Miscellaneous bluegrass news

The Grascals announced today that they are partnering with a new sponsor: Mobil Delvac, a heavy duty diesel engine oil. They broke the news at a swanky media luncheon at The Palm restaurant in Nashville. As we ate our salads

McCoury Music has announced the formation of a Board of Directors who will oversee the management of the company going forward. The board will include Del, his wife Jean, his two sons Rob and Ronnie McCoury, and Chris Harris, formerly

Appearances have just been announced for Steve Martin with The Steep Canyon Rangers on The Late Show with David Letterman on October 5, and The View on the 6th. They are on the road with Martin in support of his

Darrell Webb and his wife Amanda are celebrating the birth of their second daughter, Marabelle Ruby Webb, born today (9/24). I spoke to Darrell this afternoon from the hospital, and he was understandably excited. I didn't get any of the vital

After posting yesterday about the anniversary of Bill Monroe's passing in 1996, we heard from Richard Crowson, a regular reader of Bluegrass Today, who is the editorial cartoonist for The Wichita Eagle newspaper in Kansas. Richard offered to share this cartoon

Mike Seeger is scheduled to receive the 2009 Bess Lomax Hawes Award from the National Endowment for the Arts on September 22. The presentation will take place in the US Capitol, Senate Caucus Building. Mike passed away on August 7 of

We've written about Patrick Costello before on Bluegrass Today. He has written several instructional books, and developed a system of braille tab for the visually impaired who wish to learn the banjo. The man has spent most of his life helping

This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might want to consider, please contact us. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Chris Stuart plays guitar and leads his own band, Backcountry,

Thanks to Murphy Henry, who sent along the details about funeral arrangements for Jim Steptoe, former banjo player with Patent Pending, who passed away this past weekend. A visitation is scheduled from 5:00-8:00 p.m. this evening (9/2) at Brown's Funeral Home

How To Grow A Band is the title of a new film, currently in production, that chronicles the life and times of Punch Brothers. It follows Chris Thile and his merry band (Chris Eldridge on guitar, Noam Pikelny on band, Gabe