Miscellaneous bluegrass news

The Jackson Agency has just announced a special arrangement with New Frontier Touring to represent a number of bluegrass acts including: The John Cowan Band, The Gibson Brothers, John McEuen, and Wildfire. The Jackson Agency, along with Hope River Entertainment, is

I just spoke with Dave Carney. Dave is in New York City celebrating with his boss Keith Urban who won two awards from the CMA earlier this evening. It was loud wherever he was so we didn't speak for long,

The 2005 Christmas Pageant of Peace???opening ceremony will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2005. This is the 82nd lighting of the national Christmas tree. The event occurs at 5PM EST on the Ellipse near the White House. This opening ceremony

We recently received a note from David Culbertson, Secretary and Publicity Chairman for the Houston, TX Bay Area Bluegrass Association. He shared with us an article he had published in the BABA monthly newsletter back in September, and which we

We noticed that Keith Sewell is in the running for nominations in 3 Grammy categories: Best Bluegrass Album - Love Is a Journey by Keith Sewell Best Gospel Performance -When Love Came Down by Keith Sewell and Ricky Skaggs Best Gospel Song -When

About six weeks ago, we posted about a new program being offered by the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. The program is the museum's Free Saturdays, where people interested in learning bluegrass music can obtain both free instruction

Rhonda Vincent and her fan club are hosting an email auction for an autographed Samick Mandolin to benefit Holiday Adopt-A-Child and Toys For Tots. The mandolin has been signed by a number of well-known mandolinists: Sam Bush, Doyle Lawson, Ronnie

The Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy held a gala awards presentation on Monday, November 7, to honor four creative artists within the Nashville area. The Academy, who sponsors the annual Grammy Awards, honored Alison Krauss, Earl Scruggs, Tim McGraw

Dollywood Entertainment Park will be conducting auditions for performers in five cities during January of 2006. They are looking for singers, actors, specialty performers, instrumentalists, stage managers and technicians for the April 1 - December 30 season. Auditions will be

Will Keys, a popular if not beloved old time banjo player from East Tennessee, passed away on November 4 after a battle with multiple illnesses, including a large and aggressive tumor in his brain. Keys was known for his distinctive