Music

When Dan Miller sent along those Merlefest photos earlier this week, he also passed along some info on the current issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, of which he is editor and publisher. Dan said that this issue has been mailed

Belated congratulations to The Isaacs, who won the Country/Bluegrass Song Of The Year when the Southern Gospel News Awards were handed out last week in Murfreesboro, TN. Their award was for Friend Til The End, the opening track on their

The International Bluegrass Music Association has been deeply involved in efforts to bring bluegrass music programs into schools. Their Bluegrass In The Schools programs have been developed collaboratively over many years, and offer musicians and teachers resources they can use

In addition to the material he has and will contribute to the bluegrasscollege.org site we referenced yesterday, Mike Compton will soon begin offering private, individual mandolin lessons online using chat software. A prospective student will need a high speed internet

Larry Cordle has announced on his web site that he will be forced to cancel a number of shows in May, as he will be undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. The diagnosis was made just recently during a routine physical

A new web-based instructional program for bluegrass music has been launched, going by the name bluegrasscollege.org. They describe their site as an interactive learning resource for bluegrass players on any instrument, at any level. Their web site describes the program

We just got a note from Banjo NewsLetter publisher Donald Nitchie, to let us know that the May issue is in the mail to subscribers and newsstands. Donald also passed along a thumbnail description of the May issue: The May 06 issue

We posted about a month ago about the upcoming new CD from Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, entitled All American Bluegrass Girl. The title track has been available this past week to bluegrass radio, but the CD is not expected

We posted late last year when the 4th Annual American Banjo Camp began accepting registrations for this year. The three day workshop (September 8-10, 2006) offers intensive instruction in both bluegrass and old time banjo, and is held in Fort

When King Wilkie recently performed at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA, the show was professionally recorded, mixed and mastered for online distribution by the folks at Monkeyclaus, a new recording studio, independent label and music distributor in central VA.