• Free Christmas tune lessons online

    Just in time for holiday picking, BluegrassBooksOnline.com has added a new free lesson to their web site. This month, they have both mandolin and guitar lessons for Deck The Halls and It Came Upon A Midnight Clear. Each lesson contains a

  • Cherryholmes on WNCW – 12/7

    We posted last week that Cherryholmes would be Dennis Jones' in-studio guest on WNCW this Thursday (12/7), but suggested at the time that the show would not be available on the station's internet stream. Dennis now tells us that the show

  • Neil Rosenberg on The Music of Bill Monroe

    Continuing with a Bill Monroe/Neil Rosenberg theme... I recently had occasion to correspond with Neil about his upcoming book, The Music Of Bill Monroe, written with the late Charles Wolfe, and due for a 2007 release by the University of Illinois

  • BluegrassRadio.org featured in Albany Herald

    Yesterday's edition of The Albany Herald (Albany, GA) ran a feature on Clyde Scott of BluegrassRadio.org. Clyde started the 24/7 streaming bluegrass site almost 3 years ago, and the article describes the time from his early days in broadcasting bluegrass over

  • Ernie Thacker profiled in Lexington Herald

    The Lexington Herald ran a story yesterday about Ernie Thacker and how he has continued to perform despite his auto accident earlier this year. We've spoken about his accident and recovery before here on Bluegrass Today and we're glad to

  • Tony Rice book expected in ’07

    A reader posted a question a few weeks back on The B, asking about the publication date for the Tony Rice biography currently being compiled by Tim Stafford and Caroline Wright. Our readers surely know Tim as a member of Blue

  • Paul Williams Pt 2 – GrassCast #54

    Listen now: (IE users click to activate) This week on The GrassCast we continue our interview with bluegrass legend Paul Williams. Last week we took a look at Paul's background in the music business, how he got started, and

  • EBMA launches European Bluegrass Blog

    Our friends at the European Bluegrass Music Association have launched their own blog, The European Bluegrass Blog. It is intended to replace the EBMA's email newsletter, and will be updated regularly with news of interest to the European bluegrass community. Bands,

  • Grascals on The Opry tonight

    The Grascals will be a featured performer on The Grand Ole Opry tonight, appearing in the 9:00-9:30 p.m. and 11:30-midnight slots. It may be your last chance to hear them perform with original banjo man Dave Talbot, who recently informed