Bluegrass print media news

We all knew it to be true. The banjo is a deadly weapon, especially in the wrong hands. Now the world knows. The Aspen Times is reporting that a Denver man visiting Aspen, CO, was charged with second-degree assault last week,

Blue Highway is zeroing in on the 15th anniversary of their very first live performance, which ocurred on New Year's Eve in 1994. At that time, Tim Stafford had just left his position with Alison Krauss, as had Shawn Lane his

In September we drew attention to the excellent new book, I Hear A Voice Calling: A Bluegrass Memoir, written and illustrated by Gene Lowinger and published by the University of Illinois Press. In the book, Lowinger recounts his life in

Mandolin Cafe alerted us to a new work of fiction that will tweak the imaginations of anyone whose ears spark to the sound of the mandolin. The book is A Mandolin of Gold, written by Michael Tedesco. It tells the story

We talked not long ago about the demise of Bluegrass Now, a fine print monthly which closed the doors about this time last year after 18 years in publication. Now it appears that Sing Out!, the venerable folk music mag, is

Sunday's edition of The Boston Globe carried a feature on now hometown girl, Sarah Jarosz, who moved from her native home in Texas to Beantown to study at The New England Conservatory of Music. Entitled The freshman, the general tenor of

We posted several times last year about the demise of Bluegrass Now, which had published continuously for 18 years. Stung by the widespread downturn in print periodicals, publishers Wayne and Deb Bledsoe closed the magazine down after the December 2008

Bluegrass Music Profiles is out with their 4th annual Women In Bluegrass issue, with Dale Ann Bradley gracing the cover. Since 2005, BMP has dedicated their November/December issue to the ladies, with both feature articles and regular columns focusing on the

Ralph Stanley will sit with David Letterman tonight (11/6) to discuss his autobiography, Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times. Letterman has dubbed this week as Country Music Week on The Late Show, with musical performances each night from prominent

Ralph Stanley will be a guest today (10/14) on the Diane Rehm Show, broadcast on WAMU 88.5 FM in the Washington, DC metro market. He will join her live in the studio to discuss his autobiography, Man of Constant Sorrow: