Bluegrass Radio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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