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Another book I recently finished is Ralph Stanley's autobiography, Man Of Constant Sorrow: The Life & Times Of A Music Legend. In it, the good Doctor tells the story of his life from dirt poverty in the mountains of southwestern

We've seen a number of entries in our Have Bass Will Travel video contest from rural bassists making do in unique ways when it comes to transporting their instrument. This video from Dan Mendoza looks at the question from an urban

What did you do on your summer vacation? Well, I used mine to finish reading a number of books that both captured my interest, and were worthy of review on Bluegrass Today. First up, let's tackle Still Inside - The Tony

Here's another entry in our Have Bass Will Travel video contest, this time from bass man Donnie Lucas in Copper Hill, VA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlcmUWkuF48 There are still five days left to get your entry in. Six finalists will each get a free set

AcuTab Publications has released the fifth DVD in their Power Pickin' series designed to help serious students of bluegrass music improve their craft, and get more enjoyment from the time they spend with their instrument. Bluegrass Jamming Essentials - Play With

Cadillac Sky is set to tour this fall as the opening act for Brit folk rockers Mumford and Sons when they come across to perform in the US and Canada. Their musical styles seem like a great mix, and the

On September 10, the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY will open the second of three Bill Monroe exhibits as part of the ongoing two-year observation of his 100th birthday (9/13/11). The first exhibit, The Bill Monroe Centennial Art Exhibit

Darin and Brooke Aldridge appeared today on Charlotte Today, the noontime local news show on WCNC in... you guessed it, Charlotte, NC. Together with Chris Bryant on banjo, Eddie Biggerstaff on bass, Perry Woodie on resonator guitar, and Josh Green on

There is much to report from and about Punch Brothers, Chris Thile's merry band of alt-bluegrass pranksters. Their current Nonesuch album, Antifogmatic, has just been released on vinyl for all you audiophiles out there. It is packaged with a copy of

But of course! Gordon shows us how's it's done in his video entry for our Have Bass Will Travel contest. You, too, can enter to win fabulous prizes from Colorado Case, The Bass Strummit, D'Addario and AcuTab. Just make your own