• Banjos (plural) on Letterman

    This past Monday night, Steve Martin appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, along with Mark Johnson, winner of the 2012 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. Part of this annual award, which carries a

  • The Roys sing on the television box

    The Roys and their talented road band made the rounds of the morning shows in New York City this weekend, appearing on both This Morning Saturday on CBS, and Fox & Friends on Sunday. Their big weekend started on Friday where

  • Bluegrass Comes To The Valley this weekend

    Tomorrow (9/15) marks the premiere of Bluegrass Comes To The Valley on RFD-TV. This two-part miniseries will air as part of the network's popular Reno’s Old Time Music program, with Ronnie Reno visiting the famed Renfro Valley in Kentucky. In addition to

  • Mark Johnson on Letterman with Steve Martin

    As part of being awarded the 2012 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, Florida clawhammerer Mark Johnson will appear on The Late Show with David Letterman September 24. As was the case with prior honorees Noam Pikelny and Sammy

  • KET to film at Fan Fest

    Kentucky Educational Television, a statewide public TV network, will be descending upon Bluegrass Fan Fest in Nashville this year to film multiple episodes for their popular Jubilee program. The show features live performances of bluegrass and acoustic music, to date all filmed

  • Crowe and the Wildman

    Many popular reality shows currently highlight Americans with somewhat unusual occupations, largely living in rural Southern communities. One of these programs is Animal Planet’s Call of the Wildman, which depicts the adventures of “Turtleman” Ernie Brown, Jr. Brown, who lives

  • Woodsongs HD Fund drive

    We've posted many times about The Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and their ongoing support of bluegrass music. The program, which is now available on both radio and television, originates from Lexington, KY (deep in bluegrass country), has featured most

  • Give Me The Banjo now on Netflix

    Give Me The Banjo, the recent film documentary about our beloved 5 string by Marc Fields, is now available to Netflix subscribers. Though Fields lists as the project's writer, director and producer, it really was a team effort. Tony Trischka was

  • Christmas in June for Rural Rhythm

    It was Christmas in June last week for a bevy of Rural Rhythm artists in Pineville, KY. They had assembled at Pineville's Bell Theater for the filming of Christmas: The Mountain Way, set to air on BlueHighways TV later this year.