Bluegrass At Large

  • Ron Stewart and The Dan Tyminski Band

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    We posted last week from IBMA about the imminent debut of The Dan Tyminski Band in 2008. The band will feature Dan on guitar and vocals, along with Adam Steffey on mandolin, Barry Bales on bass, Justin Moses on fiddle

  • Bluegrass Bands needed for The Haunted Cave

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    Hi!  My name is Jennifer Johnsey and I am a volunteer with Cherokee Caverns.  Our 19th Annual Haunted Cave fundraiser kicks off on 10/19. We are in need of some bluegrass bands that would be willing to play for free.  This

  • Re – Drums

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    I agree completely with the post about drums. 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

  • Red Shipley remembered

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    Thanks to Richard F. Thompson for putting together this lovely remembrance of Red Shipley. Robert Grant 'Red' Shipley: September 4, 1937 - October 6, 2007 Legendary radio personality Red Shipley passed away in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, October 6, due to

  • Pickin’ in the Park, Moncks Corner, SC – Review

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    I've posted my review of the one day festival held at Moncks Corner, SC on Saturday. It was a delightful day featuring youth with Chip Chipman's Bluegrass Academy and experience as Grasstowne headlined the event. - Ted http://www.tedlehmann.blogspot.com

  • Drums!

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    This is my first entry to the blog and I hope you'll forgive me if I don't do this correctly. My wife and I just returned from the IBMA's and had a wonderful time as usual. This year was particularly

  • Red Shipley

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    The Daily Progress provided a nice obituary for Red today. Here is the link to it http://www.legacy.com/dailyprogress/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=95847541 Red was loved by many and will be missed. May he rest in peace.

  • The Fate Of Monroe’s Mandolin

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    The fate of Bill Monroe's mandolin hangs in the balance. The instrument is currently housed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, TN. The museum acquired the mandolin when Tennessee business man, Bob McLean, donated an

  • Red Shipley and Stained Glass Bluegrass

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    Just as I've learned that what separates the great pickers and singers from the others, is the taste they have learned from experience and that they show in their work, so was it with Red Shipley. His taste was shown

  • Tony Trischka IBMA 2007 Awards

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    I'm delighted that my old friend Tony Trischka went three-for-three at IBMA 2007. His latest Rounder CD Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular may be his greatest album ever, and this is an artist whose recordings are consistently superb. Double