Bluegrass At Large

Carmel Sheerin & The Ravens, voted European Bluegrass Band of the Year for 2005 this past May, will release their first CD, Runaway, in late August. The band is based in Ireland and features vocalist Carmel Sheerin, her three brothers

The winners of the various competitions at the 70th annual Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, VA are posted on the festival's web site.

Thanks to Kip Martin for this bit of news. Bill Yates, former Country Gentleman, Bluegrass Boy, and Sunny Mountain Boy is having a quadruple bypass today. He went into the hospital in Winchester, VA yesterday and they decided to operate today.

This is a sad time for bluegrass as legendary fiddler Vassar Clements struggles with cancer. This was posted on Vassar's website yesterday. It is with great sadness we must report to you Vassar's current health situation. Last week, the doctor had

The Virginia Bluegrass Concert Series debuts October 22, 2005 in Danville, VA. This series is promoted by Just Right Productions, a Florida production company specializing in bluegrass and acoustic music. This first show will feature The Lost & Found and

Once again, Rhonda Vincent has been forced to cancel some shows owing to a sudden hospitalization. According to her fan club president, she was taken to the hospital for some tests to determine the reason why she had become severely

It appears that this set of 5th string capos for banjo has been on the market for a year or so, and doesn't really qualify as a new product, but it was news to us when Stan Riddle contacted me

U.S. News and World Report has an interesting article online from their current issue. While focused mainly on corporate blogs, we felt some of the content might be of interest to the bluegrass community. Here are a couple of excerpts. While

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