Miscellaneous bluegrass news

We are saddened to note that Butch Baldassari, mandolinist, business owner and bluegrass entrepreneur, passed away earlier today (1/10) in Nashville. Butch had fought a long and hard battle with a pernicious brain cancer, by all reports remaining upbeat and in

The Deering Banjo Company shut down their Nashville showroom this Monday, January 5. California-based Deering established this central US beachhead in July '06 to help make their product line more visible to both country/bluegrass pros living and working in Music

Wichita Rutherford made an appearance on CMT over the weekend. He was featured on CMT Insider's "The Year in a Nutshell," along with several other comedians. They asked Wichita some questions and during his responses he talked about some famous

We have noticed that a great many blogs have issued a list of predictions for the new year, touching on their individual areas of interest or expertise. Leaping gingerly onto the bandwagon, here are some predictions from Bluegrass Today, to be

Walter Haynes, steel guitar player and producer, passed away on Thursday, January 1, in Tyler, Texas. He was 80 years old. Born December 14, 1928, in Kingsport, Tennessee, Haynes was an under-rated steel guitar player who worked with Little Jimmy Dickens,

Rolling Stone Magazine has listed Warren Haynes as 23rd on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. While I would contend that the title of that list should be amended to the 100 Greatest Rock Guitarists of

Our friend Ted Lehmann has posted several galleries of photos he took over the course of 2008 which we think our readers would enjoy. In addition to blogging about bluegrass, Ted also travels to festivals and shows all over the US

If you've got some extra time on your hands during this holiday season, here's an interesting video about how guitar strings are made. As musicians, sometimes we take our strings for granted. This video will shed some light on the little

We received a note yesterday from Daniel Grindstaff, banjo player with Marty Raybon. He had a very special opportunity come his way just after Christmas and wanted to share the story with everyone here on Bluegrass Today. Bobby Osborne was scheduled

Darin Aldridge and Brooke Justice are getting married today. Darin plays mandolin with The Circuit Riders, and guitar in his group with Brooke, Darin Aldridge & Brooke Justice, where she is featured as lead vocalist. After a honeymoon in Gatlinburg, TN,