Music

a49 We have posted a number of times recently about the buzz being generated in anticipation of Chris Thile's next solo release, an ensemble project entitled How To Grow A Woman From The Ground. It is due from Sugar Hill Records

John Lawless, one of your authors here at Bluegrass Today, will be a guest on streaming Internet radio station WorldWideBluegrass.com today (7/14) at 4:30 p.m. (EDT). John will join Gracie Muldoon during her Muldoon In The Afternoon program, along with

Back in April of this year we brought you the sad news of Ernie Thacker's automobile accident. From time to time since then we have reported back on his condition. Here's another update that we just received from David Russell

Rebel Records is set to release a compilation CD on July 17 featuring the music of Jimmy Arnold, one of the most gifted pickers ever to play bluegrass music. The project is entitled Riding With Ol' Mosby, and contains 17

A search is currently underway for a full time faculty position in the bluegrass, country and old time music program at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. This is a tenure-track Assistant Professor/Assistant Director position beginning August 15, 2007,

From time to time we have discussed various ventures that involved online video instruction for bluegrass music. The idea has a great deal of appeal to bluegrass instructors, and some are actively involved in providing such instruction. Three that come

The latest CD from Chatham County Line, Speed of the Whippoorwill, was released in late May of 2006, and features 14 new original songs in the style that they like to call "new traditionalism." Like many young bands in and

IBMA has announced the names of the ten songwriters invited to showcase during the IBMA Songwriter Showcase, held during their annual World Of Bluegrass trade show, where they can perform their original material for the assembled membership. The Songwriter Showcase will

We posted last week about the Grascals interview available on the Country Weekly web site, where they discussed their upcoming CD. The new project will be entitled Long List Of Heartaches, and will be released August 29 on Rounder Records. They

We've got about 6 months to go before the cruise season is upon us, though the 2006 Alaska Bluegrass Cruise departed yesterday, and there are several bluegrass cruises we'll be telling you about. The first of which is The Banjo