Bluegrass At Large

Richard Thompson has a put together a fine report on the renaming ceremonies in Bristol honoring WCYB. Gary Reid of Copper Creek Records and Penny Parsons of the Penny Parsons Company also contributed to this story. The Farm and Fun Time

Tony Trischka is making a stop on his Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular tour to Chaplin's the Music Cafe in Spring City, PA. Tony is giving an intimate 3 hour banjo workshop the afternoon of the show. Space will

Mike Bucayu of First Quality Musical Supply in Louisville, KY has announced that Bill Sullivan, who founded the company nearly 40 years ago, passed away this afternoon. Anyone who plays bluegrass music - at any level - has quite probably

Our friends at ukbluegrass.com have recently published a lengthy piece on guitarist, singer and songwriter John Lowell. John will be on the faculty of the 2008 Sore Fingers bluegrass camp in England, where he will teach songwriting. The article covers a

Weber Fine Acoustic Instruments recently introduced a new instrument to it's catalog, the Octar Mandolin. The Octar is an octave mandolin built on a guitar body with a carved top and f-hole style sound holes. It is being offered in both

One of the endearing aspects of bluegrass music is the way that we treat our early pioneers. Instead of being shuffled to the sidelines, the founders of our music are celebrated by current bluegrass artists, and the larger audience generally

Runaway Freight has finished recording their gospel cd. The new CD, titled, Welcome Aboard, is scheduled for release mid-october. The Title cut was written by Troy Engle and Tom T. and Dixie Hall.

Banjo icon Terry Baucom has recently released a new instructional DVD titled Driving With The Duke. The DVD is hosted by Terry's wife, and award winning DJ, Cindy Baucom. Cindy and Terry review his history with the banjo and the various

I've just posted my review of This is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin on my blog. This book has been widely discussed and is an important work for anyone who makes music or listens to

Hi Everyone,We want to let you know about a great place to hear bluegrass music. The Old Rock School is in Valdese NC and we have a great lineup this year! Our schedule is: September 22nd - Circuit