• Audie Blaylock and his Mustang

    Audie Blaylock was featured on the front page of the Auburn, IN Evening Star this past Friday (6/20) - but the article had nothing to do with his heralded career in bluegrass music. It turns out that Audie is not just

  • Banjos at NAMM

    Tim Carter of The Carter Brothers sent along a couple of photos from the Summer NAMM show, being held in Nashville this weekend. NAMM (National Association of Music Merchandisers) holds two large trade shows each year, where manufacturers and distributors of

  • Calton Cases – change of ownership, expansion

    A number of changes were announced earlier this week regarding the ownership and manufacturing of the ever-so-elusive Calton Cases in North America. These hand-molded fiberglass cases have long been favored by traveling musicians for their ruggedness and superior protection, holding

  • Mashville Brigade on XM this week

    The Mashville Brigade is the guest on this week's edition of Studio Special on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction. The show has the band in the studio performing the songs from their Rural Rhythm debut CD, Bluegrass Smash Hits Volume 1,

  • Bluegrass radio for June 20

    If you'll be near your computer, there are a number of online shows you might want to catch today (6/20). At 11:00 a.m. this morning, Jimmy Gaudreau will join host Carol Beaugard on Lonesome Pine RFD, broadcast from 9:00 a.m. to

  • DLQ – coast to coast

    We just received a note from Josh Swift, resonator guitarist with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. He sent along a mini-travelogue report which will give Doyle's many fans a look inside a road trip with Quicksilver. Josh's tale starts earlier this month... "We departed

  • US bluegrass youth heading to Japan

    Every summer, the town of Kawaguchi in Japan hosts an International Exchange program for young musicians. The young players stay with host Japanese families and are exposed to Japanese culture during their visit, which culminates in the annual Lilia festival

  • Punch Brothers baseball video

    While we're on this bluegrass/baseball theme, here is the video of Punch Brothers performing Take Me Out To The Ballgame on ESPN's Baseball Tonight show on June 18 which Brance posted about on Tuesday. Their take on the song is part