Online resources and features

Fireheart Records has just released their second CD from banjo player and songwriter, Chris Cairns. The new project, Hello Blue, contains both bluegrass favorites and original songs, with plenty of banjo instrumentals amidst the vocal offerings. Audio samples from each track

Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass has recently embarked on a goodwill European tour, sponsored by the US State Department. They will perform in Moldova, Croatia, Georgia, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan during the month of June, before heading for The Dominican Republic

Rick Williams has a new free guitar/mandolin lesson up at BluegrassBooksOnline. This time out, he has arrangements of the popular fiddle tune, Big Sandy River. Two versions of the tune are available for both mandolin and guitar, with each version including

ukbluegrass.com has first hand reports on the recently-concluded European World Of Bluegrass in The Netherlands. Two British bands traveled to Voorthuizen to participate in the EWOB, and each wrote of their time at the convention. Both EWOB veterans, The New Essex

Members of North Carolina-based bluegrass/gospel group Harvest Wind were en route to a show in Missouri this past Friday (5/25) when their van was struck from behind, sending the vehicle into the path of a tractor trailer. The accident occurred

BluegrassCountry.org is featuring a live concert performance by the Claire Lynch Band in their Special Programming segment from now until the end of May. The show was recorded last month in DC, and marked the final appearance of long-time mandolinist

Don Rigsby & Midnight Call were recent guests on Michael Jonathan's Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and the video of that show is now available online. In addition performing several selections from his latest CD, Hillbilly Heartache, Don talks with Michael

Steve Huber, founder and owner/operator of Huber Banjos, has launched a new web site. BanjoTown is designed to facilitate Steve's secondary passion, buying and selling vintage Gibson banjos. His Huber line has as part of its raison d'etre to build banjos

Bluegrass Junction, XM Satellite Radio's 24/7 bluegrass music channel, has launched its own monthly bluegrass music chart, based on the material which is most regularly aired on Bluegrass Junction. Program Director Kyle Cantrell explains how the chart is compiled. "Since our

Hot shot flatpicker and singer/songwriter Brad Davis will be the featured artist on Friday's (5/24) broadcast of The Blue Plate Special on WDVX, 89.9 FM from Knoxville, TN. This is a live performance program with a studio audience. Flatpicking Guitar Magazine