• Two big DVD debuts for Sierra Hull

    Sierra Hull, the diminutive song bird and fiery mando-monster, celebrated a pair of milestones last week. March 16 saw not only the release date of her first mandolin DVD, Secrets Songs & Tunes, but also the DVD release of Billy

  • Bill Emerson and DC fest on WAMU

    As we've mentioned before, Bill Emerson is set to be honored this Saturday with the very first Washington Monument Award from the DC Bluegrass Union during their first bluegrass festival on March 27. The award will be given annually to DC-area

  • Gangstagrass on Justified tonight

    Justified is a new TV show on the FX network. It's the story of a Deputy U.S. Marshal, Raylan Givens, in Kentucky. It looks like fun. The producers have mixed together some great ingredients: Kentucky, old fashioned quick-draw gun fights,

  • Lonesome River Band reunion show at The MAC

    Don Rigsby hosted  a reunion of one of the classic Lonesome River Band lineups this past weekend at The Mountain Arts Center in Prestonburg, KY. The show featured Don, Ronnie Bowman, Sammy Shelor and Kenny Smith, who performed together as

  • Kruger Brothers on Woodsongs

    The Kruger Brothers were a guest on The Woodsongs Old-Time Music Hour earlier this month, and video from the program is now available online. Woodsongs tapes live each Monday evening from Lexington, KY with performances from an eclectic mix of

  • Phil Bankester on Leadership Bluegrass

    Phil Bankester, pére of the pickin' and singin' Bankester Family, was among the participants in the 2010 Leadership Bluegrass class. He passed along these thoughts about his time in Nashville last week. "Leadership Bluegrass was an incredible experience. It was three days of