Bluegrass print media news

While we were IBMA last week, Brance and I focused our attention on the activities at the Nashville Convention Center. Of course, many things ocurred elsewhere - in Nashville and beyond - and we'll catch up on them over

While many of us in the world of bluegrass get started on our big week in Nashville, let's not forget that our friends in The Americana Music Association just concluded their annual convention, also hosted here in Music City. Like IBMA,

I remember when I was in school at South Plains College studying bluegrass music and recording technology, a friend of mine came in one day with a CD and said "You've got to hear this!" It was a recording that

Many of you may remember the first time world renowned podcast superstar, Wichita Rutherford, posted a Guest Contributor piece here on Bluegrass Today. We thought it was great to have him writing the occasional blog post for us. The first

David Royko has a nice feature in today's edition of The Chicago Tribune on Noam Pikelny, Chicago native and current banjo man with The John Cowan Band. Noam is also a prominent part of the upcoming Chris Thile CD, How

Bobby Osborne is on the cover of the new issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine, in the mail now to subscribers. The title, and the theme of the article is On His Own, referencing Bobby's having embarked on a career as

Billboard Magazine is reporting that Nickel Creek will put the band into "an indefinite hiatus in late 2007." From the article on the Billboard site: "After seven years straight of touring and three records behind us, it's in our best interest to

Earl Scruggs is on the cover of the September/October issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles, now on its way to subscribers. The magazine features a lengthy, personal interview with the legendary father of bluegrass banjo, where he talks about a

Thanks to Becky Taylor for passing along this heartwarming story which appears in today's issue of The Richmond Times Dispatch. It tells of how Jim Connor, then a member of The Kingston Trio, had his custom Vega banjo stolen after a

We have posted many times about the online banjo magazine, Silver Strings, written especially for new banjo pickers getting started later in life. It is published monthly by Angie Sumpter of Angie'sBanjo.com. Each new issue is available at no cost