Bluegrass radio news

Mountain Heart unveils their new sound this weekend on The Grand Ole Opry, introducing guitarist/vocalist Josh Shilling for the first time on last night's Friday Opry, and performing again tonight on the Opry radio broadcast. They got a call back from

Mark Newton will be the guest on this week's edition of XM Satellite Radio's Studio Special on Bluegrass Junction (XM-14). He joins host Kyle Cantrell for a one hour show that mixes interviews with live (in studio) performances from Mark's

WNCW 88.7 FM in NC has posted the results of their online voting for the best releases of 2006. The results take the form of Top 100 Lists starting with a comprehensive list and then broken out into genre specific

Bobby Osborne will be the special guest tomorrow (1/5) on the Muldoon In The Afternoon show on WorldWideBluegrass.com. Bobby will join host Gracie Muldoon at 1:30 p.m. (EST) to discuss his plans for 2007, and his long and storied career in

We got a note from Kate Brandon, Music Director at KSIL in Silver City, NM. She wrote to let everyone know that she is broadcasting the same mix of Americana, Alt-Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Folk, R&B, Roots Rock and such

Look for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver to appear on this Saturday's Grand Ole Opry radio broadcast (12/30). They are scheduled in the 8:00-9:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. to midnight segments. Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys will also be featured,

If you are looking for something to do this New Year's Eve, here's an option you might consider. Garrison Keillor, from A Prairie Home Companion, will be hosting a live New Year's Eve broadcast from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

This weekend's Knee Deep In Bluegrass show with Cindy Baucom is, as one might expect, her annual Christmas edition. This year, the Christmas show will feature a very special co-host, Cindy's husband, Terry Baucom, banjo man with Doyle Lawson &

Here's a show you may want to hurry up and buy tickets for if you are able to attend. Mountain Stage, in Charleston, WV, will be taping a live show on Sunday, February 11th, 2007 featuring J.D. Crowe & The

The Roots Music Report is an online resource that reports radio play charts for a number of "roots" genres including bluegrass. Their charts are compiled based on playlists submitted by the stations/DJs. It looks fairly easy to sign up to