• IIIrd Tyme Out road diary, day 2

    This post is a contribution from Steve Dilling. He will be chronicling IIIrd Tyme Out's west coast tour for Bluegrass Today in October, as he has done in the past. We pulled into Barstow, California at 5:30 pm local time. We

  • Professional development webinar series from IBMA

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has scheduled a pair of online cyber-conferences designed to assist members with continued professional development. They are geared towards industry pros (artists, agents, promoters, etc) but is not limited to IBMA members. The first, Creating Strategic

  • The Rage unplugged

    What does a professional bluegrass act do when the power goes out at an outdoor festival? If you're Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, you just wander out into the audience and continue on with the show. Dave Roye (aka Crawdaddy Dave)

  • I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky #17

    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information

  • Charlie Louvin benefit in Bell Buckle

    A benefit concert has been scheduled for October 30 to help defray medical expenses for Charlie Louvin, who is being treated for pancreatic cancer. Charlie is, of course, half of the legendary Louvin Brothers who had a string of hits in

  • IIIrd Tyme Out on the road

    Next week, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are loading up the bus for a 12 day road trip to the west coast and back. They have 10 shows scheduled in California and Arizona, and banjo man Steve Dilling will once

  • Weave and Spin with Si Kahn

    This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. Once again, I had the fun of being an interview observer (aka, being the fly on the wall). This time with Si Kahn,