• More on The Gents Live reissue

    Our intrepid British correspondent digs even deeper into the vaults for an update on the mistaken personnel credits listed on the new Gentlemen reissue. Further to our recent discussions regarding the Country Gentlemen Folkways CD, Going Back To The Blue

  • Vern Williams exhibit soon at IBMM

    This post was written by Matthew Dudman, whose wife Jenny is the granddaughter of Vern Williams, recently departed bluegrass legend. It was originally posted in The B, our reader-dominated section of Bluegrass Today, where any registered user can submit items

  • Pend Oreille Valley Bluegrass Festival News

    Steve Kaufman, 3-time national flatpicking champion, aka "The world's guitar teacher", will be hosting his 2-day hands-on all-levels flatpicking workshop at the Pend Oreille Valley Bluegrass Festival in Cusick, Washington (50 miles north of Spokane) on Friday and Saturday, Sept.

  • Do you iTunes?

    I'm asking that question of bands and labels that are selling music. Do you sell your stuff in iTunes? If not, now may be the time. The news today is that Apple's iTunes Music Store has lept ahead of both Target

  • Rhythm & Roots

    The Southern Arts Federation (SAF), a non-profit arts organization based in Atlanta, is currently presenting it's first ever touring exhibit in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The exhibit is dedicated to the music and musicians of

  • Big doings planned for Monroe centennial

    The 100th anniversary of the birth of Bill Monroe is still four years away, but long term strategic planning is already underway to commemorate the occasion. This morning's (6/25) edition of the Owensboro, KY Messenger-Inquirer has a story about this

  • runaway freight update

    Chris Smith of Runaway Freight says they have two more songs to record on the gospel project. They hope to begin the mixing stage in July. The new gospel cd is still due to be released in the fall. pre-orders