Author: Richard Thompson

2009 Merlefest contest winners

One of the many wonderful facets of Merlefest is the various competitions that take place each year during the festival. Firstly,…

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Easter and Lewis families take Dove Awards

Jeff & Shari Easter, the Lewis Family and the Easter Brothers were the proud winners of both Dove Awards in the…

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Spring 2009 BMP has arrived

The May/June edition of Bluegrass Music Profiles helped to fill the mail box this past Saturday morning. This latest edition of…

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The Crow headed for a Rounder release

Steve Martin’s The Crow: New Songs for the Five String Banjo, hitherto available exclusively on Amazon.com will be released on the…

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Paul Warren CD release party

Johnny Warren and Charlie Cushman will mark the release of the new CD A Tribute To Fiddlin’ Paul Warren with a…

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National Banjo Center in Eden, NC

Piedmont Folk Legacies, who puts on the annual Charlie Poole Music Festival in North Carolina, has recently announced the acquisition of…

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Songwriter Profile – John Pennell

This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might…

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Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People

One of the television attractions for April is the PBS documentary series Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People. The four-part…

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DC Bluegrass Union plans Festival

The DC Bluegrass Union has announced plans to hold the first-ever DC Bluegrass Festival in Spring 2010. The announcement and the…

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RFD-TV on European television

Sky TV introduced a new channel to its satellite service in the Europe earlier this month with the addition of Rural…

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#1 Bluegrass Music Charts

Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music

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