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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

Earl Scruggs is on the cover of the September/October issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles, now on its way to subscribers. The magazine features a lengthy, personal interview with the legendary father of bluegrass banjo, where he talks about a

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

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

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

Everyone likes free stuff. And everyone likes to be a winner. So here is your chance at both. Terry Herd, host of the most widely listened to bluegrass radio show on the planet - Into The Blue, is giving away

The folks over at Mandolin Cafe are working on an interesting project, and can use your help. For a while now they have been compiling a Mandolin Glossary, an alphabetical listing of terms and personalities with importance in the mando

We've told you in the past about our friend Wichita Rutherford and the band he plays in, Van Heffer. As you may recall Wichita podcasted the entire video in 5 minute episodes earlier this year. Now it seems that somebody

This afternoon at 4:30 p.m., bluegrass legend Curly Seckler will join Gracie Muldoon for an interview on WorldWideBluegras.com. Hearing Curly speak about his career in bluegrass can't fail to be a rich treat for anyone who appreciates the history of

Thanks to Becky Taylor for passing along this heartwarming story which appears in today's issue of The Richmond Times Dispatch. It tells of how Jim Connor, then a member of The Kingston Trio, had his custom Vega banjo stolen after a