Balsam Range fiddler Buddy Melton made his return to the stage on Saturday (4/7) in Canton, NC following a freak accident last month that required facial reconstruction surgery. His recovery has been both rapid and remarkable, and the band was delighted
The latest instructional DVD release from The Murphy Method is Harmony Singing Made Easy, featuring Bill Evans, Janet Beazley, and Chris Stuart along with Murphy Henry. Using some very familiar jam session standards - Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Bury Me Beneath the
This week will mark the debut of a new feature from Bluegrass Today, our Sound Marketing for Bluegrass newsletter. It will be delivered twice each month, at no charge, to anyone interested in keeping abreast of the many options that
The passing of Earl Scruggs has brought a great many emotions to the fore, along with some wonderful memories from those who knew him, and those who have enjoyed his music over the years. We've been fortunate to be able to
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
And the sad news just keeps coming... John McGann, noted instrumentalist and acoustic music educator passed away this morning in Boston. He was on the faculty at the Berklee College of Music where he taught mandolin and guitar, and led a
The entire bluegrass world was horrified when word of Balsam Range, fiddler Buddy Melton's accident came to light last month. While loading cattle on March 12, a cow kicked at the truck door, slamming it into Buddy's face, and causing some severe
Tim Carter, who posted his thoughts on losing Earl Scruggs yesterday to our Remembering Earl Scruggs page (for reader tributes), shared some sad news about the passing of another legendary banjo player, this time of the four stringed variety. "We've lost
Boston-based alt-grassers, Della Mae, have announced Shelby Means as the new bass player with the band. Shelby played with a number of bluegrass groups in her native Wyoming, before moving to Nashville recently where she had been performing with The David Mayfield Parade.
Compass Records has announced May 29 as the release date for What Really Matters, a new CD from Larry Stephenson, his first for the Nashville-based label. There are no audio samples available yet for public consumption, but the tracks I've heard
