Bluegrass At Large

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, and a bunch of broke bluegrass musicians wondering what to get for their sweety, I thought this might help some people out. After changing your guitar strings, you don't have to throw the old

Out here in west Palm Bay, just before the road turns to dirt, Grammy Nominated Banjoman & Recording King Banjo Endorser Todd Taylor blazed a new trail Wednesday on his Recording King banjo. Playing "Feuding Banjos" — the Arthur Smith tune

Outside of bluegrass music circles, the image of banjo players is not always a complimentary one. From the frequent "Paddle faster... I hear banjo music" T-shirts, to the seemingly endless supply of banjo jokes and drooling hayseed stereotypes, you could

Hey I've been surprised about the lack of mention about SPBGMA happening here in Nashville this weekend.  For those who don't know, it's a good sized indoor festival featuring some of the best bluegrass in the more traditional vein.  There's

The February issue of the UK based magazine Acoustic, features an interview with mandolin master Chris Thile. Chris in nominated for a BBC Folk Award for Musician of the Year. The article is basically an interview where Chris shares his

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Stop The Presses........Stop The Presses Current mood: excited Category: Really Excited Music Yeah that's right Stop the Presses.........The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz have gone and done it.  We HAVE recorded a new CD and it is now out and available for purchase.  We

This post is a contribution from Richard Thompson, a semi-regular contributor here at Bluegrass Today. He is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication where he also briefly served as editor. The University Of Illinois Press

Just about a year ago, we posted about a new, two year college program to study bluegrass music being launched in Kentucky. At the time, we noted that the first class was not to be enrolled until the Fall '07

5-String Banjo Workshop with Tim Wiedenkeller Sunday, February 4, 2-5 pm Location: 150 South 4th Avenue (downtown at the Tucson Yoga Studio) Tucson, AZ. Topics include: bluegrass (Scruggs) style, melodic and single-string techniques, chordal techniques, playing with others (lead & backup), timing, rhythm &