Bluegrass At Large

The American Made Banjo Co, Inc. based in Boston, MA, has been quite active this past year. Owner Tom Mirisola reactivated the Kel Kroydon brand, and has been offering both replicas of these pre war banjos, and more modern variants

The folks at Banjo.com, in close cooperation with the promotions staff of The Atlanta Braves, are organizing an attempt to break the Guinness Book record for Largest Musical Instrument Ensemble - using banjo players! The event is billed as A

Casey Henry wrote in to tell us about an interesting radio show she heard. She listened while driving, then found it online and sent us a link. It's from a radio show call Marketplace Money and the episode is Money

Here's a blog I recently discovered, A Whiff of Smiff, that is written by the wife of one of the Grascals. She's written a post that features all the Grascal wives. These gals are troopers for being married to full

Back in April of this year we brought you the sad news of Ernie Thacker's automobile accident. From time to time since then we have reported back on his condition. Here's another update that we just received from David Russell

Gospel veterans Jeff & Sheri Easter are spearheading an effort to restore the original Lewis Family Homeplace in Lincolnton, GA. This is the house where Mom and Pop Lewis raised their children, and where members of the legendary Lewis Family

Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time are on their way to Europe for shows this week in Holland and Norway. 7/12/06 - Turfschip: Nieuwkoop, Holland 7/13/06 - FolkMuseum: Sandane, Norway 7/15/06 - FestivalGround: Breim, Norway We hope that bluegrass lovers in that part

Leigh and Eric Gibson have plenty to celebrate this month. Their latest CD, Red Letter Day, has climbed to the top of the album chart on Bluegrass Unlimited's National Bluegrass Survey. The chart measures regular airplay on a selected group

Noted clawhammer banjoist and fingerstyle guitarist, Ken Perlman, has been awarded a grant through the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa to do a follow-up study on the fiddle music of Prince Edward Island. He will travel once again to PEI

For all you guitar lovers out there, Pantheon Guitars has recently announced a new model. The Bourgeois BK Slope D features premium bearclaw Sitka spruce top, figured mahogany back and sides, brazilian rosewood headstock, fretboard, bridge and bridge plate, and