• Mountain Heart = torture?

    Regular readers of Bluegrass Today know that one of my favorite web sites is The Bluegrass Intelligencer, brainchild of Crooked Still banjo wizard Greg Liszt. Its theme is "fake" bluegrass and acoustic music news, and the site is plainly hilarious,

  • Aaron Williams checks in

    We got a end-of-the-year note today from Aaron Williams, the talented young mandolinist who had spent the past few years touring with Kenny & Amanda Smith. He wanted to let all his bluegrass friends know what he is up to

  • Curly Seckler celebrates twin milestones

    This coming Friday, Christmas Day, bluegrass legend Curly Seckler will celebrate his 90th birthday. Another reason for Seckler to celebrate is the forthcoming 75th anniversary as a professional musician, a milestone accomplished by very few. Seckler was born in 1919 in China

  • Monroe peghead overlay sells for $37,500

    Here's a follow-up on a story we covered back in August... Several items of Bill Monroe memorabilia were recently sold at auction by the Christie's auction house in New York. They included some minor items, like Monroe's Country Music Hall Of

  • Phyllis Boyens remembered

    Phyllis Boyens-Liptak passed away on 9 December after a battle with cancer. The daughter of old-time singer and songwriter Nimrod Workman, Phyllis Boyens was a soulful mountain singer who recorded her only solo album, I Really Care for Rounder (0162) in

  • A bridge too big?

    What happens when you turn a 16 year old banjo player loose in wood shop? Well, if you're Kentuckian David Barnett, you make a gigantic banjo bridge. He used time in his carpentry class to create a monster bridge measuring 22''

  • Stringusters Nor’easter tour video, part 2

    The Infamous Stringdusters have posted the second installment in their video chronicle of the band recently-concluded tour of the northeastern US. You'll see the boys share the stage with Tony Trischka, riding the roads in New England, and creating the

  • Randy Kohrs on The 9513

    Popular country music web site The 9513 has posted a lengthy interview with Randy Kohrs. The piece, written by Sam Gadziak, starts with a heckuva buildup for Kohrs... Having played on more than 500 albums and toured with artists that range