• Gibson mandolin sale to benefit Butch

    A Gibson F-5L mandolin has been donated by the manufacturer to benefit the Butch Baldassari Medical Fund, and is being offered for sale via Gruhn Guitars in Nashville. All proceeds from the sale will go to Butch's Medical Fund. This is a

  • The Sinai Mountain Boys at the Kennedy Center

    As we are now within the officially-recognized holiday season, one expects to find notices about Christmas concerts featuring bluegrass and acoustic music. It was something of a surprise, though a most pleasant one, to see news of a show scheduled

  • Waller guitar benefit auction on eBay

    A vintage Yamaha flat top guitar once owned by Charlie Waller is being offered on eBay to raise money for needy families this holiday season. Its current owner, Christopher Ryan Jones of Bluegrass Mafia, has donated the guitar to benefit Operation

  • What are you thankful for?

    On this wonderful fall morning in Virginia, John and I would like to extend a hearty Thank You to all who faithfully read Bluegrass Today. We love what we do, and we're thankful for the opportunity to pursue something we

  • Another Leadbetter!

    We heard last night from Phil Leadbetter (dobro man with Grasstowne), that his son Matt (dobro man with Lonesome River Band) and his wife Heather welcomed their first child yesterday. "Houston Philip Lee Leadbetter weighed in at 7lb and 2oz. He

  • Mountain Heart contest winners

    The winners of our recent Mountain Heart giveaway have all been contacted, and prizes are on the way. Thanks to everyone who participated in that promotion - downloading the free track from the band's newest CD, or entering the contest for

  • AP confused as to what Bluegrass is

    Following up John's earlier post, concerning the Associated Press story, claiming that: Beyonce went bluegrass in a surprise performance with country band Sugarland at the American Music Awards on Sunday night. As John pointed out, they also quote Beyonce as saying the

  • Beyonce goes bluegrass?

    The Associated Press is reporting that last night's American Music Awards on ABC featured an unexpected duet between country sensation Sugarland and pop mega-star Beyonce Sugarland has been performing an acoustic version of the Beyonce song, Irreplaceable, in their stage show,

  • Bill Sullivan Tribute on BanjoTalk.com

    Tonight's (11/18) edition of BanjoTalk will be a Bill Sullivan Tribute show. BanjoTalk is a live, online, call-in radio show hosted by Dave Pericone at BanjoTalk.com. The show begins at 8:00 p.m. (EST), with Eric Sullivan (Bill's son) joining David to

  • Kohrs or Lawson CD for free at 9513

    The 9513 is the country/roots blog very similar to Bluegrass Today. It's a blog that covers new, album releases, and other items of interest to country music fans. Sometimes bluegrass and country get a little friendly and stray into one