Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Del McCoury had a special guest when he performed at the Grand Ole Opry this past Saturday (3/7). The Preservation Hall Jazz Band's Ben Jaffe was invited to join the band on stage, where he played tuba with The Del

The Judiciary Committee of the US House Of Representatives will take up the Performance Rights Act today (3/10) with a hearing at 10:00 a.m. This legislation (H.R.848) seeks to require broadcast radio (terrestrial transmitter-based) to pay royalties to artists and performers

For all you guitar players out there, Acoustic Guitar Magazine recently published a nice walk through tour of the Taylor Guitars factory. Complete with pictures at every step, the story takes you through an 18 step process beginning with the selection

Here is another new bluegrasser to welcome to the world! Matt Wallace, who plays bass and sings harmony with Audie Blaylock and Redline, and his wife Diane are celebrating the birth of a son. Whitley Alan Wallace was born on February

Mark Schimick, mandolinist with Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, and his wife Leigh, are celebrating the birth of a son. David Riley Schimick bounced into this world on Wednesday (2/25) at 12:12 p.m, weighing in at 7 lbs. 9 oz. Mark

Jim VanCleve is celebrating today. The Mountain Heart fiddler and his lovely wife Desneige have just learned that they will be the parents of a baby boy, due to arrive on July 27. This will be their second child, who will assume

Not long ago we reported on another year of declining CD sales within the music industry. So we thought it'd be nice to share the story of increased sales at CD Baby. CD Baby reports that their CD sales for 2008

Some of the most closely followed topics in the banjo world are discussions about the metals and alloys used in banjo construction. The most common materials used in high end banjos tend to vary very little, though you do read from

Here is another report on the Marathon jams held on January 31 to raise money for Fisher House, an organization that provides housing for families of wounded American servicemen and women receiving treatment at military hospitals. This contribution comes from

I was aware that music is used in therapy to relieve stress and tension, but apparently the Taiwanese have been successfully incorporating violin lessons into their drug rehab program recently. Taiwan News has the story. The Taichung Drug Abuse Treatment Center has