Miscellaneous bluegrass news

What a treat to get an upbeat and positive message from Butch Baldassari this Christmas! As our regular readers know, Butch has been undergoing treatment for brain cancer, and until recently, had not had the strength to even pick up

Here is a Christmas memory from guitarist Brad Davis. Brad has performed with Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs, and Billy Bob Thornton, among others. The most musical fun that I can remember during the Christmas holiday is when I got invited to

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

Starting this weekend, we will mark the Christmas holiday on Bluegrass Today with a series of remembrances and reflections from some of our friends. News is a bit slow as bluegrass folks gather with family and friends over Christmas, so

We posted in late October with news of the devastating fire that gutted the home of young banjo picker Ryan Holladay. Fortunately, neither of Ryan's parents (Mark and Lisa Holladay) were hurt, nor was his sister, Hannah. Ryan was not

We just got a note from Gary Williams, who hosts the Old Dominion Jamboree on WLEE in Richmond, VA and is one of the founders of VaBluegrass.com Gary is asking everyone to get on board and send a card to

The Station Inn again this year will be hosting it's annual Homeless Benefit this Sunday evening. The concert is designed to raise money, and awareness, for Room In The Inn, a homeless shelter in Nashville, TN. The Station Inn asks that

Kentucky bluegrasser Don Rigsby and his wife Tina welcomed their son, Andrew, to the world on December 1. He was born just before 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, and landed at 6 lb. 9 oz. (19.5''). Congratulations to Don and Tina,

Also just up on the Rounder Records site is a brief interview with Rhonda Vincent regarding her upcoming CD, Good Thing Going. They discussed several aspects of the project's creation including recording at home, who she chose to track with her,

We told you a few months back about a wonderful program called Cool Mandolins for Kids which tries to match up young pickers with mandolins that are gathering dust under someone's bed. The program is administered by Laura Leder, who manages