Listen now: (IE users click to activate) Our guest this week on The GrassCast is bluegrass legend Paul Williams. Paul has a historic career in bluegrass. He's well known for his singing but many fans may not be aware
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David Grisman interview up on jambands.com
There is an interview posted yesterday on jambands.com with David Grisman. It was conducted by Randy Ray, and covers David's new efforts with his Bluegrass Experience, his new Quintet CD, Dawg's Groove, his collaborations with Jerry Garcia, and his thoughts
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Sam Bush on Prairie Home Companion this Saturday
Sam Bush will be a guest on the November 25th edition of A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio. The show will be broadcast live from Cincinnati, OH, and will also include performances by noted guitarist/luthier Wayne Henderson and
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Chris Thile on BBC 3 – 11/21
Chris Thile will be a guest this afternoon (evening) on BBC 3 Radio's Late Junction program. The show airs live at 5:15 p.m. (EST), or 10:15 p.m. London time, and features Chris in a largely improvised performance with Scottish musician
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Brazilian Bluegrass Hall Of Fame
The Sao Paulo Bluegrass Music Association has established a Brazilian Bluegrass Hall Of Fame, which they call The Brazilian Bluegrass Pioneers. They have started a new section of their web site to honor the musicians who kindled an interest in bluegrass
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Compass Records offers free downloads
Compass Records, the Nashville based label run by banjo player Alison Brown, has recently redesigned their website and is now offering one track each week as a free mp3 download. The free track as of this writing is not from a
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Mountain Heart live show on FestivaLink
We told you back in July that recordings were being made at the 2006 Grey Fox festival which would be available for purchase via FestivaLink, a web-based company dedicated to offering high quality festival recordings for sale online. They work closely
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Josh Turner, Ralph Stanley duet audio online
When rising country singer Josh Turner released his latest CD, Your Man, in January 2006, we posted that one of the tracks would feature a duet with bluegrass icon Ralph Stanley. Universal Music Nashville has made the full audio from
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Grascals on CMT this Sunday
Hazel Smith is one of the more colorful characters you'll find on TV. Her cooking segments on such popular programs as Emeril Live and The Ellen DeGeneres Show have made her into a minor celebrity. Her cookbook, Hot Dish: Hazel's
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Chris Thile CD reviewed on Voice Of America
Katherine Cole reviewed Chris Thile's latest CD, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, for Voice Of America in a broadcast on November 15. There isn't much in the way of news in her review, and readers of Bluegrass