Bluegrass television news

While WSM and The Grand Ole Opry may be the flagship of traditional country radio that opens its arms wide and accepts bluegrass, this show/station combo wasn't the only entry point for bluegrass and traditional music into the radio world. The

Doyle Lawson will join host Kylie Harris on this weekend's edition of The Edge of Country on GAC. It will air on Saturday (6/23) at 1:00 p.m., and again on Monday (6/25) at both 1:00 and 11:00 p.m. (EDT). The interview

Among the many reasons Alison Krauss has generated such a large and enduring following would have to include her ability to appeal to a widely diverse fan base. Bluegrass fans love her for her gritty, grassy tunes - and for

Jim Lauderdale's CD, Bluegrass, is one of my favorite releases of 2007. I wrote about the disc here when it first came out. Lauderdale has just released a music video for the song Who's Leaving Who. The video is airing on

This weekend those that are able should make plans to attend the ROMP 2007 event in Owensboro, KY. ROMP is the music festival sponsored by the International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM), and features a line up that will make you

The Grascals will be part of a Friday broadcast on GAC TV, captured live at the CMA Music Fest in Nashville. The band's web site says that the show is on at 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. on June 15, but the

Jeff Weaver of The Rarely Herd will surely be among the millions of TV viewers glued to their sets tomorrow night when American Idol is broadcast on Fox. Arizona, a song he wrote and which The Herd recorded in 1992

The video is now up of the recent appearance by Special Consensus on Michael Jonathan's Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. Special C shared the bill with folk/country singer Elizabeth Cook, and performed songs from their upcoming Pinecastle CD, The Trail

As we could have predicted, a video capture of the recent triple banjo performance on The Late Show with David Letterman has made its way to YouTube. The clip is taken from Wednesday's program (4/26) and features Steve Martin, Tony

Thanks to The Mayor of Bluegrass for alerting us that Ricky Skaggs will be appearing on the Conan O'Brien show tonight at 11:30 PM CST. Skaggs will be appearing with Bruce Hornsby and performing a tune from their duet CD. If you're