Bluegrass At Large

We posted back in October about several new bluegrass instruments which Gibson debuted at the IBMA trade show. At that time, we mentioned the Ricky Skaggs signature mandolin, and indicated that no further information was available on the Gibson web

Eastern North Carolina's critically acclaimed bluegrass band The Grass Cats release "Home to Carolina" their sixth CD on New Time Records Home to Carolina is the sixth release for this North Carolina quintet. Since November 1997, The Grass Cats have been

I heard on the radio: Phil Leadbetter is leaving Wildfire, Alan Bibey is leaving Blueridge, and ,get this, STEVE GULLEY is leaving Mountain Heart. They are all going to form their own group.

Dear friends and fans, Today, it is with mixed emotions that I announce my departure from The Misty Valley Boys, the band I formed some 6+ years ago. My departure will be effective January 1, 2007. I have encouraged my two

Continuing with a Bill Monroe/Neil Rosenberg theme... I recently had occasion to correspond with Neil about his upcoming book, The Music Of Bill Monroe, written with the late Charles Wolfe, and due for a 2007 release by the University of Illinois

We just got word that Jim VanCleve and his fianc?©, Desneige, welcomed their first born child on November 21, 2007. Ryann Yvonne VanCleve weighed in at 8lbs., 6oz. and 20 inches long. Congratulations to all the VanCleve's as they welcome Ryaan

Northern Adirondack Central School lies in a bleak flatland just south of the Canadian border in far northern New York. While most Americans picture New York as a paved over unrule metropolis, the reality is more like this -

"From Hyden to the Ryman," the musical history of the Osborne Brothers, will be air tonight, 12/3, On WYEP-FM 91.3 Pittsburgh PA. at 10:00 PM EST, Also streaming audio at - http://www.wyep.org The program is a production of WNKU and Bgrass

We've had a number of new posts recently on The B, our user-directed section of Bluegrass Today. There is information in one post about Eddie & Martha Adcock's annual homeless benefit concert (on December 10), plus a reader review of the

In our original post about this election it seems we had the wrong Trent Dobbins. We've now been in touch with the Mr. Dobbins who is running for the office of Mayor of Bluegrass and he tells us he is