Bluegrass band news

This weekend's Grand Ole Opry features a number of bluegrass acts. Tonight's (4/25) Friday Opry will include performances from Bobby Osborne, The Whites, Dailey & Vincent and Jesse McReynolds. Saturday's (4/26) show offers even more bluegrass, including a live television appearance

Friday's (4/25) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX promises a very special performance by The Road Scholars, a "one weekend only" band with some high octane vocal power. In addition to their live radio appearance, they will be performing

Here's a cautionary tale for bluegrass musicians who also like to try their hand at risky extreme sports. It comes from Jens Koch, the superb young banjo player with Swedish bluegrass group, G2. Three years ago - before G2 caught the

Once again, Claire Lynch is out to disprove the old canard about bluegrass fans being little more than illiterate hillbillies. Last year she held a competition where her fans submitted bluegrass-themed haiku. Now, she has launched a new contest challenging

Bradley Walker will be the guest on this week's edition of Studio Special on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction. Bradley and his band (David Babb - bass, Dustin Benson - guitar, Jenny Gardner - mandolin, Patton Wages - guitar) will

The Dixie Bee-Liners are understandably excited to see this week's release of RIPE, their debut project on Pinecastle. The band is the brainchild of guitarist/vocalist Brandi Hart and mandolinist Buddy Woodward who got the band started in New York. After completing

Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein, whose Rebel CD 2:10 Train was released earlier in March, are scheduled to tour with Emmylou Harris this summer. They will open for her starting in mid-June, with dates currently booked running through the end of

This post (and photos) is a contribution from David Hollender, Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Dave has been a member of the ensemble department for several years, and teaching upright bass. He also teaches banjo for

Here's a follow up to our post earlier this week about Unlimited Tradition reforming: Shayne Bartley tells us that the band is now holding auditions for a bass player/tenor singer. He asks that anyone interested in the position should forward a

Bluegrass Today would like to wish a very happy 83rd birthday to George Shuffler. George was born April 11, 1925. Shuffler is viewed by many as a pivotal figure in the development of bluegrass guitar styles. He spent 18 years with