Online resources and features

We've posted before (here and here) about the multi-artist collaborative release from 2005, Moody Bluegrass - A Nashville Tribute To The Moody Blues, which was nominated for an IBMA Award as Recorded Event of the Year. The CD features such

It was just some casual web surfing that pointed me to the information about the BITS Program on the Arkansas Bluegrass web site. A follow-up query led to a lengthy discussion with Redmond Keisler about this program, which seeks to

World Wide Bluegrass Radio (WWB), an online radio station that streams bluegrass music 24/7, has announced the debut of another live show. Starting this Wednesday, April 26, Gary Booher will offer his program, Tennessee Backroads with Gary Booher, at 4:00

We just heard from Rob Ickes that Three Ring Circle recorded an interview and a live performance last week for Kyle Cantrell's Studio Sessions program on XM Satellite Radio. Kyle's show, Bluegrass Junction, is found on XM Channel 14, and

We've heard from several more bluegrass bands and artists who have set up music sites at MySpace.com. Check them out: The Gibson Brothers Ali Shumate The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz Jake Schepps Ivan Rosenberg Abigail Washburn Drew Emmitt Band Important note! If you want to send us your MySpace info,

A new music download service has been launched, run by a team of audio professionals who are also committed festivalgoers. FestivaLink.net was formed to find a way to offer high quality, legal audio downloads of live shows, recorded at major

This week's Grand Ole Opry Live show on GAC will feature Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. You can catch it on the Great American Country cable TV network from 8:00-8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Saturday, April 22, with encore presentations Sunday

Mountain Heart is featured in a current news story on CMT.com. The story focuses on the production of their newest album, Wide Open. This CD marks new territory for the band as they hired producer Mark Bright. Bright has produced

We've been running updates every so often with news about bluegrass bands and artists who are developing a presence on MySpace.com, the network of "friends" which has become a particularly hot property, and an occasionally controversial, Internet destination. You can

The May/June issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles was mailed earlier this week, and should reach subscribers over this next few days. Included in this issue is a cover feature on Mountain Heart, on the occasion of their new CD release,