• CMT.com on Vince Gill tour

    We posted earlier this month with news that Vince Gill's upcoming tour would be including some bluegrass in the show. CMT.com has a news feature posted yesterday which expands on this story a bit. We had mentioned in that earlier post

  • New Sam Bush web site launches

    Mandolin hero and jam grass senasation Sam Bush has just launched a new web site. The URL hasn't changed (www.sambush.com), but the look and structure of his online home has been heavily modified, with some new features added. As you would

  • Rhonda Vincent – GrassCast interview #43

    Our new episode features an interview John did with Rhonda Vincent about two weeks ago in Nashville. Rhonda spoke with us just after the IBMA Awards Nominations press conference on August 15, and the discussion covered an interesting range of

  • September Bluegrass Unlimited

    Bobby Osborne is on the cover of the new issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine, in the mail now to subscribers. The title, and the theme of the article is On His Own, referencing Bobby's having embarked on a career as

  • Nickel Creek shutting down in ’07

    Billboard Magazine is reporting that Nickel Creek will put the band into "an indefinite hiatus in late 2007." From the article on the Billboard site: "After seven years straight of touring and three records behind us, it's in our best interest to

  • Larry Stephenson on XM’s Studio Special

    This morning at 8:00 a.m., Larry Stephenson joins XM's Kyle Cantrell on Bluegrass Junction (Channel 14) for a set of live music and discussion. This is the first of several airings of Larry's Studio Special appearance on XM, where

  • Wichita Rutherford gives away DVDS

    I just got a note from our pal Wichita Rutherford. He's got something special happening at WichitasBlog.com and he wanted the bluegrass community to know about it first. Here's what's happening. Starting tomorrow at 11 AM Wichita is going to

  • Chris Thile single – iTunes exclusive

    The first single from the upcoming Chris Thile Thile CD, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, is available now as an iTunes exclusive. The song is Chris' take on Jimmy Rodgers' Brakeman's Blues, and features Chris on mandolin