Bluegrass At Large

In a previous post, we told of Canadian banjo picker Jayme Stone's journey through West Africa in preparation for an upcoming CD based on African banjo music. He has agreed to send us a series of updates from Africa -

We previously told you about Bob Yonke, The Bluegrass Painter, and his work depicting bluegrass in watercolor. If you didn't check out his work then, I would encourage you to do so now. Bob very kindly sent me a print the

The Washington Post recently ran an experiment to see if outstanding music could capture the attention of busy Americans. It didn't work. At a busy metro stop in Washington D.C., Joshua Bell set up shop as a street musician. He was

Don't want to ruffle any feathers, but in looking at my podcast aggregator recently I noticed a trend which (at least in part) seems relevant to Bluegrass Today community and Brance and John in particular -- It seems that several

Here's a notice that should be of interest to folks looking for an opportunity to work in bluegrass music. The International Bluegrass Music Association is looking for someone to work in their Nashville office. Here's the job posting from the IBMA

This Tuesday and Wednesday nights will see quite a gathering of bluegrass talent at Nashville's legendary Station Inn, assembled to benefit the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee. Their goal is to help raise awareness of this serious neurological condition, as

Anyone know where Felton Pruitt is?

Here's another post from our semi-regular correspondent, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication where he also briefly served as editor. James E Akenson has announced that

Take your vitamins. That's the word from Colleen Le Prell, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan. Le Prell works in the university's Kresge Hearing Research Institute, and has been studying the effects of vitamins on hearing loss. Admittedly, her studies thus

This post is a contribution from Kip Martin. A former Sunny Mountain Boy, Kip is a bassist and singer based near Washington D.C. and has worked with many popular East Cost bluegrass artists.. I am happy to report and wish my