Bluegrass At Large

This post is a contribution from Richard Thompson, a founding member of the British Bluegrass Music Association, and a semi-regular correspondent and contributor for Bluegrass Today. He is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication

New Millennium Acoustic Design, aka NewMAD, has recently introduced the world's first carbon fiber mandolin. The construction is almost entirely carbon fiber. The only wood on the instrument is the ebony fingerboard and bridge. The tuners and other hardware are

Hi, Just wanted to wish everyone at Bluegrass Today and everyone out in Bluegrass land (fans, performers, etc) a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year!  David Conner

Bluegrass musicians and actors in or near the Big Apple may be interested in this. Phare Play Productions has issued a casting call for their production of Dark Of The Moon, by Howard Richardson and William Berney. The period piece, set

I'm currently working with a regional bluegrass society in the South to develop ideas for growing bluegrass.  This group is uncomfortably aware that its core membership and audience is aging and seeks ways to broaden its constituency.  It is exploring

There is an entire sub-genre of bluegrass, referred to as Jewgrass, performed by Jewish musicians around the country. A recent Harvard grad even wrote an award winning scholarly piece about the history of such music and I'll be publishing an

Hi folks I just wanted to let you know about tonight's season finale/Christmas Special of The Misty Valley Boys' BIG BLUEGRASS SHOW! on WGSR-TV39 from Reidsville, NC. This show will be a 1 hour long Christmas Special with special guests Johnny &

We got a note recently from Abe Wechter at Wechter Guitars about their new Plek fret dressing machine which they use to set up new guitars prior to shipping. The device is a German-made, computer-assisted apparatus that does a

Dollywood has announced the dates and locations for their 2007 audition tour. These auditions are for singers, actors, musicians, dancers, technicians and specialty acts who are interested in employment at the park during the 2007 season (March 31-December 30). They

Just wanted to pass along the latest news about Big Country Bluegrass. As all of you know there has been ALOT of changes in band personnel here lately. BCB has not been immune to this since we lost our banjo