Bluegrass radio news

Here's an update to a story Brance discussed earlier this year - the proposed acquisition of XM Satellite Radio by Sirius Satellite Radio. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun its 180 day review period, during which public comment on the

Russell Moore, guitarist, vocalist and band leader of IIIrd Tyme Out, will be interviewed tonight (6/11) on WorldWideBluegrass.com. He'll join WWB host Jonathan Estep on his Runnin The Ridge program at 8:00 p.m. (EDT). I'm sure that Russell will talk about

Kym Warner, hot shot mandolinist with The Greencards, was interviewed recently on Saturday Night Country, broadcast from his native Australia. He is interviewed by show host John Nutting, and speaks about the group's success of late, including finding their newest

Williams and Clark Expedition will be featured guests on Sirius Satellie Radio's Channel 65 on Friday (6/8) at 7:00 p.m. (EDT). They will join host Chris Jones for an interview, and one would presume, some music from their current, self-titled

Just two weeks ago, XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction (Channel 14) announced the debut of their monthly Top 40, based on how often individual albums are featured. The June Top 40, based on requests and plays in May, has just

Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass has recently embarked on a goodwill European tour, sponsored by the US State Department. They will perform in Moldova, Croatia, Georgia, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan during the month of June, before heading for The Dominican Republic

Tom and Lucy Warlick have written a book on the WBT Briarhoppers, an "accidental" hillbilly band formed to perform on Charlotte, NC radio station WBT in 1934. The group was formed when an advertiser, Consolidated Drug Trade Company of Chicago,

Andrea Bradstreet, who hosts a weekly bluegrass radio program on KRFC in Fort Collins, CO, asked us to pass the word about Live@Lunch. It's a live, in-studio music show which runs from noon to 1:00 p.m. (Mountain) weekdays, and on

Foothills Radio Group, in Lenoir, NC, has announced the creation of a new all-bluegrass radio station. The station is WKGX and can be found at 1080 on the AM dial. Previously an all sports format, the station will now be

BluegrassCountry.org is featuring a live concert performance by the Claire Lynch Band in their Special Programming segment from now until the end of May. The show was recorded last month in DC, and marked the final appearance of long-time mandolinist