Bluegrass At Large

I'll add to the discussion with the note that Stained Glass Bluegrass has been on WAMU 88.5 in Washington, DC since 1974. Although the hours have shifted somewhat during this period, it has been aired continuously by originator Gary

"Bluegrass has the mando chop, that's all the percussion we need. They weren't appropriate when Jimmy Martin , The Osborne Brothers or Jim and Jesse used them. They are no more welcome now." In my opinion, it's up to the musicians

I am a muscian. Yes, it's like a strange addiction. And like all addictions, you have to admit that there is a problem. However, I don't feel that my passion for music is a problem! There is one problem that

Rhonda Vincent is running a new contest, offering those who pre-order her new CD the chance to win a piece of bluegrass history. The first place winner will receive the Weber mandolin Rhonda is holding on the cover. Second places gets

Clarence "Tater" Tate, a long-time member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys and Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass, passed away on Wednesday. Tater had been battling lung cancer for some time, and will be fondly remembered as long as people play bluegrass

I've just posted an interview I did with Tut Taylor over the past two days. I've tried to capture the man and his approach to the music.  I hope you find it as interesting to read as I did to

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs were honored last night as they were inducted into Nashville Songwriters Association International's Hall Of Fame at their 38th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony. Marty Stuart inducted Flatt & Scruggs, recalling how he

I don't know if this is the longest. but I'll start the ball rolling. "The Bluegrass Jam Session" on WYEP-FM Pittsburgh PA, will celebrate thirty years in February 2008. The show is currently hosted by Bruce Mountjoy and is WYEP's

Does anyone know what the longest running weekly bluegrass radio show - not live broadcast like the Grand Ole Opry- but recordings rebroadcast is? Thanks- MAG

The Idaho Falls Arts Council has an ongoing program called Art You Can Sit On. The program commissions local artisans to create benches that are art forms. These benches are created out of a variety of materials and are placed