• Double Banjo Sirius Spectacular

    Here's a late Christmas present from Sirius Bluegrass... Later this morning, they will present a live, in-studio performance of the music from Tony Trischka's award-winning recording, Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular. The CD features Tony in duet with some of the most

  • IBMA ’07 report on Irish radio

    Niall Toner will be on Ireland's RT?â Radio 1 this week with the first two installments of his Nashville Sessions series, recorded while he was in attendance at the IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention earlier this fall. These shows will air

  • Merry Christmas from Bluegrass Today

    Brance and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! When we count our many blessings, please know that our regular readers, loyal advertisers and trusted correspondents are always among those we note. Thanks for your support of

  • Scheerhorn guitars CD

    We just got a note from Jimmy Ross, resophonic guitarist with Frances Mooney & Fontanna Sunset about a new recording project sure to perk up the ears of sliders everywhere. There is a CD in the works designed to showcase the

  • Spend part of your Christmas with us

    Happy Friday before Christmas, everyone! Just a quick invitation to join us on Bluegrass Today for a special set of Christmas wishes, memories and reflections from a bevy of bluegrass personalities. Starting tomorrow (12/22), we will publish several of these guest Christmas

  • Rhonda Vincent Christmas Special on Sirius

    Sirius Bluegrass will have a special program featuring Rhonda Vincent on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Rhonda Vincent's Christmas Memories finds her in the studio with her family and several friends, discussing their Christmas memories - and playing her favorite bluegrass

  • Final round in NGAB tonight

    Tonight (12/21) is the final show in Fox's Next Great American Band competition, and as we have been chronicling this past few weeks, The Clark Brothers are in the running for the big prize. While not strictly a bluegrass act,

  • Mountain Heart on film

    I managed to slide over to the Mountain Heart video shoot last night in Salem, VA. The guys had already spent part of the day shooting footage at a number sites in the Roanoke area, and had assembled at the

  • Ricky Skaggs – back to the ’40s

    When I saw Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder perform in 2005, they dedicated a portion of their show to reminding the audience that the following year (2006) would mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of bluegrass music. It is widely

  • Getting Into Bluegrass Banjo

    Alan Munde has made a career out of playing the banjo, something he once joked about in an interview. He described meeting a girlfriend's parents as a young man, and answering their obvious question about what he did for a