Non-US bluegrass news

Our friends at The European Bluegrass Blog have noted that Claire Lynch has scheduled a one-week European tour for the first week of May '07. She'll perform in Austria, Holland and Germany, and promoter Karl Heinz Siber indicates particular excitement about

BBC Radio 4 FM carried a 30 minute program yesterday on the history of the banjo. It is set to air again on January 29 from 11:00-11:30 p.m. (GMT), but it can also be heard on the BBC web site

We received a note recently from Guillaume Veillet, who until about two months ago was a prominent roots and acoustic radio host in France. He had been a strong supporter of bluegrass and old time music on the air, and

Our friends at UKBluegrass.com just let us know that they have posted to their blog an interview with John and Moira Wirtz who organize Europe's largest bluegrass/old time music camp, Sore Fingers. The camp has been running each year since

The Jackson Purchase Friends of Bluegrass are planning a unique kick off to this year's Kentucky Lake Bluegrass Festival. On Thursday night, June 7, 2007, before the festival begins, a potluck dinner will be held for volunteers who are working

Our friends over at The European Bluegrass Blog have a post up about a pair of new releases from Slovakia. They are Light In The Storm from The Tom?°?° Pe?°ko Band, and Kvapky rosy from Bluegrass Time. Both feature Tom?°?° Pe?°ko

The European Bluegrass Blog has an interesting piece up about an historic concert at the renowned Th?©?¢tre du Ch?¢telet in Paris. This past October, noted French violinist Gilles Apap was featured in concert with the Pas-de-Loup Philharmonic Orchestra. Though recognized primarily

Boston-based quartet Crooked Still is heading back to the UK in January 2007. They have four dates in England (1/21-24), followed by an appearance at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow on the 25th. Find info on all their dates on

Last month, we passed along some information about The Sparrow Quartet's lengthy tour of China. The quartet includes Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck on banjo, Casey Driessen on fiddle, and Ben Sollee on cello. Casey created a slide show of photos

Special Consensus is getting ready to cross the ocean just after the new year, spending two and a half weeks in the British Isles during January. They have stops in Ireland, Scotland and England, including a performance and workshop at