Bluegrass At Large

2007 marks the 50th anniversary of the Gibson Company acquiring the Epiphone brand, which they have continued to operate as a separate product line. Though it now largely consists of less expensive replicas of popular Gibson models, Epiphone was once a

Royalties are bound to be sought by those that can get them, wherever they can get them, but I think they're getting a false sense of monetary windfall, especially when it comes to bluegrass listeners as compared to other types

The Kissimmee Bluegrass Festival was held last weekend in Kissimmee, FL.  I've posted a review on my blog at www.tedlehmann.blogspot.com which I invite you to read there rather than taking up bandwidth on this site.  I look forward to hearing

Recent updates on the official IBMA web site list a number of important deadlines to keep in mind. April 16 is the last date to apply for funding from their International Outreach Program, which issues grants to further projects that "foster

Internet radio has become a great way to hear bluegrass in the last few years. I talk with more and more people who listen online. Now the RIAA has successfully convinced the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) to adopt at "per

The European Bluegrass Blog has a post from Rienk Janssen this morning noting that submissions for the 2007 European World Of Bluegrass Guide must be received by March 15 to be included in the official publication. This would include European bluegrass

Congratulations Rhonda, for speaking up for what you believe to be right for the industry and not following those who are afraid to say what they believe. Your comment that you had found others who felt like you did within the

Hi folks! I just wanted to let you know that Big Country Bluegrass is bringing their "no apologies" traditional bluegrass style to Kentucky and Ohio this weekend (3/9-10)! On Friday night (3/9), we will be at CR Wilson's "The Music Place" in

We posted last month with news about a number of bluegrass, or bluegrass-related videos that were selected to compete in CMT.com's Music City Madness online video contest. The first round of voting has concluded, and two of the four we mentioned

Orrin Star notes on his web site that 2007 marks his 30th year traveling the road as a professional acoustic musician. During that time, he has performed on both mandolin and guitar, in a variety of duos and groups, and