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Chicago Tribune columnist, and long-time bluegrass fan, David Royko is back with his annual list of the Best Recordings in Bluegrass for 2005. This year's list includes some old and new, as Royko mentions both new releases and a couple

In episode #7 of The GrassCast we listen in on a conversation John had with Tim O'Brien during the IBMA event in October. John and Tim talk about the event being in Nashville, and about Tim's new CDs. This GrassCast is

Good bluegrass on the Grand Ole Opry again this weekend. The Del McCoury Band will perform during the 9:00-9:30 p.m. segment, and then again on the late show in the 12:30-1:00 a.m. segment. Del won't be featured during the segment

The Oxford University Press has chosen the word podcast as the 2005 Word of the Year. I picked this story up from PodcastingNews.com Erin McKean, editor in chief of the New Oxford American Dictionary, said: "Podcast was considered for inclusion last

The nominees for the 2006 Bluegrass Music Awards from the Society For The Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America have been released. The winners will be announced and the awards handed out during the annual SPBGMA convention, held in Nashville

A new interview is up on The Nashville Nobody Knows that features a bluegrass band. The band is Kickin' Grass. Candace interviewed them at the IBMA convention this past October. It's a good podcast that showcases the band's music along

Bluegrass hipsters King Wilkie have created a page on the popular web community, myspace.com. If you are already a member of myspace.com, you can join other King Wilkie fans and friends online, share comments and subscribe to the band's blog. myspace.com

There are a number of bluegrass performers on tonight's Grand Ole Opry broadcast. Here is a list, along with the segment during which they will appear. All times are Eastern Standard Time. Mike Snider 8:00 - 8:30 and 10:30 -

Terry Bulger over at Channel 4 News WSMV in Nashville did a story about our buddy Wichita. The story ran on the evening news segment Wednesday December 7, 2005. For those of us who didn't get to see it, Wichita

Saturday, December 10 at 9:00 p.m. (EST) will be the first of five airings of Ricky Skaggs' Christmas special on Country Music Television (CMT). Entitled Christmas Time Is Here: A Skaggs Family Celebration, the one hour program will feature Ricky