• Bluegrass Christmas in the Villages

    This inspriring story was written by the Rev. Belle Mickelson. She is an Episcopal minister who runs Dancing with the Spirit, an organization which teaches bluegrass to youngsters in the native villages of Alaska and Canada - and which could

  • The Clark Brothers emerge victorious!

    We interrupt our Christmas programming for this final NGAB report comes from Casey Henry, a banjo player and writer living in Nashville, TN. She performed the past few years with her brother, Chris, in The Two Stringers, now disbanded. The family

  • Rhonda Vincent Christmas Special on Sirius

    Sirius Bluegrass will have a special program featuring Rhonda Vincent on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Rhonda Vincent's Christmas Memories finds her in the studio with her family and several friends, discussing their Christmas memories - and playing her favorite bluegrass

  • Final round in NGAB tonight

    Tonight (12/21) is the final show in Fox's Next Great American Band competition, and as we have been chronicling this past few weeks, The Clark Brothers are in the running for the big prize. While not strictly a bluegrass act,

  • Mountain Heart on film

    I managed to slide over to the Mountain Heart video shoot last night in Salem, VA. The guys had already spent part of the day shooting footage at a number sites in the Roanoke area, and had assembled at the

  • Williams, Eldridge, Falco clip on YouTube

    The folks at Flatpicking Guitar Magazine have posted an online clip from the most recent DVD release, Guitarmageddon. It features Josh Williams, Andy Falco and Chris Eldridge tearing up Cherokee Shuffle on stage at the Station Inn in Nashville. As you

  • Live DVD from The Lovell Sisters

    The Lovell Sisters (Jessica, Megan, and Rebecca), a trio of talented young women from Georgia, have released a live concert DVD. Filmed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, it is titled The Lovell Sisters - Live at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The

  • Bluegrass Mix broadcasting online

    Bluegrass Mix is the latest internet bluegrass radio station to launch, going live just a few days ago. Founders Roger Randolph and Julie Raye Huffman describe it as their "Christmas present to bluegrass fans around the globe." Though the stream is

  • Cages Bend

    Another CD we received at IBMA that we haven't yet mentioned is Now I'm Lonely from Cages Bend. It's a release well worth your attention, and we had held off posting about it on Bluegrass Today until online distribution was