Bluegrass television news

You know that bluegrass sensation Billy Strings has certainly gone mainstream when he attracts the attention of network news. And that is just what happened this weekend when the popular news magazine program, CBS Sunday Morning, did a five minute

A new program is scheduled to debut this fall on several PBS television affiliates, with a close association to bluegrass music. Titled The Life Of A Musician, the show is hosted by Brandon Adams, noted flatpicker and acoustic music performer,

The WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, an all-volunteer-run non-profit Kentucky-based organization that is a worldwide multimedia celebration of grassroots music, is expanding. Filmed in front of a live audience, the one-hour musical conversation focusing on artists and their music has always

This weekend's Huckabee show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) featured a performance from Darin & Brooke Aldridge. The popular husband-and-wife bluegrass duo were invited on to sing their current single, Grand Ole Circle. The Huckabee show is produced in

Farm Bureau Insurance in Tennessee has launched a new television advertising campaign featuring bluegrass music and a number of noted artists. It's for their Medicare Educator program, and started running yesterday in many Tennessee markets. Irene Kelley was cast as the

Last night, Punch Brothers were the musical guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS television. They performed Any Old Time from their current project, Hell On Church Street, a Punchy reimagining and tribute to Tony Rice's landmark album,

Kentucky bluegrass artist Don Rigsby is set to appear on this Sunday's American Idol broadcast, in support of a young man he knows back home, Noah Thompson, who is a finalist in this season's competition. Noah is a country singer from

This past Saturday, April 9, the Saturday Morning program on CBS television, featured a live performance from Molly Tuttle and her crack bluegrass band, Golden Highway. Well... almost live. They had pre-recorded the segment earlier in the week, but they did

The Grand Ole Opry has a very special treat on offer this Saturday, April 16, when Rhonda and Darrin Vincent, along with their families, will reunite on the Opry stage for an exclusive Sally Mountain Show performance. Sally Mountain Show was

On last weekend's Huckabee show, which airs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), TV news anchor Doug McKelway joined host Mike Huckabee to talk about Centerpoint, a news program launching next week on TBN. For years McKelway's was a familiar face to