• June Bluegrass Unlimited in the mail

    The June issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine is on its way to subscribers and retailers, with Del McCoury (and the band) on the cover. The Del piece is a substantial one, written by Chris Stuart. Also included this month are features

  • Van Halen tribute CD audio samples up

    We have posted several times (here and here) about the upcoming Van Halen bluegrass tribute CD from CMH Records, Strummin' With The Devil. It started as just another of CMH's popular grassified tributes, but has grown into something of a

  • Del McCoury live on WNYC today

    Del McCoury is scheduled to appear on WNYC's Soundcheck program today (5/24) at 2:00 p.m. (EDT), broadcast from New York City - where Del performs tonight at Carnegie Hall. The show is hosted by John Schaefer, a well-respected figure in

  • BluegrassBooksOnline.com introduces video lessons

    The good people over at BluegrassBooksOnline.com have updated the free lessons available on their site. And this time Rick Williams has added a little something extra for guitar and mandolin players alike. He has included a short video along with

  • Larry Rice tribute in FL paper

    Thanks to reader Larry Jackson, who tipped us to this lovely Larry Rice tribute which appears in this morning's Citrus County Chronicle. The article by Nancy Kennedy contains quotes from Larry's widow, Linda, brothers Ronnie and Wyatt, and mom Louise

  • Alan Jackson bluegrass CD

    Sorry I missed this while I was away last week... Billboard and Reuters are reporting that country music superstar Alan Jackson is at work on a bluegrass album, produced by Alison Krauss, which is expected to be released in September of

  • Little Green Footballs and bluegrass

    We found a reference to Jerry Douglas and Alison Krauss on a widely read blog, known primarily for political comment and discussion. The blog has the unlikely name of Little Green Footballs, and it is consistently ranked as a Higher

  • Episode #29 – Alan Munde

    Episode #29 of The GrassCast features an interview with Alan Munde. This interview was recorded last fall at IBMA. Alan is a renowned banjo player and instructor. He currently has his own band, The Alan Munde Gazzette and teaches at