Bluegrass At Large

Following the results of yesterday's poll, as well as several comments submitted via email, have lead me to the following conclusions. The real question yesterday was this: Is iTunes the #2 retailer of music to bluegrass fans? It seems it may

John and I have been giving a lot of thought to the news that iTunes had seized the number two music retailer spot. We're wondering how the bluegrass community compares to the broader music industry. We're in the process of doing

Those with an interest in American music history will already be familiar with Bristol, TN/VA. It was in the Bristol area that the Carter Family got its start, along with Jimmy Rogers. That start came in 1927 with the historic

Recording King has introduced a line of new metal body resonator instruments, including two guitars plus a mandolin and ukulele. All feature bell brass bodies and hand-spun cones, and the guitars offer the choice between a tricone and a single

Now that Ron Stewart is playing banjo with The Dan Tyminski Band, he is parting ways with his prized French fiddle that had been his main axe this past ten years or so. It is a Francois Guillmont French Violin

Donna Ulisse recently spent an hour in the XM Satellite studios with "America's Truckin' Sweetheart" Marcia Campbell, host of the popular show for truckers, Open Road on XM Channel 171. Campbell played several tracks off Ulisse's current CD "When I

(Ashland, VA) --- A coffee shop with all of its tasteful blendings situated near a railroad track was a perfect setting for bluegrass veterans Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein as they took the stage in Virginia Friday night February 29

Washburn has announced the release of two new mandolin models, both designed to mimic the appearance of gently worn vintage instruments. These are solid wood mandolins featuring flame maple back and sides and a hand carved spruce top. The Washburn folks

Today is Doc Watson's 83rd birthday. Doc's impact in the world of bluegrass, guitars, and acoustic music is incalculable. He may have lost a step or two, but that's generally what happens to living legends when they're four-score and

We just received an email from a show promoter in Norway announcing that The Lovell Sisters would be spending two weeks touring Norway and Belgium in September of 2008. There is nothing up yet on the sisters' official web site -