Bluegrass print media news

A bit of research has revealed a book about bluegrass music that we missed from our recent bulletin. I Hear a Voice Calling - A Bluegrass Memoir is Gene Lowinger's photo journal that captures Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys

Here is another Light In The Window post from Richard F. Thompson. A variation of this piece has been published in British Bluegrass News. A fourth installment will be along in a week or so. Light In The Window - A series

Recently we have commented at length about the forthcoming Ralph Stanley autobiography. We though that you might be interested in some other bluegrass-related reading matter due for publication in the near future. A book about Tony Rice is scheduled to be released

Strings magazine has just released a nice profile piece on fiddler/violinist Mark O'Connor. The article only briefly covers O'Connor's past, with the bulk of the content focused on his current and future projects. Among these are his continued involvement with music

Some names in the entertainment world are big enough that no last name is required for people to know who is being referenced. In our bluegrass world, when you hear "Rhonda," you don't have to hear "Vincent" to know which Rhonda

Dale Ann Bradley graces the cover of the latest edition of Bluegrass Unlimited. The August 2009 issue also includes a lengthy article about Bradley by Larry Nager, which chronicles her career in bluegrass from her early days with the New Coon

CMT is reporting that derogatory remarks about Tim McGraw have been removed from the final copies of the Ralph Stanley autobiography due for release this fall. CMT.com News ran a story last week detailing these remarks, which was removed from the

This morning's edition of the Washington Post has a review and pictures taken at yesterday evening's hour-long concert at the White House featuring Alison Krauss & Union Station, Charley Pride and Brad Paisley. The president began the evening by reflecting on

Monday's Washington Post included a special feature by Jedd Ferris, who explores the bluegrass scene in and around Nashville. Ferris, the managing editor of Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine in Charlottesville, VA, reminds readers about the historic links between bluegrass and Music

We hear from editor Richard F. Thompson that the Summer 2009 edition of British Bluegrass News is in the mail. The magazine is published quarterly by the British Bluegrass Music Association, and this issue is the first under the guidance of