Online resources and features

Silver Strings is an online banjo magazine, published especially for new pickers embarking on a study of the instrument in their middle to later years. The "ezine" is meant to be roughly equal parts informational, instructional and motivational, and a

CMT.com, the online side of cable network CMT (Country Music Television), has posted a list of their Ten Favorite Bluegrass Albums of 2005. The choices cover an interesting range of styles, and include both new and re-issue projects from legends and

Fans of bluegrass fashionistas, King Wilkie, may want to pay a visit to their new bulletin board discussion forum. The site is set up quite similarly to others of its type, and folks who frequent such chat sites should have

Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen will have a new CD early next year. Entitled Keeper Of The Flame, it is expected to be released in January '06 on Lendel Records. As most of our readers will recall, Randy is the

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FiddleFork Online is a popular web community frequented by fiddlers, and students of the instrument. The site features content of interest to string musicians including an active bulletin board style discussion forum. FiddleFork has over 7500 registered members and is

Good bluegrass on the Grand Ole Opry again this weekend. The Del McCoury Band will perform during the 9:00-9:30 p.m. segment, and then again on the late show in the 12:30-1:00 a.m. segment. Del won't be featured during the segment

Bluegrass hipsters King Wilkie have created a page on the popular web community, myspace.com. If you are already a member of myspace.com, you can join other King Wilkie fans and friends online, share comments and subscribe to the band's blog. myspace.com

There are a number of bluegrass performers on tonight's Grand Ole Opry broadcast. Here is a list, along with the segment during which they will appear. All times are Eastern Standard Time. Mike Snider 8:00 - 8:30 and 10:30 -

You could own a choice piece of Nickel Creek memorabilia - or start a new mandolin player out on the right foot - were you to win this auction on eBay for a Kentucky KM-630 F-stye mandolin, autographed by the