtis-blackwell-band-to-tour-ireland/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/stoney-creek-releases-are-you-ready/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/stoney-creek-releases-are-you-ready/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 13:25:30 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41151 We’ve just received word from West Virginia-based Stoney Creek that they’ve completed work on a new all-Gospel project, titled Are You Ready? While the complete project will be released in June, the title track has already been released to AirPlay Direct, and will be distributed [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/stoney-creek-releases-are-you-ready/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/wayne-taylor-its-about-time/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/wayne-taylor-its-about-time/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:07:38 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=41120 From the moment I had the new solo project from Blue Highway bass player Wayne Taylor in my hands, I couldn’t wait to hear what it sounded like. I won’t leave you in suspense — it’s great. Appropriately titled (“long overdue” comes to mind), it’s [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/wayne-taylor-its-about-time/feed/ 0 http://bluegrasstoday.com/darrell-webb-resigns-with-rural-rhythm/ http://bluegrasstoday.com/darrell-webb-resigns-with-rural-rhythm/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:30:33 +0000 James Gabehart http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=40775 Darrell Webb recently re-signed with Rural Rhythm for the release of his second project with The Darrell Webb Band. Produced by Jim Van Cleve, much of the work on the record has been completed, and it is on track for a July release. The album, [...]]]> http://bluegrasstoday.com/darrell-webb-resigns-with-rural-rhythm/feed/ 0