• Sammy Shelor’s Corn Acoustics Corn Maze

    We expect that readers of Bluegrass Today know Sammy Shelor as the award-winning banjo player and manager of Lonesome River Band. Some may be aware of his work with the state of Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, more commonly known as

  • Still tweaking…

    Our apologies to anyone who tried to visit Bluegrass Today on Sunday, and was unable to reach us. Those issues have been resolved. We are still finishing some major software and domain upgrades, however, and may be a bit late

  • Baby Del

    Rob and Lisa McCoury celebrated the birth of their second child, and first son, just a few days ago. Del Mercer Davis McCoury was born on August 23, at 8:47 a.m. Congratulations to the happy parents, and the whole McCoury

  • Ron Stewart checks in

    We just heard from our friend Ron Stewart, current fiddler with JD Crowe & The New South, and one of the busiest and most sought-after session players in bluegrass music. He and his wife, Sherri, celebrated the birth of their son,

  • Wichita Rutherford gives away DVDS

    I just got a note from our pal Wichita Rutherford. He's got something special happening at WichitasBlog.com and he wanted the bluegrass community to know about it first. Here's what's happening. Starting tomorrow at 11 AM Wichita is going to

  • Tower Records files chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Tower Records is a name most music fans/buyers are familiar with. Most of us have probably bought a CD or two from Tower Records in the past. I know I've even seen some great "in store" performances by bluegrass artists