Bluegrass At Large

We posted about the Ricky Skaggs signature Master Model F5 mandolin when it was announced at IBMA '06, and again when it first appeared on Gibson's web site. The mandolin is being officially introduced this week at the Winter NAMM show,

We found two interesting articles online that should be of interest to banjo pickers, and folks who enjoy banjo music. The first is a piece in today's Washington Post (1/19/07) on John McEuen. Written by Post staffer Richard Harrington, the article

Parker Guitars has introduced their first acoustic/electric bass guitar, unveiled this week at the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Parker has been known primarily for building electric guitars and basses for rock musicians, but have more recently developed instruments

We received a note recently from Guillaume Veillet, who until about two months ago was a prominent roots and acoustic radio host in France. He had been a strong supporter of bluegrass and old time music on the air, and

Timberline Drive, a new traditional bluegrass group has just launched their website. Todd Rakestraw, the groups founder , was also a founding member of Union Station that Alison Krauss has taken to critical acclaim. Timberline Drive members are Joel Whittinghill on fiddle, Louise

One of the hottest underground collector's item for serious fans of the early days of bluegrass music have been the various audio tapes, CDs, videos and DVDs of live Flatt & Scruggs performances from the 1950s and 60s. Folks who

There are a number of new posts on The B - our user-submitted section of Bluegrass Today - which are worthy of some attention. This is where any registered user can post news or information that they would like to

the new supergroup grasstowne with steve gulley, alan bibey, phil ledbetter and two new hot pickers lee sawyer on bass and jason davis on banjo are in the studio right now working on

On almost any Saturday night in locations around the world, a bluegrass enthusiast can find a jam session or a concert to attend as a player or fan. Many of these events are sponsored by a local or regional

Daniel Grindstaff isn't pulling a prank, he's become April's Fool. At least that's my interpretation of the instrumental that is the title cut on his new CD. In the last 6 years or so Daniel has played banjo with a