• Prominent Australian festival goes under

    Greg McGrath at the Australian Bluegrass Blog has shared some unfortunate news for Aussie grassers. Perhaps the island nation's longest-running festival, the Harrietville National Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Convention,l has announced its dissolution after 24 years. It's a double hit for the

  • Chris Duffy passes

    The Australian bluegrass community is mourning the loss of Chris Duffy, a lifelong impresario of the music down under, who died earlier this week. Starting in the 1970s, Duffy was an active performer and recording artist, supporting country acts as an

  • Australian Bluegrass Blog

    Here's another new entry in Bluegrass Todayging community - The Australian Bluegrass Blog. The site is managed by Greg McGrath, a serious Aussie bluegrass enthusiast who I met last spring when he was visiting in the US. Greg also maintains Gippsland