• Bluegrass Country Tuesday lineup

    Once again, WAMU's Bluegrass Country will be broadcasting live at IBMA this afternoon from 3:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT). Today's spots will include a couple of long-time bluegrass acts and several new, young groups at World of Bluegrass looking for a chance to

  • WAMU’s Bluegrass Country at IBMA

    WAMU's Bluegrass Country will once again be broadcasting live from IBMA for several hours each day. Most of your favorite on-air personalities are in Nashville this week, and the Bluegrass Country steam will go live from the 4th floor of

  • Hear Del live at NEA concert online

    The National Endowment for the Arts will offer a live webcast of Friday's (9/24) concert celebrating the 2010 National Heritage Fellowships recipients. This concert is an annual event, but this will mark the first time that it is available via

  • I thought every week was banjo week

    As the staff of WAMU's Bluegrass Country prepares to spend next week in Nashville for IBMA, they have dedicated this week to everyone's favorite bluegrass instrument - the five string banjo! The celebration began this past Saturday (9/18) and will continue

  • Taken live in the Big Apple

    Rhonda Vincent is taking her music to New York City for the official premier of her new CD, Taken. She has three shows scheduled in the Big Apple on September 21 to kick off the new CD release promotion. At 10:00

  • Americana Music Awards on NPR

    NPR and Folk Alley have posted the audio from the 2010 Americana Music Awards show online. The 2.5 hour show, hosted by Jim Lauderdale, includes the presentations of awards, and musical performances by artists from a wide range of musical

  • FestivalLink collection to benefit grassers

    FestivaLink, the online purveyor of live show downloads, has released a special package of sets from Merlefest 2010, with a portion of the sales proceeds going to benefit the Bluegrass Trust Fund. The fund is administered by the International Bluegrass Music

  • County Sales profiled in Roanoke Times

    My very own hometown newspaper, The Roanoke Times, published a very nice feature on the venerable County Sales in their Sunday (8/29) edition. It was written by Tad Dickens, music reporter for the paper. As a young student of bluegrass banjo

  • Pandora now offers bluegrass genre

    Pandora has launched a new wrinkle for its personalized online radio service. Listeners can now build a stream based on more than 100 "micro-genres," including bluegrass. Pandora users have always been able to create a bluegrass stream, but based on the

  • Big milestone for Banjo Hangout

    Banjo Hangout, the vibrant online community for banjo players of every stripe, reached a major milestone recently when they signed up their 50,000th member. I can feel the wailing and gnashing of teeth from mandolin and guitar players this whole