Bluegrass radio news

2010 isn't shaping up to be a good year for radio. There's a lot of competition out there for listeners' ears. Satellite radio, iPods, iPhones...all have contributed to a drop in listeners for local radio stations. Add a struggling economy,

We had posted back in October about Bluegrass Jamboree, a package show that toured in Germany during the month of December. This was said to be the first such show of its kind, which included sets from Beverly Smith &

Here's a New Years "good news/bad news" for you... Mountain Heart has been looking forward to their New Years Day performance on The Grand Ole Opry for some time. Just a day before their appearance comes word that fiddler Jim VanCleve

2009 was a big year for Del McCoury. He celebrated 50 years of performing in bluegrass music with a 5 disc box set, and he has another big milestone to mark on New Years Day. The 150th edition of McCoury's radio

WAMU's Bluegrass Country will be broadcasting live on New Year's Eve from The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. Starting at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night (EST), hosts Katy Daley and Lee Michael Demsey will be live on the air (and online) to emcee

Frank Solivan II will be on the air tomorrow morning (12/29) with Katy Daley on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. He'll be ringing up the show at 9:00 a.m. (EST). "We're going to talk about our upcoming shows, and filling in for our

If you're at home tending to Christmas wrapping, cooking or decorating - or just relaxing with family and friends - you can log on to WAMU's Bluegrass Country where bluegrass Christmas music will be playing all day Christmas Eve through

Ralph Stanley has been in the studio this month, working on a new album for Rebel Records, one which he has intimated may be his last. This will be an all-Gospel project, produced by his son Ralph Stanley II. Ralph is

Terry Poirier, host of Kickin' Canadian Grass on WorldWideBluegrass.com, will be airing a special Rounder Records 40th Anniversary episode on Monday evening (12/14). He'll feature plenty of music from Rounder's catalog, plus an interview with Ken Irwin, one of the founders

Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike will be performing tonight (1/10) at The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. This holiday event is a museum fundraiser with limited seating, but it will be broadcast live online at Radio Bluegrass International,