Bluegrass print media news

Bluegrass Today is teaming up with Word Of Mouth Press to give away five copies of the long-awaited Tony Rice biography, Still Inside, personally autographed and inscribed by the Rice Man himself. The book, written by Tim Stafford and Caroline Wright,

Amber Collins, lead singer with No Speed Limit, is profiled in a nice interview today on Clik Track, the Washington Post pop music blog. The piece comes as Collins and her boys are in the midst of the Music From

For all you Delheads out there, you know who you are, here's a recent interview with the man himself, Del McCoury, in the York Daily Record. York as in Pennsylvania. Del has won a great many awards during the course of

Mel Bay has released Championship Contest Fiddling, a book/CD set with transcriptions from 44 fiddle tunes as they were played by winning fiddlers at the National Old Time Fiddlers’ Contest in Weiser, ID. 13 champions are profiled, not only with transcriptions

I'll admit I have a soft spot for biographies about the first half of the 20th century, especially those that remind us of how much easier our lives are in the present day. The recent Ralph Stanley autobiography, Man of

Word Of Mouth Press, publishers of the long-awaited Tony Rice biography Still Inside, have announced that the book is now available for sale, including a limited number of autographed copies. This is more than just an authorized biography. It includes the

Slate.com recently ran an article about Steve Martin entitled: Late-Period Steve Martin. The subtitle proves helpful in understanding what the piece is about: How to understand the actor, novelist, essayist, playwright, banjo player, crotch-centric variety show performer, and Oscar co-host. The author's concern

Lou and Christy Reid grace the cover of the March/April 2010 issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles. The lengthy interview with Lou covers his growing up with bluegrass, his first bands, his days with Doyle Lawson and Ricky Skaggs, and his

Arcadia Publishing has a wide-ranging series of photo books in their Images of America collection. Aimed primarily at regional markets, each book assembles iconic local images into attractive paperback editions that are sold in bookstores and gift shops in the

Bluegrass Unlimited just published a nice article about the 50th anniversary of Chuck Ogsbury's entrance into the world of banjo building. The article chronicles the story of Ogsbury's early forays into instrument construction and business ownership. He started Ode Banjos