Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Deering is giving away a Calico model banjo valued at $4559. This is a curly maple banjo bound with elaborate wood marquetry and ivoroid, stained a light, honey-brown. The peghead is also bound. There is no purchase required, and entries can be

Mike Bub just sent us a note he received from Sinclair Baldassari, Butch's widow, with information about the memorial services to be held in Butch's honor for his many friends in and around Nashville. The prayer service will be at 11:00

We heard earlier this week from Josh Williams, who is fresh off the Pick One all-star tour, and headed back into the studio to finish mixing his next CD. This will be his third Pinecastle release, which is expected in

Breedlove Guitar Co. is a medium sized instrument manufacturer located in Bend, Oregon. They manufacture both electric and acoustic guitars, basses, and mandolins. They've cut 5 jobs at their plant. That is a 10% reduction in staff, leaving 46 workers to

Every year it seems that we talk about the decline in CD sales. Those numbers are, themselves, troubling for those attempting to make a living selling music on CDs. The overall number for music sales, aren't much better. The decline in

Following our recent story about the agreement between the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Trustees of the Estate of the late Robert W. McLean concerning the ownership of instruments such as Bill Monroe's mandolin and Maybelle

Ken Orrick of Lost Highway died at his home on Saturday (1/24) after a massive heart attack. Orrick, guitarist/vocalist with Lost Highway, a band originally from Orange County, California, was a founder member and stayed with them until the mid 1980s

YouTube has a new feature that should be of particular interest to labels & artists. You'll have to work out who owns the copyright if you have a label contract. In the past, if someone else used your song as a

OK... silly song time here on Bluegrass Today. Miami-based singer/songwriter Bill Zucker wrote a song about a topic much in the news these days, the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), otherwise described as the "700 billion dollar bailout plan" passed last

We all know that playing the banjo is the polite thing to do, but is it appropriate behavior for ladies? Associate Professor of Music (Hamilton College) Lydia Hamessley, says that the banjo manufacturers of the late nineteenth century engaged in an