Bluegrass television news

Another major benefit concert is scheduled for March 20 in Louisville, KY. The show is intended to mark 2009 as the 40th anniversary of newgrass music, and the crucial role that Louisville played in its birth and development. In fact there

I'm sure there are at least a few fans of The Office among us. So you may have already caught the episode in which Ed Helms, in character as Andy Bernard, plays the banjo. It turns out Helms is a real

If you (like me) couldn't take the "comedy" of Saturday Night Live this weekend long enough to see Steve Martin and his banjo, here's the clip from the NBC web site. UPDATE 8:40 a.m. - The Sunday (2/1) edition of The

As Brance mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Steve Martin will be hosting this weekend's (1/31) edition of Saturday Night Live, airing on NBC at 11:30 p.m. He will also be featured as a musical guest, performing Late For School, a

Delheads have two chances to experience his Delness this weekend from the comfort of their homes or workplaces. This morning (1/30) just after 9:00 a.m., he will join Katy Daley on WAMU's Bluegrass Country to talk about he and the band's

Big-time country artist Dierks Bentley's bluegrass roots have been chronicled a number of times on The Bluegras Blog, as has his ongoing support of bluegrass artists and songwriters. His new CD, Feel That Fire, will be released on February 3, and

The Bluegrass Music Channel LLC is working to launch ZGrass in April of 2009. ZGrass will provide bluegrass music video content, both music videos and concert performances, to IPTV networks worldwide. The website is currently live with a small offering of

The Grascals will have two spots in the national media this weekend. Tonight (1/9), they will appear on the Friday Grand Ole Opry during the 10:00-10:30 p.m. segment. The Friday Opry show is available over the air on WSM AM 650, on

We've already told you about Steve Martin's upcoming CD, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. Now we've learned that the CD is set for a January 27, 2009 release, exclusively on Amazon.com for the first 90 days. It

Old Crow Medicine Show will be the musical guests on tomorrow's (12/23) edition of Late Night with Conan O'Brien on the NBC television network. They will perform the song Alabama High-Test from their current release, Tennessee Pusher. The show airs at 12:30 a.m.