• Donna Ulisse on WFDU

    We just got a note from Carol Beaugard about this morning's edition of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU, broadcasting in the New York City market from Fairleigh Dickinson in New Jersey. "Donna Ulisse is going to be my special live phone

  • Steve and the Rangers July 4 video

    PBS has posted online video of the July 4 performance by Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers at the Capitol Fourth celebration in Washington, DC. They were given a lengthy spot on the program, and played three numbers before the

  • National Anthem from Dailey & Vincent

    Writing yesterday about Mountain Heart singing The Star Spangled Banner at the Martinsville Speedway led me to this video of Dailey & Vincent's version at the 2010 CMA Music Festival. It was shot last summer, but Jamie said that he's just

  • Charlie Moore biography in the works

    Travers Chandler is at work on a biography of Charlie Moore, likely the first to be compiled for this influential bluegrass artist. Charlie was a popular performer in the 1960s and '70, with his band The Dixie Partners, and as a

  • Sam Bush to host 2011 IBMA Aards

    The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Sam Bush will be this year's host at their annual International Bluegrass Music Awards show, September 29 in Nashville. This will be his second time at the podium for the awards show;

  • Little Boy video from Farewell Drifters

    The Farewell Drifters, complete with mod Beatles haircuts, have a music video for Little Boy, shot live in the living room of mandolinist Joshua Britt. The video is a track from their current release, Echo Boom, created for the new online

  • Jim Mills in Garden & Gun

    We've posted a few times about Garden & Gun magazine. It's a glossy bi-monthly that merges content on southern lifestyle with hunting and outdoors features. They have been quite kind to bluegrass music, with recent features on Sam Bush, Punch Brothers,

  • Steve and the Rangers on TV July 4

    Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers are in Washington, DC for an appearance on tonight's PBS television spectacular, A Capitol Fourth. They will perform three songs on the program, which airs live from the Capitol grounds at 8:00 p.m. (EDT), including

  • New CD from The Bankesters

    The Bankester Family has released their third self-produced album, The Bankesters. Phil Bankester, who manages and performs with his wife, three daughters, and one son-in-law, tells us that this new project represents a couple of major milestones for the group. Not