Going where the grass is bluer
These days it isn't any surprise that bluegrass is a world-wide phenomenon. However, the wonderment associated with stories from elsewhere continues. Yesterday, I came across an...
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International Bluegrass Music Museum inspires kids
Matt Kelley of WNKU 89.7 FM (Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY) recently spoke to Gabrielle Gray, the Executive Director of the International Bluegrass Music...
Attack of the tiny Flatt & Scruggs!
They came from Japan... Hordes of miniature Lester and Earls! What a movie poster that would make. Japanese retailer Kurama Instruments specializes in bluegrass instruments and accessories,...
MoonShiner turns 26
The November 2008 edition of MoonShiner Magazine marks the 26th birthday for the Japanese language magazine. Congratulations MoonShiner! Moonshiner (translated page) is the premier bluegrass and...
The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz survived . . . (not so sure about Mickey . . . )
We survived . . . (not so sure about Mickey . . . ) The Boyz survived playing at Disney, and Epcot is still standing. We...
Gena Britt – Doing All I Can
Gena Britt Tew is a real bluegrass trooper. Since hitting the scene with her own band in 2001 she's done time with Lou Reid &...
Bill Clifton inducted into IBMA Hall Of Fame
Recently the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) announced the names of the two inductees to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame for 2008. In...
Lilly Brothers and Don Stover to WV HOF
Recently, the West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame announced the names of those to be inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame this...
Keishi Shikata remembered
Last week we told you about the premature death of Keishi Shikata. Earlier today I received a touching tribute from renowned mandolin player Mike Compton, a...
Keishi Shikata passes
Bluegrass music isn't confined any longer to the rolling hills of western Kentucky or the peaks and valleys of Appalachia. It is acknowledged and enjoyed...
