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After a tornado tore through her north Georgia farm in late April, it’s no surprise songwriter Louisa Branscomb turned to music to help her cope. What did come as a surprise, she realized, is that she had already written the

Tonight's (5/11) poetry celebration at the White House, which will include an appearance by Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers, will be broadcast live online. Rangers' banjo man Graham Sharp told us that they were asked to perform an arrangement they

Sugar Hill has prepared a video interview with Sarah Jarosz about her upcoming Follow Me Down album, due for release May 17. Jarosz is poised to perhaps become the next singer/songwriter to emerge from the bluegrass and old time world, and

Well... it looks like I was wrong last week about there being no archived copy of the 2011 Mandolin Mashup video from the Berklee College of Music. Berklee mandolin instructor John McGann organizes this show each Spring as a showcase for

Saturday's edition of the New York Times included a feature on Sarah Jarosz, written by Andy Langer, one of her fellow Austinites. They talk about her studying at Boston's New England Conservatory, her upcoming sophomore CD, Follow Me Down, her roots

Frank Solivan, bluegrass singer, songwriter, bandleader and mandolinist, has posted a lovely Mother's Day video tribute online. Its a song of his called A Mother's Hand, which he wrote several years ago. Frank is offering it to all mothers, sons and

One of the more successful recent entries in the online world of string music instruction has been the Tony Trischka School of Banjo. Using a combination of prerecorded lessons and video exchanges between Tony and his many enrolled students, the

We've had occasion to mention WDVX a number of times on Bluegrass Today, typically with respect to Blue Plate Special, their noontime live performance program that airs weekdays at 102.9 FM out of Knoxville, TN. They feature a healthy dose of

Rhonda Vincent has released a music video for the title track of her latest CD, Taken. This album is the first on her own label, Upper Management Music. In an interview with Bluegrass Today when Taken hit in October 2010, Rhonda

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that all balloting for Board elections, Hall of Fame inductions and IBMA awards will be held online starting next week. They will be utilizing the eBallot interface to facilitate and tabulate votes. Current voting