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Major milestone for Mike Kear
This weekend will mark the 500th episode of Music From Foggy Hollow, hosted by Australia’s Mike Kear on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country. That’s quite an accomplishment in any medium, even more so in a niche market like bluegrass, and yet even more still outside the US. Way [...]
WAMU looking for photos
WAMU’s Bluegrass Country is getting ready to celebrate 45 years of playing bluegrass music on WAMU on July 2, and is asking listeners, fans and current/former colleagues to help them assemble a comprehensive photo history of the experience. A special commemorative scrapbook is being prepared, [...]
An honor for Carol Beaugard and WFDU
Carol Beaugard, long time host of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU-AM in the metro New York city market, shared this recounting of a special celebration in New York earlier this month. On April 1, 2012 The Emelin Theatre held a fundraiser at the Beach Point [...]
RBI retells Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration
On Sunday (4/8), Best Of Bluegrass on Radio Bluegrass International will air a special program recalling the Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration hosted by the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY in September 2011. The show airs from 4:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT), streamed live from the IBMM web [...]
Sierra live on WSVS
Sierra Hull & Highway 111 will be performing live on WSVS radio from Crewe, VA on Saturday afternoon (3/31) at 1:30 p.m. (EDT. Ms. Hull and the boys have a sold-out show later in the evening in nearby Kenbridge, and will stop by the historic [...]
Boxcars, Lawson do radio Wednesday
Big doin’s on the radio tomorrow (3/21) for bluegrass lovers. Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. marks the official premier of the highly-anticipated sophomore release from The Boxcars, All In, on Sirius-XM’s Bluegrass Junction. All five members of the band sat recently with Kyle Cantrell for [...]
Bluegrass radio and PBS pledge week
If you enjoy programming on public radio or television in the US, you will have noticed that both are currently in the middle of their annual campaign to attract donations from viewers. Well… at least the TV side is. Public radio stations don’t always coordinate [...]
NewFolk Radio goes live
The new year saw the introduction of another player in the world of online acoustic music radio. NewFolkRadio, based in Portland, OR, offers free online streaming in a format that founder John Hart describes as composite radio. The concept is one that combines the unexpected [...]
March Bluegrass Today monthly airplay chart posted
Our monthly airplay chart for March, which reports bluegrass radio airplay over the month of February, has been posted at Bluegrass Today. We compile both weekly and monthly charts, drawn from more than 100 radio programmers who regularly feature bluegrass on the air. Check ‘em [...]
Tennessee Shines goes live on WDVX
WDVX FM, Based in Knoxville, TN, is set to launch a second live performance radio program next week. For years the station has included loads of bluegrass, both in its hosted programming, and during its lunch-time live concert show, Blue Plate Special. Starting this coming [...]
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