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Congratulations to Joe Kershenbaum of Waterbury, CT who won our iPad Mini giveaway this month. Joe tells us that he found his way to bluegrass, and Bluegrass Today, via a circuitous route. "I had a piano teacher who introduced me to a many kinds

The main stage of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival has felt the tapping toes of many a legend over the last 40 years. From late greats such as Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, and Doc Watson, to the talents of today who

Bill Warren is at RudyFest this weekend in Grayson, KY, and sent along a few photos from the first two days' stage shows.  

Festivals have their moments - times when schedules and inspirations align and bluegrass magic is the result. One of these moments happened during the "Nightgrass" set of Greensky Bluegrass at the 40th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Throughout the early and mid-2000s,

Well, summer is here, although bluegrass fans know summer starts when you attend your first outdoor bluegrass festival of the season. (You know I'm right!) According to Mother Nature though, today is officially the first day of summer. Unless you're a

Harper Collins is set to release Kentucky Traveler - My Life In Music, an autobiography by Ricky Skaggs with Eddie Dean, on August 13. The publishers promise an intimate look into the life and 40 year musical of this iconic performer.

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with a report on last weekend's Virginia Mountain Music Festival.  

This report and photo gallery from the Wayne Henderson Festival in Mouth of Wilson, VA comes from Andy Garrigue. The festival is part stage show and part guitar competition, with the winner receiving a custom Wayne Henderson guitar. Proceeds from

Most bands practicing old time music these days fall into one of two categories: strict traditionalists, whose albums sound as if they could have been recorded at the Bristol Sessions, and those who take the stripped down sound of the

Silver Dollar City has shared the winners of their two band competitions last month at the park in Branson, MO. Each year they host a Single Microphone Championship and a Youth In Bluegrass Contest during the annual Bluegrass & BBQ Festival which