Bluegrass print media news

The bluegrass and acoustic guitar world has been buzzing this past two years, awaiting the publication of Still Inside - The Tony Rice Story. This authorized biography of the legendary guitarist and vocalist, written by Tim Stafford and Caroline Wright, has

Mel Bay Publications has a pair of book/CD combos that should be of interest to students of the bluegrass music - guitarists and mandolinists in particular. Flatpicking Up The Neck, from Jeff Troxel, is designed to assist beginning and intermediate guitar

Sharon McGraw, who has served as editor at Bluegrass Unlimited for many years has stepped down to pursue other adventures. She has worked at BU in various capacities for the past 28 years, and will be succeeded by Linda Shaw,

World Wide Bluegrass, in conjunction with Bluegrass Music Profiles, has announced the imminent debut of a new monthly radio show online. Top 30 Hot Singles Countdown will be heard for the first time tomorrow, February 9 at 6:00 p.m. (EST). It

Make that Bluegrass in Parade. Today's (2/7) edition of Parade magazine, distributed to millions of subscribers to popular American newspapers, has a piece about a small restaurant in Montana where bluegrass music is as big a part of the draw as

Playing jazz on the five string banjo is a daunting task. The instrument is not laid out well for the sort of long, linear passages common in jazz, and not many banjo players have done the homework necessary to really

Lonesome River Band is on the cover of the February 2010 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited, on newstands now. The cover feature - plus a sidebar on LRB guitarist/vocalist Brandon Rickman - was written by Chris Stuart, a regular BU contributor and

The Bristol Herald Courier, which covers Bristol Tennessee and Virginia, plus the nearby cities of Johnson City and Jonesborough, TN, had a piece last Monday about the changing of the guard at East Tennessee State University's Bluegrass, Old Time &

The January/February 2010 issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is on newstands now, with Larry Stephenson's smiling face on the cover. Larry speaks about his career in bluegrass as he contemplates the release of his 20th Anniversary CD in a lengthy interview,

The February 2010 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine has a year-by-year listing of what they deem to be the finest acoustic music of the past two decades. It's part of the magazine's 20th Anniversary issue, billed as a collector's edition. They