Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time are on their way to Europe for shows this week in Holland and Norway. 7/12/06 - Turfschip: Nieuwkoop, Holland 7/13/06 - FolkMuseum: Sandane, Norway 7/15/06 - FestivalGround: Breim, Norway We hope that bluegrass lovers in that part
Author: John Lawless
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Wichita featured in Tennessean podcast story
Our friend Wichita Rutherford is profiled and quoted in an article in today's online edition of Tennessean.com, the web version of Nashville's hometown newspaper, The Tennessean. Rutherford's podcast, 5 Minutes With Wichita, has become an Internet sensation, with bluegrass, pop
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Audio chat forum from BanjoLounge.com
The folks at BanjoLounge.com have established an audio chat forum for banjo pickers. It is browser-based, and uses plugins that are available for both Windows and Mac computers. You'll need either a built-in or external microphone, and speakers to take
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Celebrations all around for The Gibson Brothers
Leigh and Eric Gibson have plenty to celebrate this month. Their latest CD, Red Letter Day, has climbed to the top of the album chart on Bluegrass Unlimited's National Bluegrass Survey. The chart measures regular airplay on a selected group
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Steep Canyon Rangers on WWB Radio today
We just got a note from our good friend Gracie Muldoon, station manager at WorldWideBluegrass.com. She wrote to let us know that Steep Canyon Rangers would be her guest today on the Muldoon In The Afternoon show. The SCR guys
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Rhonda Vincent on The Opry Saturday night
Rhonda Vincent is slated to appear on The Grand Ole Opry on Saturday evening, featured in both the 9:30-10:00 p.m. and 12:30-1:00 a.m. segments of the July 8 radio show. Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-Press and The Whites are also
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Nothin’ Fancy fan contest
Dedicated fans of Nothin' Fancy have a unique opportunity for self designation, in the form of a name contest being run by their publicists. It occured to a fan and poster on Nothin' Fancy's discussion board that fans of Rhonda
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Charlie Cushman joins Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend faculty
It has just been announced that celebrated Nashville banjo picker Charlie Cushman has been added to the faculty for the 2006 Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend. Charlie is a master of the Scruggs banjo style, and one of the most sought after
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New Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
The July/August issue of FGM is out, with Tyler Grant on the cover. We made mention of his new CD, In The Light, when it was released last month. Tyler discusses how he made the switch to playing bluegrass and
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Grey Fox audio on FestivaLink
The popular Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in NY is celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year by joining forces with FestivaLink to make audio from this year's fest available for online purchase. These will be full-length recordings which can be purchased