Ashley Lewis generated quite a buzz a few weeks ago when 10 tracks from her new CD, Captivated, landed on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Chart at the same time. On Saturday afternoon (5/17) she'll be the special guest on WMAK's Mother's Best Flour
We have learned that Ray Davis, long time afternoon host on WAMU's Bluegrass Country, is being treated for cancer. Ray retired from radio in 2013, after spending 65 years of his life broadcasting in the DC market, 28 of them
This bluegrass travelogue comes courtesy of Tom Feller, one half of Feller & Hill, whose spur-of-the-moment trip to our nation's capitol is described below. There is much to what Tom says that could be of benefit to other bands and
Ashley Lewis is a young singer, songwriter, and mandolinist who is turning heads in Nashville. Still in her mid-twenties, she is already drawing comparisons to the most notable female artists in bluegrass, with powerful expectations for Captivated, her third self-released
Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie will celebrate this month's release of their latest CD, Dancin' Annie, with a live radio broadcast tonight (3/21) on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. Emerson, of course, is a true legend in the banjo world, having performed as a
Cindy Baucom will have a special co-host on this week's edition of her syndicated radio program, Knee Deep In Bluegrass. Rhonda Vincent will be with Cindy for the entire two hour program as they play music from her latest CD, Only
When the Del McCoury Band played live last week on The Katy Daley Show at WAMU's Bluegrass Country, the station's video crew captured the band performing one of the songs from their current Streets Of Baltimore album, Big Blue Raindrops. Video was
And speaking of Dave Adkins... He will be joining Judith Burnette tonight (3/11) on WBRF (Classic Country 98) in Galax, VA to talk about his new CD, Nothing To Lose, which was released today. Dave will be on during the 8:00
First generation bluegrass banjo picker Jim Smoak will be this weekend's guest on Best of Bluegrass with Bob Mitchell. Jim had recorded and toured with Bill Monroe, Hylo Brown, Little Jimmy Dickens and Arthur Smith in the 1950s and '60s.
Banjo players take note! Tony Trischka will be a guest on today's (3/5) On Point, syndicated on public radio stations from WBUR 90.9 at Boston University in Massachusetts. He'll be on the show to chat with host Tom Ashbrook about his
