Bluegrass At Large

This post is a contribution from Cindy Baucom. Cindy hosts the syndicated radio show Knee Deep In Bluegrass. She is also the IBMA 2005 Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year. Like so many others, I was very saddened by the passing of

The Nashville Tennessean obituary for Louise Scruggs is available online for anyone who would like to read it. It relates the very basic details of her life, as you would expect in an immediate newspaper obituary, along with brief tributes from

A friend of mine has just recently finished production on a documentary film titled Men of the Rail. It's about the North Carolina Branch railroad that runs through our town (Pulaski, VA) and beyond. He filmed some great footage on

This post is a contribution from Brad Davis. Brad is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has worked with a literal who's-who of bluegrass music. Visit Brad online at braddavismusic.com. As I sit here and hold back the tears,

We are sorry to report that Louise Scruggs, beloved wife of Earl Scruggs as well his long time business manager, passed away today at approximately 2:00 p.m. in Nashville, TN. She had been hospitalized for some time, and despite some

Anyone heading to Nashville for the SPBGMA convention this weekend might want to catch a special benefit show on Thursday night. The show is the McReynolds Memorial Bluegrass Music Spectacular and will be held on Thursday February 2 at The

Brad Davis' name should be familiar to regular readers of Bluegrass Today. He has served as one of our Guest Contributors, and we have posted a number of times about his various exploits as a performer, guitar instructor, songwriter and

The Foothills Bluegrass Music Society in Calgary, Alberta is hosting their 1st Annual Chinookgrass Academy at the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel in Calgary on February 11-12, 2006. Instructors include Bill Evans (banjo), John Reischman (mandolin), Eric Thompson (guitar), Trisha Gagnon (bass),

We posted a few months ago about the stage show produced at Barter Theater in Abingdon, VA about the life of The Stanley Brothers, called Man Of Constant Sorrow. At that time, we mentioned that the show, while only appearing

A while back I posted about Buddy Merriam and Backroads - in Ireland. The band is currently in the middle of that tour and Buddy just emailed me an update. It sure sounds like they are having a great time.