• Get Well wishes for Ray Davis

    We have learned that Ray Davis, long time afternoon host on WAMU's Bluegrass Country, is being treated for cancer. Ray retired from radio in 2013, after spending 65 years of his life broadcasting in the DC market, 28 of them

  • High Ground on the hunt

    High Ground, a contemporary bluegrass band in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, is on the hunt for a new rhythm guitarists and vocalist. Larry Taylor, who is a founding member, is leaving the group after ten years. The guys have released four albums

  • Bryan Sutton video preview

    Sugar Hill has released a video sampler for Bryan Sutton's latest CD, Into My Own. It was shot during his album release party last month at Carter Fine Guitars in Nashville with many of the artists who performed on the

  • Going Nowhere Fast – Detour

    Detour really shook up the bluegrass world in 2012 with the release of A Better Place, the Michigan band's third album. It was remarkable for the introduction of a new voice and sound in the person of Missy Armstrong, the

  • Numero Uno from Coal Town Rounders

    From Scranton, Pennsylvania comes a traditional bluegrass band that call themselves Coal Town Rounders. They refer to their scrappy, minimalist sound as Blacklung Bluegrass. Numero Uno is the clever title of their debut album, released earlier this month. It's a seven track

  • Bluegrass siblings at HoustonFest

    Jordan Laney wrote earlier this week about the youth focus of last weekend's HoustonFest in Galax, VA. Here is some video proof of why it's important to support and nourish young grassers. This video shows 3 sets of teen bluegrass siblings

  • 2014 FreshGrass Awards

    The 2014 FreshGrass festival, held on the campus of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, will again host their FreshGrass Awards during the weekend of September 18-21. Cash awards and free recording time will be offered in three categories:

  • Free Classifieds from Bluegrass Today

    Starting today, we are offering free classified ads here for all registered users at Bluegrass Today. Since registration is also free, our classifieds are truly no cost for our readers. Just log in, go to the Classifieds page, and create an

  • Downtown Ramblers say goodbye

    Sad news for fans of Swedish bluegrass group, Downtown Ramblers. The band has announced today that they will no longer be performing together after an eight year run that found them touring across Europe and in the US. In recent years,

  • Don’t mess with Rocky Top

    Bluegrass bands that perform in clubs or at private outdoor events know about the wrath of the Rocky Top fan. Attempts to gracefully decline a request to perform the song can be met with anything from forcefulness to aggressive persuasion.