Non-US bluegrass news

The UK, all banjo band WeBanjo3, which sometimes includes 4 banjos, is looking for a new logo. They are conducting the search via design marketplace website 99Designs.com. Designers can create and upload a design to be entered in the search. The

Carrie Hassler and her fine young band have been touring in France this past week, and are blogging about their Gallic adventures online. They have already posted a bunch of photos and several videos with more to come before they

Ace banjo player Jake Schepps sent along this fascinating report from his recent trip to Borneo with the Jeff and Vida Band, along with some photos and a video. Two weeks ago, the Jeff and Vida Band performed at the 12th annual

Our friends at ukbluegrass.com have really started a ruckus... In their post about We Banjo 3, an Irish quartet, they once again raise the spectre of the banjo band. The group features 3 - and sometimes 4 - banjos playing at

Starting tomorrow (7/16), Bluegrass Junction goes European. Sirius-XM hosts Chris Jones and Ned Luberecki will be spending the next few days broadcasting from Norway. Both are at the Ris??r Bluegrass Workshop and Festival in Ris??r, Norway, performing at the fest and

We hear from editor Richard F. Thompson that the Summer 2009 edition of British Bluegrass News is in the mail. The magazine is published quarterly by the British Bluegrass Music Association, and this issue is the first under the guidance of

Is the banjo a ferocious predator? It seems so. Three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia. The three were named after the Australian poet Banjo Paterson and characters in his poetry (Waltzing Matilda). The dino named Banjo is said

The Thailand Country & Bluegrass festival that debuted last year is set for a repeat engagement in 2009. The event has been a labor of love for festival organizer Thanit Tanitapanee, who has worked hard to see this come to light.

Here's a video for those who still think European pickers can't play hard-hitting traditional bluegrass music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwmwxDwGZ7wThat's Lilly Of The West performing at The Slovak Cultural Centre in Budapest, Hungary last week. The band is fronted by Bulgarian singer Lilly Drumeva

The Carter Brothers (Danny and Tim) are packing their grip for a long, long trip - across the ocean to Ireland. They have two weeks worth of shows running from June 18 through July 1. Tim will be on banjo, mandolin