Bluegrass radio news

Singing News Radio and Salem Media Group have announced that Joe Mullins will be the new host of their popular Front Porch Fellowship radio program. The show is syndicated across 140 independent stations in the US and Canada each week,

Not every bluegrass song has a deep meaning, nor a longstanding historical reference. But with William's Still Alive, the new single from Portland's Urban Monroes, we get both. Written by the Monroes' Fran Kent, the song describes her discovery of a document from

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, VA is officially launching its new radio service today at 5:00 p.m. with a live radio broadcast from the museum. WBCM will be broadcasting in the region at 100.1 FM, with the signal also

Andy Ridenour, who hosts a three-hour broadcast on Thursdays at WAMU's Bluegrass Country, will be stepping away from the microphone after his stint this week on August 20. He is suffering from tinnitus, a most annoying condition where the brain perceives a sound,

The South Carolina Broadcasters are bringing their unique style of primitive bluegrass and old time music to the John Boy & Billy record label. The group, which interestingly is from North Carolina, consists of David Sheppard, Andy Edmonds, and Ivy Sheppard

Classic Country Radio, a mini-conglomerate of three advertiser-supported radio stations in southern Ohio, is celebrating their 20th Anniversary on the air this month. What started as an old, broken-down facility at WBZI in Xenia has grown under the direction of Joe

Old time musical artists and storytellers Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle, who perform simply as Anna & Elizabeth, were featured recently on an edition of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts. They used the opportunity to demonstrate the crankie, a folk arts tradition that vastly

Radio Velvet, the 24/7 streaming bluegrass station based in the Slovak Republic, has announced a new show starring American banjo legend, Tom Adams. Adams County Banjo will air each Wednesday at www.radiovelvet.eu at noon (eastern US time), which is 6:00 p.m.

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, VA is getting ready to launch their new radio station, WBCM. They've built a beautiful, modern studio, and hired a real pro in Tony Lawson to operate it. What they don't have

Attention bluegrass artists in Minnesota and the upper midwest. WCMP FM-109.9 in Pine City, MN is launching a new radio program, set to feature only regional bands. Upper Midwest Bluegrass will air on Sunday mornings, and include music from groups from that part