Bluegrass festival/concert news

It appears that the acrimony over announced appearances by top bluegrass/acoustic artists in Louisville this weekend (3/20) is likely to linger for a while. Charges and counter-charges are being flung online, with ill will and dashed expectations for a major

Béla Fleck shared some information about live tour support for his new Rounder CD, Throw Down Your Heart, in a recent interview. The album is an audio chronicle of Béla's musical journey's through western Africa in 2005. He recorded with a

A statement has been posted on Sam Bush's website regarding his scheduled appearance at the Bluegrass Hotel charity concert in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 20. Apparently, Bush's contractual requirements have not been met by the producer of this event and Bush

I can still remember the first time I saw the video of Cotton Patch Gospel. It was a televised version that was broadcast sometime around 1994. I laughed so hard I cried. And the music was bluegrass, which appealed to

To celebrate their 15th year in operation, the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival & Guitar Competition will award $15,000 in scholarships in 2009 to further the study of traditional American music by young people. The festival sets aside a portion

Another major benefit concert is scheduled for March 20 in Louisville, KY. The show is intended to mark 2009 as the 40th anniversary of newgrass music, and the crucial role that Louisville played in its birth and development. In fact there

I'm sure there are at least a few fans of The Office among us. So you may have already caught the episode in which Ed Helms, in character as Andy Bernard, plays the banjo. It turns out Helms is a real

The Infamous Stringdusters are finishing up their annual Colorado tour this week, and banjo man Chris Pandolfi has posted the first of a promised four travelogue videos. This initial installment runs seven and a half minutes and finds the band in

In an open letter to Friends, Donors, Supporters, and those with an interest in the Bean Blossom Jamboree Foundation Inc. (BBJF), the foundation has announced details regarding the progress that the organization has made in its mission to preserve the

In some parts of the country jams are easy to find. In Nashville it's not at all uncommon to find a jam with a "superstar" picker or two involved. In New Jersey that might prove more difficult, unless you attend