Media

Richard Hawkins, who is involved in the publication of both the Bluegrass Ireland Blog and the European Bluegrass Blog, dropped us a note about a piece he recently cross-posted on both of those sites. The post contains advice for non-US bands

When we noted last week that Bluegrass Now would cease publication after this current (12/08) issue, it was noted in the comments section that no statement from the publishers had been issued. Longtime publishers Wayne and Deb Bledsoe have now released

Old Crow Medicine Show will be the musical guests on tomorrow's (12/23) edition of Late Night with Conan O'Brien on the NBC television network. They will perform the song Alabama High-Test from their current release, Tennessee Pusher. The show airs at 12:30 a.m.

After a break of over a decade Richard F. Thompson has rejoined the editorial team of British Bluegrass News (BBN). Following the recent re-organization of the British Bluegrass Music Association (BBMA), Richard has taken on the role of Features

The Jan/Feb issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles features a cover story interview with Ricky Skaggs where he discusses the first time he and Keith Whitley met The Stanley Brothers, the day he witnessed Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt perform together

KGNU-FM, an independent community radio station in Boulder, CO, is offering a 1979 Cadillac Deville Sedan formerly owned by Charles Sawtelle of Hot Rize for sale as a station fundraiser. Those who were familiar with Charles before his untimely passing knew

Yesterday BoingBoing.com posted a YouTube clip of three teenagers jamming on the Bill Monroe tune Big Mon. The author of the BoingBoing post refers to their performance as "speed metal bluegrass." To my ear it doesn't resemble anything but bluegrass. Much

Chris Sharp may be best known for his work on the Grammy Award winning O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, or his years spent touring with the late John Hartford. What you may not know is that this accomplished guitar

In a story entitled The Grascals add girl power to their lineup, journalist Derek Halsey, writing for the Huntington, West Virginia Herald-Dispatch, previewed a recent Grascals show, the eighth featuring the band with recent banjo recruit, Kristin Scott Benson. Benson spoke

Rhonda Vincent has invited all of her fans into the studio with her this morning (12/18) as she and her newly revised band work on their next CD release. They have set up a video camera and will be cybercasting