Miscellaneous bluegrass news

We've got news that The Nedski-Mojo Show recently exited the studio after completion of tracking for a new album featuring the songs they've been performing on tour. The song list includes "a pile" of originals from Stephen Mougin (who normally works

Tony Shorter, bass man with Nothin' Fancy, and Natalie Haney are the proud parents of a baby girl, Natasha Greenwood Haney Shorter. That's a big name for such a little girl! She was born on November 22 at 9:16 p.m. (EST),

Leave it to our buddy Wichita Rutherford to come up with something no one has ever done before. He got the wild idea of capturing one of Ricky Skaggs' G-Runs in a mason jar, and auctioning it off on Ebay. As

The Carter Family Fold near Hiltons, VA serves as the official repository of the memorabilia and music of The Carter Family, surely among the most influential traditional string musicians in the history of American folk and country music. Started in

Charlie Sizemore sent along this lovely tribute to Jack Cooke, who passed away earlier this week on December 1. They became acquainted during Charlie's tenure with Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, where Jack held down the bass job

Get your fill of mando talk tonight and tomorrow afternoon with radio interviews featuring Adam Steffey and Doyle Lawson scheduled over the next 24 hours. Adam will be on WBRF, broadcasting from Galax, VA during the 9:00 p.m. hour (EST) tonight

Dr. Ralph Stanley sent along this brief tribute to his long-time friend and bass player, Jack Cooke, who passed away earlier this week. “I have nothing but the best to say about Jack. He played with me about 40 years (and

Walking through the mall with my wife, I noticed a large poster displayed outside an entertainment store. I did a double take, asking myself why they had such a large poster of Chris Thile sitting out, before I realized it

Nominations were announced yesterday (12/2) for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. Omitted from the breathless news coverage of all the shiny pop stars was the real news that matters to readers of Bluegrass Today. Nominees for Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental): Could

We have just learned that Jack Cooke, long-time member of Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, passed away last night (12/1) after suffering a massive heart attack. He collapsed at home and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Cooke performed