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We knew that comedian Jack Black had an interest in bluegrass, and we recently told you he would be performing on the Grand Ole Opry. Now we've got the video. On Saturday, Feb 28, 2009, he performed the Opry with his

One of the television attractions for April is the PBS documentary series Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People. The four-part series begins on April 9 and continues on each subsequent Thursday until the end of the month. Already released (on

Bad news for bluegrass fans who enjoy listening to bluegrass on one of the Music Choice networks. They have announced that their bluegrass music channel will be discontinued as of April 15, 2009. Music Choice provides the music channels for most

The following article, originally titled Greg Cahill - Reflections From On The Road, appears in the current issue of British Bluegrass News (Spring 2009). He composed it upon returning from a three week tour by Special Consensus in the British

The promoters of the Gathering Of The Vibes festival have come up with a clever way to get you to tune in for their live webcast tonight (4/2) when they announce this year's lineup. After the announcements, they will run a

Bononia Grass, from Bologna in Italy, finished the month of March with the #1 video in the live performance category on OurStage.com, a social network-like site where fans vote on new music uploaded by independent artists. Their street performance of Six

The DC Bluegrass Union has announced plans to hold the first-ever DC Bluegrass Festival in Spring 2010. The announcement and the unveiling of the DC Bluegrass Festival logo was the focal point of the 1st annual DCBU Fundraiser Gala where, following

Subscribers to Sirius-XM will have a first chance to hear music from the next Doyle Lawson CD, Lonely Street, starting tomorrow (4/1) on Bluegrass Junction. Doyle joins host Kyle Cantrell at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) to play each of the album's 12

Longtime readers of Bluegrass Today will have noted my fondness for The Bluegrass Intelligencer, a news parody site - a la The Onion - that focuses on personalities in the bluegrass and acoustic string world. I find the site to be

The Bluegrass Mix has added a new feature to their 24/7, streaming bluegrass radio service. In addition to hosted programming and nationally-syndicated shows, they now offer an uninterrupted, "no talk" stream for online listeners who prefer to hear their bluegrass without