Bluegrass At Large

Because Strawberry Park, in Prest0n, CT, offers park-wide Wi-Fi, I was able to post daily from our trailer. I've posted for each of the four days with lots of pictures at www.tedlehmann.blogspot.com. This was a great festival offering

Butch Baldassari, a good friend to Bluegrass Today - and to everyone who loves bluegrass and mandolin music - has recently been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He starts chemo and radiation treatments this week, and we send him our

Pickin' In The Panhandle BBQ and Bluegrass Festival September 8, 2007 at Lazy A Campground in Hedgesville, West Virginia www.panhandlepickin.com   10:00am ‚Äì Gates Open 10:00am ‚Äì 12:00pm ‚Äì local bands, arts/crafts vendors, BBQ vendors, etc. 10:00am ‚Äì 12:00pm ‚Äì Backyard BBQ Cook Off Judging 12:00pm-12:45pm ‚Äì

Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass has recently embarked on a goodwill European tour, sponsored by the US State Department. They will perform in Moldova, Croatia, Georgia, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan during the month of June, before heading for The Dominican Republic

The online home of the International Bluegrass Music Museum has undergone a redesign recently. The new look has taken the mandolin motif that used to be found in the museum's logo and expanded it to the entire site design. One part

The Abrams Brothers, John and James, have just released their second project with MasterShield Records called Iron Sharpens Iron, #019. Once again they show off their superb musical talents on the mandolin, guitar, and fiddle. James does most of the

Last week we shared the sad news about the passing of Wallace Lewis, an original member of the storied Lewis Family. The family has posted a lovely remembrance page on their official web site, which includes the text of the eulogy

Ronnie McCoury recently held a bluegrass luau and picking party in Nashville. The party guests included a who's who of Nashville bluegrass stars. Our friend Wichita Rutherford, the podcasting superstar, was on hand with a video camera. He's uploaded the video

MasterShield Records is pleased to announce the signing of exclusive contracts with the following artists: Alex Hibbitts is a young mandolin player and songwriter from Johnson City, Tennessee. He will primarily be contributing original tunes and contemporary songs to the MasterShield

LouisvilleMusicNews.Net A Superb Tribute to Some Deserving Gentlemen The Country Gentlemen Tribute (MasterShield Records) Bill Yates and Friends By Bob Mitchell This is a superb CD. Every year there are numerous tribute releases and some of them are exceptional; this is one such recording. Bill