Herb Pedersen will be the featured interview guest with Katy Daley Wednesday morning (4/11) on WAMU's Bluegrass Country at 9:00 a.m. (EDT). The pre-recorded piece features discussion about Herb's new band, Loafer’s Glory, with whom he plays guitar, along with Bill Bryson on
Hey Steep Canyon Rangers fans... got anything going on tonight? The guys are inviting everyone over this evening at 7:00 p.m. (EDT) for an interactive video stream at Yowie.com, live from guitarist Woody Platt's living room. They'll be performing songs from their
This week will mark the debut of a new feature from Bluegrass Today, our Sound Marketing for Bluegrass newsletter. It will be delivered twice each month, at no charge, to anyone interested in keeping abreast of the many options that
On Sunday (4/8), Best Of Bluegrass on Radio Bluegrass International will air a special program recalling the Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration hosted by the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY in September 2011. The show airs from 4:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT), streamed live
CMT has released a live performance by Sierra Hull & Highway 111 as part of a new online concert program called Live @ CMT. If you've not caught the latest edition of Sierra's band, with newest member Jake Stargell on guitar,
First generation bluegrass pioneers regularly performed in schools, during an era when schoolhouses were the center of activity in communities. Such performances, however, were generally held in the evenings for audiences comprised of the general public. As educational programs and funding
The new year saw the introduction of another player in the world of online acoustic music radio. NewFolkRadio, based in Portland, OR, offers free online streaming in a format that founder John Hart describes as composite radio. The concept is one
WDVX FM, Based in Knoxville, TN, is set to launch a second live performance radio program next week. For years the station has included loads of bluegrass, both in its hosted programming, and during its lunch-time live concert show, Blue
Patrick Costello is nothing if not dedicated to music - banjo music in particular. We posted previously about his having learned to play despite a severe hearing loss suffered as a child, and then regaining his hearing after a successful surgical
Deering Banjos has published a lengthy interview with Scott Avett, of the notorious Avett Brothers. I say notorious because discussions about the band can become quite heated in bluegrass circles, especially where the "that's not bluegrass!" crowd is concerned. From the
