Bluegrass At Large

Recording King has announced the launch of a new series of acoustic, dreadnaught guitars based on the designs of the heralded pre-war flattops. These three new families of guitars (Classic, Contemporary and Historic) will be introduced sequentially, starting with the

Lisa Manning, originally from Burlington, North Carolina, has just released her debut fiddle CD entitled "Gravel Road." The CD features many all-star musicians including: Aubrey Haynie, Andy Leftwich, Daniel Grindstaff, Marty Raybon, Cia Cherryholmes, Blake Shelton, Molly Skaggs, and more!

Recently I posted about the CMA's annual music festival and the bluegrass artists that would be present this year. I briefly mentioned the bluegrass booth run by Dave Burley at the Fan Fest. I emailed Dave to ask him a

This past weekend saw the awarding of the prizes for European bluegrass bands at the European World of Bluegrass festival, and we are delighted to see that G2, a young Swedish band we recommended to you all last fall, came

Sammy Shelor has just posted some live video clips on the Lonesome River Band web site, shot this past March at the Moncton High School in Moncton, NB. The video was shot by an audience member with a handheld camera,

During the past winter, Irene and I traveled through 11 states, attended 9 bluegrass festivals, 5 concerts, and jam camp. We learned a lot and enjoyed ourselves immensely. I've just posted "What I Learned on the Bluegrass Trail

I'm wanting to get the word out about, PEACH BOTTOM FARM FIDDLE & STRINGS CAMP JUNE 8 - 12, 2007 World class instructors, great food and gorgeous surroundings, what more could there be? I hope you consider posting this or passing it along

If you ever doubted that bluegrass music and NASCAR share more than just a fan base, this story may change your mind. We received a note the other day from Lee Hendrix, who was on the winning team at the Doyle

Wallace Lewis, one of the founders of bluegrass Gospel's most enduring stage show, The Lewis Family, passed away yesterday afternoon (5/16). He was 78 years old. He performed with brother Talmadge and Esley as The Lewis Brothers in the 1940s, occasionally

Before you folks criticize Merle Haggard's upcoming bluegrass album, think about some of the bluegrass entertainers who have put out great covers of Haggard tunes. They include the Osborne Bros, Blue Highway, the Dry Branch Fire Squad, Paul Adkins,