• “born again” songs

    I love to hear new songs,but i really flip when i hear an old traditional tune with a new spin. I still believe the most beautiful melodies ever written are hymns from the 1700's. We always try to include at

  • Even more bluegrass art

    Thanks to one of readers, who pointed out yet another artist who uses musical - and often bluegrass - themes in their work. The artist is Karen Cannon, and she offers prints, posters, cards and even coffee mugs using her original

  • Copyright Royalty Board upholds new rates

    We've followed the news of the CRB's recent copyright royalty decision very closely here on Bluegrass Today. You can read those posts in the related posts link section at the bottom of the post. The new fee structure was opposed by

  • Noam Pikelny interview on UKBluegrass.com

    UKBluegrass.com has just published a lengthly post in which they interview banjo player Noam Pikelny. Noam was in the UK teaching at the Sore Fingers bluegrass instructional camp when they conducted the interview. If you are interested in Noam's participation with

  • Customs regulations could affect bluegrass

    Much ado has been made recently about a potential restriction on the import/export of particular woods used in the construction of musical instruments. The restrictions come in the form of a number of proposals before the CITES (Convention on International

  • Little Ricky on YouTube

    Here's a fun video clip which has made the rounds on the Internet a number of times. It features a seven year old Ricky Skaggs performing with Flatt & Scruggs on their television program. He sings Ruby and plays his

  • More bluegrass art – from Scoot

    Brance has posted a number of times recently about artists who have bluegrass music as a recurring theme in their work. Earlier this week we found another, William H. "Scoot" Dryden, Jr., whose large oil paintings are far more abstract than