Media

We found two interesting articles online that should be of interest to banjo pickers, and folks who enjoy banjo music. The first is a piece in today's Washington Post (1/19/07) on John McEuen. Written by Post staffer Richard Harrington, the article

We received a note recently from Guillaume Veillet, who until about two months ago was a prominent roots and acoustic radio host in France. He had been a strong supporter of bluegrass and old time music on the air, and

One of the hottest underground collector's item for serious fans of the early days of bluegrass music have been the various audio tapes, CDs, videos and DVDs of live Flatt & Scruggs performances from the 1950s and 60s. Folks who

We heard this week from Adam Nash, who has recently launched a site, NYCbluegrass.com, to help provide a central source for information on bluegrass events in the New York City area. The site includes an events calendar, a message board and

The long awaited new release from Kenny & Amanda Smith on Rebel Records is due to hit the street on January 30, and radio promos are being shipped this week. Titled Tell Someone, it is the first all-Gospel project from

J.D. Crowe & The New South are this week's guest on Studio Special on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction. As always, the show is a mix of live performance and casual discussion. The program first ran last Friday, and aired twice

Recently, Katy Daly and Jen Hitt of WAMU and BluegrassCountry.org traveled to Hagerstown, MD with Mike Auldridge to visit the shop of resonator guitar maker Paul Beard. They recorded their discussions with Beard and put them together to broadcast as

An article from the Jan 10, 2007 edition of The Morning Call, a paper out of Allentown, PA, that focuses on Ricky Skaggs, his love for bluegrass, and his religious faith, has appeared on the PopMatters.com website. PopMatters describes itself as an

We heard recently from Courtney Pitre, who hosts the Bluegrass Highway radio show on KRVS FM 88.7 in Lafayette, LA. Her show airs on Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. (CST), with a rebroadcast on Mondays at noon and reaches a radio

Yesterday's edition of The Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) carried an interview with Rhonda Vincent in advance of her show this weekend in West Reading. Her fans may enjoy reading through the article, as it includes some insights into her early