Bill Monroe

This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. The best way to honor Bill Monroe as the 100th anniversary of his birth approaches is to take time to mentor younger players

As many organizations begin to acknowledge the coming Bill Monroe centennial, Raven Records of Australia releases two landmark albums of music from the father of bluegrass music. Coupled together on one CD are Bill Monroe and Friends (released on LP in

September 9 marked the 14th anniversary of Bill Monroe's passing , and NPR's All Thing's Considered took the occasion to remember Big Mon in a piece about the Bluegrass Boys reunion at the International Bluegrass Music Museum earlier this summer. NPR's

The International Bluegrass Music Museum is celebrating Bill Monroe's birthday early. Actually, they are simply taking two years to celebrate his 100th birthday as part of a worldwide Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration. The IBMM has three exhibits planned as part of the

The Ohio County Tourism Commission in Rosine, KY is hosting a Come Home to Bluegrass amateur songwriting contest as part of their year-long celebration of the centennial of Bill Monroe's birth in 2011. Winners will not only receive cash prizes,

On September 10, the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY will open the second of three Bill Monroe exhibits as part of the ongoing two-year observation of his 100th birthday (9/13/11). The first exhibit, The Bill Monroe Centennial Art Exhibit

A number of Hollywood blogs are drawing attention today to the development of a Bill Monroe film biography, which The Wrap describes as a "low-budget, 'Walk the Line'-type project." The reports we have seen are a bit on the gossippy side,

Bluegrass lost another of its favorite sons last week. Noah Crase, former banjo player with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys and The Boys From Indiana, died on April 13. He had been born in Barwick, KY in 1934. He

Here's a fun story from Spain. We heard from Roberto Cubero, who performs along with his brother Enrique as Los Hermanos Cubero (The Cubero Brothers). Roberto plays mandolin and Enrique guitar, and they recently won first prize in the Premio

We have written several times about the Bean Blossom Foundation, and their work to preserve the Bill Monroe Music Park in Indiana. This is the park previously owned by Mr. Monroe, and the site of the festival he hosted there